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09.03.2009 8:47 am

Some parents protest President Obama speech to students

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The president is planning to address the nation’s students about the importance of studying hard and staying in school. How terribly controversial.

Apparently, some parents find that message — or at least the president delivering the message — so objectionable that…

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01.20.2009 1:58 pm

Watching the inauguration with kids

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Even though my children are too young to really understand the speeches and special significance of today’s inauguration, I wanted to witness this piece of history with them by my side.

I was not the only parent who pulled her children…

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11.03.2008 11:00 pm

Kids talk politics and say the darndest things

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s finally here! Hip, hip, hooray! For families who have been living, breathing, hyperventilating this election, this day could not come any quicker.

I’ve been amazed at how involved even the youngest little citizens have been in this election cycle. The…

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08.29.2008 10:47 am

The joy of talking to kids about this election

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Regardless of your politics, how amazing has it been to talk to your kids about this political season?

My five-year-old declared her support for Barack Obama earlier this summer and informed us that Hillary Clinton had been “voted off.” She went with me…

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