The other day, I drove past the place where it all started. One pulls up to the flashing red stoplight and looks left to check for traffic. There’s no need to look right, because the traffic won’t be there. Instead, one sees cement barricades, covered with scrawling graffiti, and a block down, the now nationally
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It begins with a blueberry Pop-Tart. My friend John and I spent five days at his brother’s house on the Outer Banks. There I wrote, read books, ate well, took walks to the beach and around the neighborhood, and slept. My one excursion away from the house was to the grocery store. Otherwise, no masks
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President Trump hosted a televised naturalization ceremony at the White House, aired during the Republication National Convention. “You’ve earned the most prized, treasured, cherished, and priceless possession anywhere in the world,” he told the five new United States citizens. “It’s called American citizenship.” Prized? Perhaps. But maybe not priceless. A record number of Americans are
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A dear friend recently presented me with a conundrum that many are dealing with. Concerned not only for her own health, but for the health of others in her immediate circle, she hopes to vote by absentee ballot to limit her exposure to new people. My friend lives in Minnesota, where she has a dizzying
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Mealtimes with kids can be one of the most frustrating parts of a parent’s day. It’s upsetting to cook up a healthy, delicious meal only to have your children reject it. I have three small children. The older two would happily survive on chocolate milk if I let them, so I know first-hand how frustrating
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California is proving it’s more authoritarian than ever. As many other states have reopened in stages, California officials have opened the Golden State, too – except they repeatedly seem to be applying different guidelines for reopening businesses, schools, and houses of worship. The examples are numerous. Private schools are not allowed to open, per Gov.
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