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That didn’t take long. On Feb. 16, Alabama’s state Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that frozen embryos are children, entitled to protection under an 1872 state law that allows parents to sue over th ..read more
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The news that Commander, President Biden’s German shepherd, was involved in at least 25 biting incidents in less than a year isn’t the biggest news of the week, but it does illuminate a deeper ..read more
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Having kids is nothing like they tell you it will be! How tiny they are, and how you can hardly see them without a microscope. How you can’t hold them, not even once. How they don’t have anyth ..read more
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Previewing Thursday’s State of the Union address, the White House says President Biden plans to claim credit for “getting more done in his first three years than most presidents have accomplis ..read more
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3M ago
The fear we often face as we get older is that we will be forgotten ..read more
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3M ago
When he spoke, which wasn’t often, his breath commonly smelled of alcohol. His bloodshot eyes seemed sad, drooping like those of a hound dog. His arms were strong, the result of years of service in the United States Navy, mostly during World War II. He wasn’t an obese man, but, as children ..read more
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3M ago
In 1973 the band Brownsville Station hit the popular music charts with their classic song, “Smokin’ in the Boys Room.” Fifty years later, “smokin’ ” would need to be replaced with “vaping”. In our communities and across the country, a concerning trend has taken hold: the widespread use of e ..read more
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3M ago
President Biden’s goal to eliminate the scourge of lead pipes in the United States is within his grasp, and if he succeeds, it could be one of his greatest legacies. He secured in the infrastructure law more than $15 billion to address the problem, and the Environmental Protection Agency und ..read more
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4M ago
It’s that time of year when I have to consider what I should buy my wife for Christmas. It’s a holiday season gone to the Dawgs ..read more
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4M ago
Milwaukee will no longer pick up Christmas trees form the curb. A local couple started a business to ensure trees don't go to waste ..read more