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Category: American Society
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Will a national conversation about the execution of a possibly innocent man bring about the end of the death penalty?
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One of the groups affected by the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: children with a gay service member for a parent.
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Author Matt Kailey offers tips for parents on how to explain to their children the strange sight of heterosexual dancing on television.
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Today is Constitution Day (observed). Constitution Day is really celebrated on September 17th, but we can’t be trusted to acknowledge the document that grants us our rights and freedoms on a Saturday, can we?
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In an interview with Kate Whouley, the author of Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words discusses her mother’s dementia and the lessons Whouley learned caring for her.
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Four days after the attacks of 9/11, a chance encounter with firefighters on their way to the World Trade Center site inspired Joan Murray to write a poem.
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“Until then, the Quran for me was a book of personal spiritual guidance, a convening symbol for my religious community. But after 9/11, I viewed it as a balm for my country’s pain,”
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In her new memoir, Kate Whouley shares the trying, the tender, and the sometimes hilarious moments in meeting the challenge also known as Mom.
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A new book looks at how the JFK administration changed the face of American football.
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Amie Klempnauer Miller and her wise daughter have some words for the presidential candidate.
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