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Homelessness: ‘We cannot wait for new housing

I love the Op-Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader Re: “Homelessness report shows a disaster … Continue reading

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Motherload

When they put the BABY on my BODY, I LOOKED down at HIM, and my HEART SANK. I felt NOTHING. – Sarah Hoover

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Creativity

What’s something that gets in the way of your creativity, and how do you move through it? Anxiety is a big one. There are a million little things to do and they crowd my mind and make me anxious. My … Continue reading

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Career Decisions

I’d rather play a maid than be one. – Thelma “Butterfly McQueen Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively … Continue reading

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Perimenopause

 My partner of almost 25 years, “Mary,” started perimenopause around 10 years ago, and her menopause symptoms have gotten progressively worse. Our son, then 5, is now 15 and he sees only this version of his mother — not the … Continue reading

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