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by Julia Cho I still have a copy of the digital to-do list I had up on my computer the day my 33-year-old husband died suddenly almost ten years ago. The list included everyday things ("Take …
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by Emily Blake My mother and I had, for many years, an excruciating relationship. My father was a loving, charming and brilliant man, and my mother seemed a repressive, ill-tempered …
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We asked for guest posts today about the Super Bowl half-time performance last night, and we were simply inundated with responses. We haven’t traditionally done this — asked for timely responses (some …
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by Jennifer McCue “Oh look, the commie has arrived.” “Hey, let me introduce you to my one lefty buddy.” “Here comes the snowflake, we have to watch what we say now!” These are …
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By Jacqueline Dooley Last month my neighbor (I’ll call him “Dave”) lost his house. A deputy showed up at the house and stood on the curb while two men moved Dave’s belongings onto his front lawn. …
This month Nina addresses inconsistencies in birthday “traditions” between friends. Do you give gifts if you’re also taking friends out for a meal? What if some friends in a group get taken out for a …
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