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  • How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Symbolizes the Triumph of Common Sense

    How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Symbolizes the Triumph of Common Sense2

    December 9th marks the anniversary of the Christmas TV special which basically birthed all others: “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Most Americans know the plot well. The despondent Charlie Brown who just can’t work up his Christmas cheer amidst crass commercialism. The confident and obnoxious Lucy, who finds the allegedly perfect solution to Charlie Brown’s gloom.

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  • Friday Comic: Coffee Aspirations0

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  • Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time

    Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time3

    This week, I had the opportunity to talk about my birth experiences at a local university. I was one member of a panel of three women representing ICAN, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, to speak to a women’s studies class about the issue of birth and women’s treatment by the medical community. About half of

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  • Christmas Shopping for a Happier New Year

    Christmas Shopping for a Happier New Year1

    Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. If this is so, many of us are more cynical than we realize because we don’t know the difference between price and value. We buy the cheapest because this is our duty as good consumers. We need

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  • Average Americans and the Demise of DEI

    Average Americans and the Demise of DEI3

    “Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies.” This headline, published last week by the Associated Press, provides yet more evidence that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are on the retreat across America. “Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a

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  • What Is Advent, and Why Does It Matter?

    What Is Advent, and Why Does It Matter?3

    Sunday, December 1 marked the beginning of Advent for 2024. But what exactly is Advent, and why does it matter? Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.” In simple terms, Advent is the period on the church calendar directly preceding Christmas. Within the Christian worldview, Advent is a special time of preparation and

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