Neighborhood & World : Politics & Issues
There are tortoises alive today that were twenty-five to fifty years old when Charles Darwin was born. There are whales swimming the oceans with 200-year-old... Read more
My husband was recently diagnosed with melanoma. I lie awake at night in the icy grip of fear, wondering how we’ll break the news to... Read more
First Lady Michelle Obama Launches Let’s Move Campaign to Fight Childhood Obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama has launched the Let’s Move: America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids initiative to encourage American families to make... Read more
When the Palsy Girl Had a Baby
During a recent telephone conversation I had with one of my sisters, we reminisced on our childhood and the life we left behind in Haiti.... Read more
Seven Animals with the Longest Life Spans
There are tortoises alive today that were twenty-five to fifty years old when Charles Darwin was born. There are whales swimming the oceans with 200-year-old... Read more
When the Palsy Girl Had a Baby
During a recent telephone conversation I had with one of my sisters, we reminisced on our childhood and the life we left behind in Haiti.... Read more
This month, don’t opt for gift cards and the other holiday-present standbys. Instead, put your money or time toward organizations that help those in need. Volunteer for a cause or donate to a charity—gifts like these mean more than any mall product c Write about it.
En Vogue once sang "free your mind, and the rest will follow." (I have to...
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