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Axios Butchers the History of Thanksgiving 2
- Culture, Featured
- December 11, 2024
On the day before Thanksgiving, Axios published an article titled “Thanksgiving’s Troubled History” by Russell Contreras, the “Justice and Race reporter at Axios.” Citing “a new generation of historians,” Contreras declares that “Thanksgiving in the United States is based on a mythical feast between the Wampanoag people and Mayflower Pilgrims” and that “the holiday’s real
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Christmas After Communism: One Man’s Story 5
- Culture, Featured, History, MomThink
- December 10, 2024
During the holiday season I usually come across at least one social media picture of families seeking to give back. This can be through serving a meal at a homeless shelter, volunteering at Feed My Starving Children, or even packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. That last activity has become a longstanding tradition in
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Fathers, Make Your Families Happy 2
- Culture, Family, Featured
- December 9, 2024
Would a father who focused only on making his family as happy as possible be an overly indulgent one? I think the answer depends both on the definition of happiness and the method by which the father promotes this happiness. We’ve all observed fathers who cannot stand the sight of their children’s tears and cave
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How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Symbolizes the Triumph of Common Sense 9
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, MomThink
- December 6, 2024
December 9th marks the anniversary of the Christmas TV special which basically birthed all others: “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Most Americans know the plot well. The despondent Charlie Brown who just can’t work up his Christmas cheer amidst crass commercialism. The confident and obnoxious Lucy, who finds the allegedly perfect solution to Charlie Brown’s gloom.
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Friday Comic: Coffee Aspirations 1
- Entertainment
- December 6, 2024
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Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time 5
- Health, Family, Featured, MomThink
- December 5, 2024
This week, I had the opportunity to talk about my birth experiences at a local university. I was one member of a panel of three women representing ICAN, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, to speak to a women’s studies class about the issue of birth and women’s treatment by the medical community. About half of
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