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What Will Become of Cities?3
- Culture
- December 28, 2023
Everyone was supposed to be back at the office by now. It’s not really happening, however, and this has huge implications for the future of the American city. Part of the reason is the cost, not only the finances of commuting but also the time. Another contributing factor is the crime and homeless population, which
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‘To Make an End Is to Make a Beginning’: Verses for the New Year 3
- Literature, Featured
- December 28, 2023
Christmas brings us a feast of words and music: songs played 24/7 on some radio stations, classic literature like A Christmas Carol and “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” a stocking full of new children’s books every year along with the classics like How the Grinch Stole Christmas, films enough to watch every day from Advent
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A Co-op by Any Other Name …3
- Family, Education
- December 27, 2023
I was standing at the sink washing dishes and absentmindedly listening to NPR. We were in the pandemic. Most of what I heard on the radio sounded rehearsed. The same words used repeatedly, until suddenly there was something different: “learning pods.” I turned up the radio and leaned in to listen. The radio ladies were
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Justice for the V*ccine-Injured: A Ray of Hope?0
- Politics, Health, Science
- December 27, 2023
A government’s treatment of the most vulnerable is a sound test of its morality. Unfortunately, one need look no further than our government’s treatment of the group of Americans suffering from serious, often debilitating, adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination to determine that Capitol Hill’s moral compass is indeed broken. These Americans “did the right thing”
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Study: Teens With Very Conservative Parents Most Likely to Have Excellent Mental Health 8
- Family, Featured, Science
- December 27, 2023
Adolescents who have “very conservative” parents are 16 to 17 percent more likely to have good or excellent mental health compared to teenagers with liberal parents, according to new research by Gallup. The fascinating finding was made in June 2023 and features in a comprehensive report published last month by the independent, non-partisan Institute for
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Christian Parents Appeal to US Supreme Court After Losing Custody of Their Trans-Identifying Son 2
- Culture, Family
- December 26, 2023
The United States Supreme Court will soon decide whether it will hear the case of a Christian couple from Indiana whose transgender-identifying son was removed from their custody over their refusal to affirm how he identifies. Jeremy and Mary Cox lost custody of their son in June 2021 after the Indiana Department of Child Services
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