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  • Why So Many American Children Respect Nothing

    Why So Many American Children Respect Nothing0

    For the last 20 years or so, there has been one regular item on my Christmas list. That item is the annual anthology of old-fashioned Christmas stories entitled Christmas in My Heart. The series has been running for over a quarter of a century now, and even if I don’t ask for the latest edition,

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  • What the ‘Jesus Never Existed’ Folks Often Overlook

    What the ‘Jesus Never Existed’ Folks Often Overlook0

    Every Christmas, we get a spate of articles from major newspapers and magazines with titles such as “Who was the real Jesus?” or “Who was the Historical Jesus,” or, “The Virgin Birth of Jesus: Fact or Fable?” Surely they have run out of novel titles by now. This year’s entry was from the Washington Post:

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  • Celebrating New Year’s with The Twilight Zone

    Celebrating New Year’s with The Twilight Zone0

    For those of us who love vintage television shows, New Year’s means The Twilight Zone Marathon, a tradition of over 30 years’ standing which airs on the cable Syfy Channel. A classic fantasy/science fiction TV series created by Rod Serling (who also authored many of the scripts), The Twilight Zone is an enduring piece of

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  • Leave Your 13-Year-Old Home Alone? Police Can Take Him into Custody in this State

    Leave Your 13-Year-Old Home Alone? Police Can Take Him into Custody in this State0

    McCallister family, take note: Any parents who leave their children age 13 or younger home alone may be guilty of neglect under Illinois state law. That’s because Illinois law states that “any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or other person responsible for the minor’s welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable

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  • Does the Bennett Hypothesis Still Matter?

    Does the Bennett Hypothesis Still Matter?0

    It’s been 30 years since then-Education Secretary William J. Bennett took to the pages of The New York Times to chide colleges for their “greedy” behavior. He decried the negative effect federal student aid seemed to have on tuition, namely, that it allowed universities to raise prices without feeling the consequences of reduced demand or lower-quality

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  • Millennial Dog Moms Now Need ‘Pawternity Leave’ to Care for Their Pets

    Millennial Dog Moms Now Need ‘Pawternity Leave’ to Care for Their Pets0

    A few years ago, some of my relatives got the quintessential present for Christmas: a roly-poly, purebred puppy. The puppy was adorable and gained my relatives a lot of extra visitors that holiday season, including yours truly. But while my relatives enjoyed both the visitors and the puppy, they also took up a lot of time.

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