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...illegal stashes of money and gold that have been uncovered? If each and every Iraqi over age 18 received $200 a month (unless caught stealing or with a weapon), people would be able to stay home. When your kids are hungry, staying home is not an option. A loving parent would steal. (THE REV.) MICHAEL J. KIRWIN Old Forge...
...often as I've been given this assignment, I always find it puzzling. Only one month before, the country breathlessly hauls out the flowers and bath soaps to fete the American mother; yet, come June, it's less celebration than evaluation. Are dads holding up their end of the parenting partnership? experts wonder. Have they gotten it yet? In this sense, fathers are a lot like baseball rookies. Even when we make it to the big leagues - and data indicates that the American dad's on-site batting average is, indeed, on the rise - we're always being closely watched...
...split from him (she decided she liked another man better), he has navigated his way through a dusty American legal system that favors motherhood while undervaluing dads. He struggles daily to reestablish the career he'd given up in order to help his wife nurture hers. As the primary parent, caring for the children often for weeks at a time, he maintains a breakneck schedule, juggling job interviews to attend class trips with his son, or escort his daughter on a playdate. He routinely number-crunches his shamefully inequitable child support payments in order to see to it that...
...Mopar, DaimlerChrysler's mammoth parts division. "Bigger ones look better, but don't necessarily enhance the performance of the car. There's a small degree of liability there." Mopar sells a dizzying array of auto accessories--from chrome grilles to rear spoilers--but steers clear of supersize rims. Its parent company will go only 3 in. bigger than what comes standard, which is why the dealers that are starting to display tricked-out "Moparized" cars will probably outfit them with non-Mopar wheels...
...what function the space has to perform for them," says Clive Cashman, the chain's U.S. public-affairs manager. A space designed for a young woman in a small apartment might feature a gate-leg table and chairs that can be hung on the wall; for a single parent, the store will show toy storage that is accessible to kids but can be easily stowed when there are adult visitors. "You can see the light go on as people discover solutions that are relevant for them," Cashman says. The Container Store has a prop shop that does nothing but provide...