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 legend - are the very abbreviated tales of how a couple of my great-grandparents came to America.
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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 cleats on the kitchen counter and a boatload of swimwear and floatation devices strewn about the abode.
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Pet names don't take power from a truly liberated lady
Clare Marie Celano Girl Talk
      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 chagrin of at least two of my dearest friends.
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July Fourth event marked by pride, generosity
Randy Farkas Guest Column
      t is often said that baseball great Tommy Lasorda, the former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, had so much love, respect and pride in his team that if cut, he would bleed Dodger Blue. With all respect to Mr. Lasorda, there were thousands of people in Milltown on the Fourth of July, who, if unfortunate enough to have injured themselves, would have bled red, white and blue.
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