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  • Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life

    Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life0

    Thirty-odd years ago, I taught adult basic education two nights a week in a minimum-security prison in Hazelwood, North Carolina.            The men in my classes had committed a variety of crimes. The majority were incarcerated for drug-related felonies, mostly possession and dealing. One major dealer from Charlotte was rumored to

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  • Why So Many Families Are Uprooting and Fleeing to Freer States

    Why So Many Families Are Uprooting and Fleeing to Freer States0

    Emily Burns had every intention of staying in Massachusetts. A longtime Boston resident, she, her husband, and three children left the city to settle in the upscale suburb of Newton in January 2020.  What followed were two years of ongoing disruption and frustration. Prolonged school closures and continued coronavirus policies such as mask mandates angered

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  • A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars

    A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars0

    I’m a teetotaler—and I have been for basically all my life. My reasons for choosing not to consume alcohol have to do with family history, health, and certain personal convictions. I recently moved from my hometown to a small suburb of Dallas for work. At first, the distance from my family and friends was appreciated;

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  • Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (If You Shack Up First)

    Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (If You Shack Up First)0

    “Kim Kardashian is here!” my friend said in an excited stage whisper. Pulling my eyes off the major-league baseball game on the field below, I gave her a confused look. It was 2011, and I was still blissfully unaware of the reality TV star and her family. After she explained more than I cared to

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  • America’s Assault on Reason and Logic

    America’s Assault on Reason and Logic0

    “In critical moments,” said Star Trek’s master of logic, Mr. Spock, “men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see.” Apparently so. The truth of this statement hit me like a bolt of lightning recently when a friend relayed his experience at a medical clinic. It seems the ignorance and lack of rational thinking in

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  • It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit

    It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit1

    When COVID-19 suddenly shut down her children’s day care in May of 2020 and Melissa Henderson had to go to work, she asked her 14-year-old daughter, Linley, to babysit the four younger siblings. Linley was “remote learning” when her youngest brother, Thaddeus, four, spied his friend outside and went over to play with him. It

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