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Here You Are

Where doing nothing is doing everything 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 purging”, as I know each of … Continue reading

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Healing

Are you looking for a way to take your relaxing bubble bath to the next level? Here are some ideas that might make your bath time extra special: Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the running … Continue reading

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Education: Learning to Read is a Complex Process 

Re: “Give our children the most important skill: Reading” [Feb. 19, Opinion]: Nicholas Kristof ’s column was disappointing in that reading is very complex and students need many tools, including phonics. They also need sight words, context clues, sentence structure, … Continue reading

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Explore More in Books

Are there any classic novels that you only recently read for the first time? — What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of?  – What kinds of stories are you drawn to? And what do you steer clear of? … Continue reading

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What you Doing this Summer?

It’s the summer of Frosty Fridays, where I take my three kids out to a new ice cream shop each Friday. — Pete Horvath, Chicago This is #granolagrandma summer. Gardening, reading books, crossword puzzles, sitting on my patio enjoying the … Continue reading

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