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To V*ccinate or Not? Seeking Cooler Heads in the V*x Conversation 5
- Culture, Featured, Health, MomThink
- December 13, 2024
Would you like to spend your evenings pulling out your hair? Do you have a sadistic streak? Have you ever considered Chinese water torture as a pastime? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then researching both sides of the vaccine debate may be just the thing for you. Talk about a contentious and
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Truth and Courage in an Age of Deception 1
- Featured, Politics, Uncategorized
- July 1, 2025
Though I’ve never read J. K. Rowling – fantasy has rarely attracted my attention, a flaw in my literary tastes – I am fascinated by her courageous stance regarding sex and gender. Labeled “transphobic” by many on the left, Rowling has stood her ground, refusing to buckle to her attackers and receiving death threats for
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Beyond the Box Score: The Stats That Really Matter in Youth Baseball 1
- Culture, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- July 1, 2025
As my son Eric wraps up his third year of travel baseball, I realize I have different expectations than most dads. Many dads focus on our sons’ performance on the field, with little tolerance for mistakes. A boy will make an error, and some dad will scream in disgust — “That can’t happen! It can’t
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Do Yourself a Favor and Memorize a Poem 8
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature, Uncategorized
- June 30, 2025
Several times a year I require my students to memorize a poem. Sometimes I choose for them (say, “Death Be Not Proud,” by John Donne). Sometimes I hand them an anthology and let them choose. I don’t explain rhyme scheme or poetic devices. I only ask that the students know the meaning of every word
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