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Read more: The woman who defeated Al CaponeMabel Walker Willebrandt was a remarkable woman who earned a law degree in 1916 and served as assistant attorney general in President Harding’s administration, the…
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Read more: Phone calls with friendsI have had some lovely, leisurely phone conversations with friends recently. These are friends that I usually send email messages to, but I have been…
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Read more: Jog just five minutes a dayI love to walk, and I thoroughly enjoy my three-mile walk with my dog, Ginger, almost every morning. Some days, however, I’m extra busy, and…
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Read more: Eat five fruits and vegetablesI have a friend who is a vegan and another who takes a handful of nonprescription pills every morning. Newspaper, magazines, books and friends are…
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Read more: Give a child a bookThe Common Sense Media reports that 22 percent of 13 year olds and 27 percent of 17 year olds say they “hardly ever” or never…
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Read more: Be who you isI like the quote used one Sunday earlier this year by my church’s pastor Dr. Stan Copeland in his sermon. “Be who you is, because…
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Read more: What’s reasonable?I’ve noticed that other people often think they are reasonable even when I don’t think they are the least bit sensible. George Eliot in her…
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Read more: Everything’s better with friendsMy husband, Jerry, and I just returned from an action-packed vacation in Maine. We hiked up Sabattus Mountain, canoed on the Saco River and kayaked…
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Read more: Food and friendsThe last night we were in Maine, we gorged on lobster with lots of butter, corn on the cob, fried green tomatoes and warm blueberry…
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Read more: Competitive canoeingWhen I canoed seven miles on the Saco River during my vacation in Maine, I ended up with a red, raw spot where I rubbed…