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Keeping our cool

THERE seem to be some days when it's just too much to cope with the news.

Restraint can snowball

PLUTONIUM, way too much of it, could be coming soon to a black market near you.
Numerous radio talk shows out there these days are going a little over the top when it comes to a particular political message.
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Sifting for truth in the war on terrorism
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A world at one.
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No soft targets

I SOMETIMES think of her as Grace, although her name was Beth Wabera.
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Gifts on my wish list

The best gifts don't need occasions.
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The term "abuse survivor" has become familiar these days—someone who has somehow "made it through," and finally escaped, abusive conditions.
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YEARS ago, shortly after my sister began her first year of college, she was strolling carefree across campus with an acquaintance.
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Hanukkah IS a time for religious observance, family, food, and fun.
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Is DNA cause or effect?

I was driving to my office, listening to Morning Edition on NPR.
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When I lived in Brazil, years ago, my father came home one day so happy that he was crying.