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SCOT BELLAVIA: They’re Not Dumb, They’re Nonverbal
They say if you’ve met one person with autism…then you’ve met one person with autism. It turns out that when they also have apraxia, you didn’t meet them the...
RANDY HUFF: You Don’t Know What’s There Until You Do
I am reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this year, the 50th year of its publishing....
FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change
First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to...
MELINDA MYERS: Dig, Divide and Boost Your Garden’s Beauty
Overcrowded, poor flowering, and floppy perennials can be invigorated with a shovel and a bit...
ROBERT L. MARONIC: Let Prime Minister Netanyahu Defeat Hamas In The Gaza Strip
In January 2014 former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2006-11) bluntly stated that Joe Biden had...
A Good Time to LEAP Into The Market
The stock market is bouncing all over the place, which makes this the perfect time to leap in.
History reveals that Leap Years outperform Average...
The State of Black Fatherhood: A Community of Family
The product of a teenage mother and absentee father you’d believe that Wallace’s chances for success were slim. Combine those odds with being Black...
Vote Not for Inspiring Words but for Authentic Achievement
For those people who make between minimum wage and $1 million per year, you probably already know that your voice in most elections is...
The Trap is Being Set
On the ninth anniversary of his first campaign run for President, Mr. Obama was back at the Illinois legislature to refresh his talents of...
Reviving an Old American Valentine
There’s a sweetheart of an American tradition that has mostly vanished. It’s called “love of country.”
But “country,” here, means more than campaign talk. At...
The State of Black Fatherhood: Parenting Behind Bars
At age eleven Imani’s world would drastically change forever.
“I had just came home from school and the house phone rang.” Her father called to...
