AS I WATCHED President Obama deliver his State of the Union address, I was drawn to the [...]
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Category "Columns"
The cold truth about winter fashion ideas
WINTER fashion ideas can be tricky, because no matter what you do to make that puffy coat [...]
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Seeing life through the snow
SNOW STORMS FORCE families to do what work, school and extracurricular activities often cause us to neglect. [...]
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On hold: The long wait for healthcare
I'VE OFTEN wondered if the Affordable Care Act’s opponents have seen my reality: A youthful cousin rendered helpless by [...]
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You’re running that sweater
WHEN I was younger I was a sharp dresser. I used to wear Kangol hats and gold-framed [...]
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How murder tears families apart
I’LL NEVER forget the night my wife and I walked out of Einstein Hospital after visiting a [...]
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A Black father reflects: Me, my son and Trayvon
Me, my son and Trayvon by Solomon Jones Solomon Jones Jr and Solomon Jones III (Photo: LaVeta Jones) I [...]
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Latinos vs Blacks?
THE LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN communities have much in common, but beneath their shared struggles and interconnected [...]
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A dog named Mr. Skeffington
WHEN I WAS A KID, my brother and I wanted a dog. A big dog. A dog like Marmaduke. [...]
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New Baby Blues
A FEW WEEKS ago, LaVeta's nephew and his wife welcomed a bouncing baby girl. I was happy [...]
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The road to hell is paved with apple fritters
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE and I'll say it again: The sticky buns made by the Amish at [...]
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After spaying, time to pick up Styx
A FEW DAYS before Christmas we took our cat, Styx, to the veterinarian to be spayed. When she [...]
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