Culture

Standing for Truth in Scaryville 5
- Culture, Family, Politics, Religion
- September 26, 2022
Walking recently in the fast-gentrifying former mill-town section of Middle America in which I live, I spied yet another sign taped to a front window. “Anti-choice is NOT pro-life!” it read. “Yeah, pro-choice is pro-life,” I mutter under my breath as I pass. I’m no longer surprised by the signs I see in many windows
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Me and the Dude Go Looking for My Leader 5
- Culture, Politics
- September 23, 2022
Let’s have some fun just for a moment: Suppose you’re sitting on the deck overlooking your backyard, a cup of coffee in hand and the promise of a good day before you. It’s just after dawn, and the rising sun sheds its gentle glow over the yard and surrounding woods. You bask in contentment and
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Seven Rules for Getting Along With Those You Live With 4
- Family, Culture, Religion
- September 22, 2022
Some friends of mine recently sent their oldest son to college. In the bustle of moving into the dorm, meeting new friends, and conversing with old ones, the father took a moment to impart some wisdom to his son. He exhorted him to remember that he was now swimming in multiple spheres of influence and needed
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Saying Goodbye to Yesterday, Shaking Hands with Tomorrow 6
- Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 21, 2022
Most people I know have either read or seen Gone with the Wind. One of the underlying themes of that story, alluded to in the title, is the disappearance of the Old South, its economy and way of life destroyed, and often erased, by the Civil War and Reconstruction. That terrible conflict freed the slaves,
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Why So Many Cling to COVID Panic 1
- Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 21, 2022
When I was 10, I had a 12-year-old sister, Denise, and two brothers. Lenny was 14 and Danny was 5. We boys slept in the same room in a small, single-story house in a modest, riverside neighborhood known as Pleasureland. The neighborhood’s name derived from a nearby park with two swimming pools and many picnic
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Becky Kraker, V*ccine Survivor 10
- Politics, Culture, Science
- September 20, 2022
Becky Kraker suffered from depression most of her life, but a couple years ago got medication that helped. For 18 months she felt like she finally had her life together, especially since the dissipating depression dramatically strengthened her relationship with her son. Then she got the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, her mental and physical health went
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