Should Seeking Fulfillment Be A Crime?
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"It was so exciting. Just like when Truman won," the person sitting near me on
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"What holiday is it?"
My husband told me it was a holiday and I couldn't help
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I was really saddened when I learned of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth
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"Are you pregnant? Are you breastfeeding?"
I decide not to read anymore and say,
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Ye Gads, how do I keep busy now was what I thought way back in March when
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"They said some guy arrested for murder in Las Vegas had a 'history of
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"They were high school sweethearts," she said. "They got married when they were
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Two weeks ago a relative sent me a message criticizing the media for not paying
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Probably the biggest big story that so far hasn't been a big story in the
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In 2010 I started to use a walker. Then I was using a cane and since I have been
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For years years, many women have accused the American film producer Harvey
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"Tell Oscar to sleep on the roof."
A doctor and the Public Health Nurse Margret
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Note to the Readers: This week I am doing something different in my column. I am posting a short
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I recently decided I wanted to watch The Jack Benny Show on YouTube. I saw him
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I have been thinking I might want to buy a book (or maybe several) to carry me
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At the Primary Election I voted at the polling place. I know absentee voting is
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I have been listening to the Public Service Announcements telling how important
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Perhaps An Unfair Comparison
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"In the winter of 1665-66 Trinity College in
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The day after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announces her Stay In
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Whenever I hear our public radio station asking people to give them the cars
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The novel looks interesting  as it opens with a woman attorney relaxing in front
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