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  • Let’s Sing “Edelweiss”

    Let’s Sing “Edelweiss”13

    Dad wore his heart on his sleeve sometimes. A born-again Christian and father of 12, he had size 13½ feet that were good for booting his eight sons into line. Dad was a hard disciplinarian, so seeing him cry surprised me, but he could get misty hearing a sermon at church or watching The Sound

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  • Let’s Make Summer Great Again

    Let’s Make Summer Great Again0

    Summertime. Now there’s a word and a season with some magic. For most adults, summer brings homegrown fruits and vegetables, vacations, and a slower pace of life. For me, summer bestows the special pleasure of drinking coffee early in the morning on my front porch before the day heats up, enjoying the chorus of songbirds

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  • Let’s Hit Left-Wing Colleges Where It Hurts. In the Pocketbook.

    Let’s Hit Left-Wing Colleges Where It Hurts. In the Pocketbook.0

    Parents, taxpayers, and donors have little idea of the levels of lunacy, evil, and lawlessness that have become features of many of today’s institutions of higher learning. Parents, taxpayers, and donors who ignore or are too lazy to find out what goes on in the name of higher education are nearly as complicit as the

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  • Let’s Hear the Truth About Coronavirus

    Let’s Hear the Truth About Coronavirus0

    What is happening in China? We now know that Dr. Li Wenliang of Wuhan raised early warnings about the coronavirus. Taken into custody, the doctor was “reprimanded by Wuhan police and forced to sign a letter acknowledging he had made ‘false comments’ on the Chinese Internet.” By trying to conceal the virus, the Communist Party of China

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  • Let’s Go Backwards in Education

    Let’s Go Backwards in Education0

    Maybe part of the “New Normal” should be the “Old Normal.” In the last two weeks, lost among the coronavirus ruckus, some organizations have issued reports revealing the poor scores of our elementary and middle school students on standardized tests. From the Pioneer Institute comes a study showing the failures of Common Core in basic subjects like

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  • Let’s Give Our Kids a Healthy Dose of Summertime

    Let’s Give Our Kids a Healthy Dose of Summertime1

    During the first half of June, I spent a good bit of time hip-deep in grandchildren. Two 14-year-olds who attended this gathering are now nearly as tall as Grandpa, but I’m reflecting here on the age 10 and under gang. Watching them flitting around the yard in the evenings, even after a day of soccer

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