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On Tuesday, Minnesota became the 12th state in the union to legally recognize same-sex marriage — and the first Midwestern state to do so through legislative means. And I couldn't be more annoyed.
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Barbara Dundon, for NewsWorks
Stella is getting ready for her big day. As Joanne Dhody brushes Stella's teeth, a pink tongue searches for a random smear of beef-flavored toothpaste. Stella is Dhody's 13-year-old Jack Russell terrier, a registered therapy More » By
David Woo
Several years ago at a murder trial, my first time in the jury box, I held in my hand the piece of lead that took the life of a man.
Every time I remember my physical revulsion in that moment, I hold back a shudder. I remember More » By
Kate Oxx
What a scene the Broad Street Run was this year. Tens of thousands of people were wearing red socks or Boston Marathon shirts on Sunday, May 5, or holdings signs or carrying American flags.
To be clear: I sympathize with the More » EssayWorks
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Mike Bernard
A Harrisburg native who now lives in Baltimore, where gay marriage is legal and anti-discrimination laws exist to protect LGBT citizens in employment and housing, explains why he can't live in Pennsylvania with his More » By
Yasmein James for NewsWorks, @Yasmein_James
I am not adventurous or an outdoors type of girl. So when a friend from college said she wanted to do physical activities for her birthday, I looked at her like she was crazy.
I couldn't imagine many of our friends doing it More » EssayWorks
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Eugene Sonn
I'm giving my Dad away for Mother's Day. He's getting married the day before, and he asked me, my brother and my sister to walk him down the aisle. I'm happy to do it, even though I wonder how it will feel when the day comes.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, for NewsWorks
Who would go to Kermit Gosnell to get an abortion? Someone who didn't have any other choice, that's who.
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Brian Hickey @GTownWOLane
In fewer than seven weeks, Germantown High School will close its public-school doors for the last time.
That June 21 last day of school will surely be one of sadness for the extended GHS community.
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Kathy Stevenson
There is at least one trait that the Boston Marathon terrorists; the Newtown, Connecticut and Aurora, Colorado shooters; the Virginia Tech, Columbine, and Tucson, Arizona murderers all have in common. It's not hard to figure More » Page 1 of 5
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