Holy Week is upon us once again, the week which starts with little children hitting one another with the palm branches they received at church and culminates eight days later as those same angels sit “in their Easter bonnet(s) with all the frills upon it.” For many Americans, Holy Week is no more than these
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Some of the first effects American consumers will feel from Trump’s tariffs will be in how much harder it will be to purchase the fast, cheap goods that Americans are used to procuring with the click of a button. This particular consequence of added duties on imported goods may be one which has a silver
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Last week I posted an article about the pressing need to teach American history to our young. A follow-up piece focused on ways and resources for sharing the story of our country with elementary-aged students in the home and classroom. We’ll now conclude with an all-too-quick look at some tools that connect teens with their country’s past. Having a
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There’s an entire generation of women who have been sold a specific lie. Sixty years after the second wave feminism of women like Gloria Steinem, the idea that women must have a career that looks just like a man’s in order to not squander their brains and talents still exists. The daughters of the women
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Having promised in my previous article to provide means and resources for sharing our American past with our elementary school-aged children, let’s jump right into that home-grown classroom. We’ll look at resources first, then ways to bring the people and events of our nation’s past alive for kids. The Best of Times Never have parents
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A friend of mine recently announced her pregnancy to a gathering of mutual friends. She was grateful, but slightly overwhelmed, especially since this baby will be joining a growing troop of small children. Her announcement is just in time for National Siblings Day on April 10, one of those strange calendar remembrances that actually seems
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