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Race & Ethnicity

When dog adoption is hindered by racism

Many of us who want to make a rescue animal part of the family have experienced the flip-side to the problem of abandoned pets: foster gr ...

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The author is shown with her daughter Nicole at the New York Mini 10K in June. (Image courtesy of Leslie Handler)
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the laundry

Six months ago I ran a 10K with my daughter in Central Park in New Yor ...

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A tale of two Cubas, before and after Castro died

When Fidel Castro died on Nov. 26, I was in Cuba on a cultural exchange with my school. I had the unexpected opportunity to experience th ...

9 years ago

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Making a list of progressive non-profits, checking it twice

This is the time of year I usually indulge in a shopper's "high," taking my credit cards out for a joy ride, selecting gifts for family and friends. Not after this election.

9 years ago

It takes about 20 workers, including the children of the Howe family, to process all the Turkeys for Thanksgiving. They process about 1,200 a day, for four days in the week before Thanksgiving. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Fair Food connects those in need with turkeys from Howe family farm for their Thanksgiving tables

The turkeys are fed a vegetarian diet, complemented by probiotics. By processing their birds just days before Thanksgiving — 1,200 a da ...

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The death of mac and cheese

When I was growing up, my grandmother would always bring one dish to Christmas and Thanksgiving. Grandmom made the best baked macaroni an ...

9 years ago

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Change we can believe in — dreaming of Thanksgiving without the ‘big bird’

Why is it that on the holiday devoted to thankfulness we eat our least-favorite food? I’m not talking about the “sides” ...

9 years ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as athlete Rosie MacLennan waves the Maple Leaf in Ottawa after being named as the flag bearer for the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP
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You said you want to move to Canada? Go soon while it’s still hot.

Scurrilous allegations of Canada's blandness and Canadians' tentativeness abound, but Canada abounds in color and character and civility.

9 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
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Helpful, hospitable, and polite — in search of American good manners

In his book, “The Republicans,” Lewis ...

9 years ago

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Gender
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Why Philadelphia City Hall needs a dedicated advocate for domestic violence survivors

In the city of Philadelphia, police officers respond to over 100,000 domestic-related calls each year. And those are the cases we’r ...

9 years ago

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Giving ourselves over to the navigational wiles of Waze

My husband Jon and I have fallen for the same woman. Her name is Amy. Or at least that’s the name the Waze app gives her in ...

9 years ago

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In the midst of calamity, daily life goes on — because it must

Each time the subway stops, the conductor garbles, “This is a broken-down D train.” At least, that’s what I think he ...

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How often have I actually been altruistic?

How often had I actually been altruistic, I recently wondered, recalling a day in the mid-1990s when, still in my naïve 20s, I ...

9 years ago

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Aging
Gender

Women who lose their hair, and the wigs that keep it private

About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.

9 years ago

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History
Home & Family

Chasing family history and the tail end of summer on Little Egg Harbor Bay

I turned 50 this year. Feeling so young, I towed my sailboat to the Jersey Shore for the family vacation. It’s a Hobie Cat, ostensi ...

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