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Parents: Is YOUR lesson plan ready?
School is back in session around Minnesota Transplant’s house, so kids must be soaking up lessons in the three Rs: Reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic. Oh, wait a minute. Scratch that. Not writing....
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I hope the college admissions rep likes a good mystery
Boy, I’m glad I don’t work in a university admissions department. Marketing anything to a 17-year-old boy is hard enough without having to market an institution of higher learning to a 17-year-old boy...
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Grandpa’s role in an engineering showpiece
Before my maternal grandfather was a traveling salesman for the Curtis Publishing Co., he was among thousands of men who worked on the Fort Peck Dam in northeast Montana. When President Franklin...
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My nephew beat me to publication
With seasonal poetry, a fish story and a description of a trip to Epcot, “All About Me” is filled with great reading. All of it written and illustrated by my 12-year-old nephew, Drew. He’s an author,...
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Life’s biggest questions
Author Andrew Delbanco appeared on National Public Radio’s Diane Rehm show this morning, and I found the conversation to be interesting, especially in light of the fact that I’m stepmother to a high...
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Colorful distraction
Every year about this time, I have to force myself to walk past the school supplies displays that dot the Big Box stores I frequent. This year, I succumbed to the undeniably colorful lure of a new box...
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Failure is not an end … but fear of failure can end things
Thirty years ago, I was learning to drive. Aug. 2, 1982 Dear Diary, After our trip to California, I had to start behind-the-wheel right away. The first day I went, I was dressed in loose Chic jeans, an...
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Lesson 1 in your presidential election primer: Watch Romney tonight
“Do your duty, and leave the rest to heaven.” ~ Pierre Corneille I invoke this quote from Pierre Corneille, a French playwright, to compel you to believe it is your duty to watch Mitt Romney’s...
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Learning is the beginning of wealth
Three things I learned today: 1.There are two locations with the address of 214 20th St. North in Birmingham, Ala. The first one the Garmin brought us to was a domicile, not a trendy lunch spot. The...
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Courageous girl inspires gratitude
The news media is abuzz about Malala Yousafzai, one of the contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize (to be announced tomorrow morning). I had never heard of her until I saw her earlier this week on The...
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