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The breaking news has passed. The streaming updates have been taken down. We have seen the tsunami footage enough. But there are hundreds of thousands of people who are homeless, living in temporary shelters. Families are broken because not everyone lived. Bodies are still being found, thousands remain missing. Radiation concerns remain. For people in […]

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I admire Amy Chua. She’s started a conversation because she’s found a way to tell a story that hits on many nerves. That doesn’t mean I agree or disagree with her choices, but when you can bring energy to a controversy, I respect the discussion that’s started. Reality is relative and emotionally charged rhetoric cuts […]

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Both leaves are in, we’ll have the dining room full. I am looking forward to this day. What I remember most about family gatherings was the talking. Of course there were special dishes prepared and china taken out, a kids table too- but what I most remember is lots of time with conversations. The pace […]

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“Either is fine, which day do you prefer?” My ex-husband and I shared a laugh. We’re both trying to be considerate of one another for Christmas. We both want the holidays to be happy and memorable for the boys. We’d talked about gifts too as trying to ascertain the key desires of adolescents is not […]

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