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‘Our Schools Have Become Battlefields’: Teachers Consider Arming Themselves in the Classroom
The text message was brief: “I’m hearing there is an active shooter near the school and the kids are on…
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He Says His Landlord Is Harassing Him to Leave a $450-a-Month Apartment
For months, an unknown green liquid seeped through the cracks of the kitchen ceiling in Francis Roberts’s basement apartment. Music…
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Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and the Reality of Imperfection
By most measures, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are remarkable women. Intelligent and capable, they’ve succeeded through innate talent, hard…
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How to Talk to a Widow
People are kind; some are wonderful. For a time. Then they move on to the next widow. That’s how it…
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The World Still Needs Help, Even During the Holidays
The holidays are a time when I hold my loved ones close and slow down. It’s a period when many…
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Grief Is a Forever Thing
My 21-year-old sister ended her life on April 16, 1990. There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t…
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A Good-Will Government Was Possible in Israel
A year and a half ago, I made a difficult decision: to break from my political base and form a…
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Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ Singer, Dies at 63
Irene Cara, the Academy Award-winning singer who performed the electric title tracks in two aspirational self-expression movies of the 1980s…
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Where Should You Donate This Holiday Season? We Have Some Ideas.
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Time for Gifts of Meaning
This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2022 Giving Guide. Read more about the guide in a note from Opinion’s…