Americans share history of immigration and hope
Greg Bean Coda
      It's tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don't always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here - according to family lege...
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Kids get demonstration of Pop-Tart etiquette
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet?
      Yesterday there were three empty packages of macaroni and cheese on the kitchen counter. We had no drinking glasses left in the cupboard. Someone had poured himself cereal, added a load of sugar and most of it had missed the bowl. There were dinner plates on the coffee table, football cleat...
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Pet names don't take power from a truly liberated lady
Girl Talk
Clare Marie Celano
      A man I was very close to was fond of calling me Tinkerbell, or Tink. He also told me I was solely responsible for global warming. Here was a man who understood the power and value of balance in an intimate relationship with a woman. He also called me Princess or Angel, much to the...
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Your Turn
Harold V. Kane Guest Column
      Highway funds should stay in New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is leading New Jersey into a foolhardy joint venture with New York City and the Port Authority. This joint venture is the construction of a third-rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
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