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  • Reasons for Rural Rejoicing

    Reasons for Rural Rejoicing1

    People living in our small town have two hobbies: cruising endless circles around the town square and complaining about living in our small town. Generations of residents in our community have been initiated into grumbling as a rural rite of passage. But, as the Bible says, “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing.

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  • Burnt Roses: 5 Tips for Valentine’s Day and Reviving Romance

    Burnt Roses: 5 Tips for Valentine’s Day and Reviving Romance0

    In “The Ugly Reason Why Romance Is Dead and Gone,” Holly Riordan’s revelations drive a stake straight through Cupid’s heart: We want to appear more laid-back than we actually are, so we keep our emotions bottled up. We think it’s cooler to hate on Valentine’s Day and on marriage and on love in general than

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  • Fantasy Land: The Downfall of Disney and Innocence Lost

    Fantasy Land: The Downfall of Disney and Innocence Lost2

    Long ago, when my siblings and I were children, The Wizard of Oz appeared once a year on network television. That was a special event in our household. My mother closed down the dining room for supper, put up TV trays in the den, served up what were then rather exotic TV dinners, and turned

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  • How to Survive Life in Our Looney Bin

    How to Survive Life in Our Looney Bin2

    In 1828, utopian socialist Robert Owen is supposed to have remarked to his business associate William Allen, “All the world is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.” For obvious reasons, today we substitute mad or crazy for queer in that quotation, but the meaning remains the same. And despite

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  • Amazon Trades Charity for Ideology

    Amazon Trades Charity for Ideology0

    Eighty-five years ago, Carl Stotz had an epiphany of sorts while he was passing a lazy summer day playing catch with his two nephews and tripped over a lilac bush while chasing a wild pitch. While nursing his wounds he had a flash of brilliance that would forever change the lives of children, families, communities,

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  • Stephen Curry’s Housing Hypocrisy

    Stephen Curry’s Housing Hypocrisy1

    Stephen Curry is quite the guy. Professional athlete, philanthropist, and social justice advocate—is there anything he can’t do? Apparently there is, seeing as how the NBA player has difficulty practicing what he preaches. Curry came under fire this week after it was revealed that he and his wife oppose the construction of multifamily housing near

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