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  • Why Progressives Should Be Pro-Life

    Why Progressives Should Be Pro-Life12

    These days, abortion is perhaps the most sharply polarized issue in America. Pro-lifers almost always identify as politically conservative, while those who are pro-choice, especially those most vehemently in favor of abortion “rights,” almost always identify as politically progressive. But there’s nothing inherent in this political ideology that requires progressives to support abortion. Indeed, given

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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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  • Kate Zerby, Vaccine Survivor

    Kate Zerby, Vaccine Survivor7

    Imagine writing your political representative about being injured from the COVID-19 vaccine and receiving a form letter in response, explaining that the vaccine is safe and very important for everyone to get. Would you feel your concerns were being heard? Welcome to the world of St. Paul, MN, resident Kate Zerby—and that of others injured

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  • Stop Telling Singles to Try Online Dating

    Stop Telling Singles to Try Online Dating4

    The wedding industry is booming in the post-COVID world. Yet the fuss over wedding flowers, gowns, and photographers can’t cover up an ever-growing reality: A large portion of the American adult population is single. Nearly half of Americans over the age of 18 land in this category, according to the Census Bureau, and 62 percent of that

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  • Let’s All Hang Together: Finding Some Joy This July 4th

    Let’s All Hang Together: Finding Some Joy This July 4th1

    A few days ago, a friend told me she used to love celebrating July 4th, but the last few years have brought more sadness than joy to that holiday. Listening to her, I couldn’t help but sympathize with her sorrow. July 4th arrives in the middle of the summer, but rain or shine, for many

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  • Changing Minds Across the Back Fence

    Changing Minds Across the Back Fence2

    The Dobbs v. Jackson case that recently overturned Roe v. Wade has generated more average, everyday conversations about a Supreme Court decision than I’ve ever seen. I’ve heard strangers walking by me talking about the issue while on their phones. Neighbors even discuss it over the back fence. My mother had one of these back-fence

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