To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, April 4, 2025

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A Nation Of Unwed Drudgery

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BY FROMA HARROP A neighbor in her 30s, a very fine woman, recently had a child with her boyfriend. They live together. The boyfriend’s mother and father enjoy being grandparents. The boyfriend gets to have a son, as well as live-in female companionship. How eager he was to be a father, I don’t know, but he clearly doesn’t want to be the mother’s husband. He’s keeping his options open. Meanwhile: She works full time, baby […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.