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Summer Education

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BY SHARON MARTIN Every teacher knows that the first month or so of school is all about helping kids relearn what they forgot over the...

The Rise Of Re-Use

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BY RALPH NADER Last week I read that the glitzy world of virtual reality created instant multi-millionaires and several billionaires when Facebook went public selling...

Grief Is Not A Mental Illness

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BY FROMA HARROP We moderns seem determined to suppress all unhappiness with one exception: grief. The intense sadness following loss of a loved one still occupies a warm spot in our culture. We want that pain protected from the deadening analgesics of pharmaceuticals. That explains the American Psychiatric Association’s decision to retreat from a plan […]

Graduation Day

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH It’s that time of year. What’s the old song? “I can still remember…” And I do. It’s what I talk about when I’m invited to be a graduation speaker and what I write about every year at this time. It’s about all those painful memories. For many people, graduation is a day […]

Standing Up For ALL Americans

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BY SHARON MARTIN In America, any two adult citizens of sound mind can enter into a contract. Marriage is a contract. Do you see where...