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Notes From Home

Political campaigns keep getting uglier

I reach into the mailbox, hoping, hoping it will be a good day, but no, once more the words and pictures scream at me. Read more

Americans are ambivalent toward science

A scientist on TV describes something she believes is happening to the Earth. She’s got this theory that big plates of rock slide around deep ... Read more

Marriage once was more spiritual than legal

Two weeks ago my oldest daughter got married. It was a — belatedly — emotional experience for me (read last Friday’s column). Read more

Politics takes back seat when children wed

In the life of a family, there are moments where time and experience and emotion get all bound up with each other. Read more

What if we said yes to Republicans?

Let’s say that the Republicans make a clean sweep this November – Romney in the White House and Republican majorities in House and Senate – ... Read more