Opinion
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Dropping the ball
I’ve never managed to get into football, a fact I attribute to being short, and a girl.
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Eye eye, doctor
When I backed out of my driveway and flattened not just my mailbox, but also my neighbor’s, I knew I had to visit the optometrist.
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Is it time to stop making pennies?
In 1936 Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell.
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In for a shock
On a test I took in fourth grade, one question required me to list the similarities between series and parallel circuits.
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Unknown civil rights hero paved the way for MLK
I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet.
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New Year’s recuperations
Yes, it’s that time you’ve been waiting for all year, when I reveal my list of New Year’s resolutions that I likely won’t be able to keep beyond Valentine’s Day, which, once again, I will probably spend demonstrating my love for my wife with Mexican food – mainly having her…
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My top 10 Christmas movies for a nostalgic holiday roundup
Nothing gets me into the holiday spirit like Christmas movies. Some of the films on this list aren’t strictly “Christmas movies,” but they feature the holiday, and that’s good enough for me.
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About those empty seats at Christmas …
Some years, families are blessed to initiate festive new Christmas traditions.
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‘Tis the Season for Christmas movies
We all have our favorite Christmas traditions and growing up mine was gathering with my family after the presents had been opened to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the black and white version, of course.
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Missing in America: “Because I know black girls don’t matter”
Over the weekend, I watched a dateline episode called The Girl Who Looked Like Me, and it broke my heart.
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Holiday cage match
Since the chaos of election season has ended, and we’ve stopped receiving daily text messages asking us to contribute a few dollars to our favorite candidate’s legal expense fund or celebrity endorsement financing plan, we can turn our attention to more important matters, like gravy.
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