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Brianna’s Baby: A Family’s Adoption Journey

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BY KARLIE TIPTON It wasn't the alarm clock on my cell phone that had so cruelly jarred me from a peaceful slumber that September morning....

Pat Me!

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH A revolt is apparently growing at the grassroots level – being fanned by politicians and right-wing talking heads – against the new procedures being used by the TSA to ensure that people with bombs and weapons don’t get on airplanes with you and me and our loved ones. If you ask me, […]

Giving Thanks To Citizens And Grass Roots Progressives

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER This Thanksgiving, even progressive Americans can find plenty of progress for which we can be grateful. Let’s start with the Girl Scouts of America. When news broke that the national organization for girls had fallen off its ethical pony, many of its grass-roots members and supporters knew that the first job of […]

Let Go Of The Money

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BY KAREN WEBB An Open Letter to U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK: I was just watching your rather lengthy explanation of why you are holding appropriations...

The Hard Work Of A Downtown Christmas

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BY FROMA HARROP Friday night in the big city, I’m bopping along Fifth Avenue with my brother, and the place is one huge construction site. But this evening’s industriousness differs from the usual after-hours midtown work. Guys aren’t pouring new cement, climbing out of sewer manholes or replacing air-conditioning systems. They’re not unloading truckloads of […]