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...mother used to tell my father that he was a very good mother. This was her way of praising his attendance at every concert and game, his patience and care. In those days, "good mother" was the highest domestic achievement; to have called him a good father, given how low the bar was set, wouldn't have done him justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parenting Advice: What Moms Should Learn From Dads | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

...such terms, one would think the wheel had been reinvented. My family has kept two freezers for years: one for meat and one for the fruits and vegetables we raise. This has enabled us to survive raising four children in a rural economy. I am finally able to tell my children that they never realized their old parents were trendsetters all along! Patty Connolly, CORVALLIS, MONT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

...junior judge on a three-judge panel, did not endorse New Haven's decision to discard the promotion test for a group of firefighters when not enough minority firefighters passed the test. She merely declined to step into the matter--as an activist jurist might have done--to tell New Haven that discarding the test was the wrong thing to do. Those are different actions. If anything, the Ricci case proves that Sotomayor is not an activist jurist. Dale Whiting, CHANDLER, ARIZ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

Dementia sets in: HEF says he can't tell his twin girlfriends apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

...being a life coach actually requires certification.  But, ultimately, Monsarrat does have a reason for insisting that he alone answer questions submitted to the Wheel: Otherwise, he said, people would probably destroy or vandalize the cards, adding, “Someone might make fun of others or tell them to turn to God,” which isn’t what he’s going...

Author: By Molly M. Strauss | Title: Any Questions? | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

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