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2018Joan Wile, a Grandmother Against the War in Iraq, Dies at 86
She and other contemporaries held weekly curbside protests in New York for nearly nine years and was arrested twice when they took on Times Square military recruiters.
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2018Skipping School to Get Cheap Flights? Sometimes, That’s a Police Matter
Officers in Germany recently caught 21 families trying to travel a few days before official vacations, when tickets often cost less. The fine is up to $1,200.
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2018Why Being a Foster Child Made Me a Conservative
My experiences forced me to reflect on what environments are best for children. Certainly not the ones I came from.
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2018Asthma Doesn’t Take a Vacation
Parents may feel reluctant to give medications every day to a child who does not look immediately ill, but experts say they should talk with a doctor first.
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2018Should You ‘Speak Now’ Before They Say ‘I Do’?
How to gently warn your loved ones when you don’t love the ones they love.
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2018How to Reduce Suicides in College
Readers discuss an article about a Hamilton student whose deep distress was known to the college but his parents were not informed.
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2018Fertility Rate Fell to a Record Low, for a Second Straight Year
The country has been living through one of the longest declines in fertility in decades and demographers are trying to figure out what is driving it.
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2018Fertility Rate Fell to a Record Low, for a Second Straight Year
The country has been living through one of the longest declines in fertility in decades and demographers are trying to figure out what is driving it.
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2018This Author Never Dreamed of Becoming a Mom. Until She Was One.
“And Now We Have Everything” demystifies all the anxieties, logistics and wonders of pregnancy and childbirth — things Meaghan O’Connell never knew she wanted.
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2018The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias at Work
We’re witnessing a flood of stories condemning gender discrimination in the workplace. But bias against mothers remains casual and unapologetic.