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Ramadan is going to be very different this year.
A reader wrote: Although we are not wealthy, we do not need the money that we just received from the government because of the pandemic. I wo…
For the past five years, I've served as emcee for the spring fundraising event for a local nonprofit that serves survivors of domestic violenc…
The ethical quagmire facing working parents has exposed the dire need for subsidized child care in this country.
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The coronavirus pandemic has canceled schools and forced parents to turn their homes into learning environments.
Unlike any war we’ve ever fought before, our front lines are filled with mothers. Why didn’t this war fought in American emergency rooms mobil…
Patty Prewitt, a 70-year-old grandmother serving a life sentence in Vandalia, Mo., is recovering from her latest bout of bronchitis.
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The way life operated for many children and teens has come to a screeching halt. In response, our expectations for their routines and contribu…
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