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Too many asylum cases don’t address real problem

Seeking political asylum in the United States is a valid and undeniable reason to admit someone to the country, one would think. Read more

Being mother as well as mom

Was Sunday “Mother’s Day” or “Mom’s Day”? Far more important than what we call the day is our concept of the person. I consider whether ... Read more

Teaching life may be more important than subject

Many adults, obsessed with their own special interest, need to recognize they cannot expect every student to become as narrowly focused as they, because growing ... Read more

The family Y is family

My brother and I used to take the streetcar to downtown Milwaukee for the Y, there being none in the neighborhoods. Read more

A potpourri of ideas worth taking time to think about

I first smelled something unexpected in what my parents called our “front room” on an afternoon when my mother was expecting the girls for tea. ... Read more

More Articles

  1. Opinion: College able to accommodate both sides of gay/straight lifestyle question | 6 comments
  2. Immigration may not be in all cases an answer
  3. Opinion: Media not the judge or jury in Trayvon Martin case | 17 comments
  4. Space for both science and faith
  5. Karen are deserving of American welcome
  6. Teenagers talk, we just have to learn to listen
  7. Anyone may be a mentor who changes people’s lives
  8. Teachers teach best as people
  9. How to make marriages work and other musings
  10. Romney’s statement on poor out of context
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