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June 15, 2012 4:00 PM

As everything else changes, the human voice holds its note

Choral music benefits both those who listen and those who sing.

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June 15, 2012 5:00 AM

The important conversations with Dad always happened in the car

Traveling was usually just about motion. Until, one day, he had a destination.

by Kevin Kling

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June 14, 2012 5:00 AM

Texts on the take: How crammers used her phone to get into her wallet

Consumers' best defense is to read their phone bills, carefully.

by Kate Smith

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June 13, 2012 5:00 AM

Happy marriages can flourish where they once were discouraged, or even banned

Child of a mixed-race family knows that the course of true love is not always smooth.

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June 12, 2012 5:00 AM

After Wisconsin, a movement to get money out of politics

Groups across the country are working to undo the effect of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case.

by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison

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June 11, 2012 5:00 AM

For years, kids walked to school without government help

Today, it takes a billion-dollar federal program, replete with government bureaucracy, regulations and red tape, to get those school kids to class.

by Tom Steward

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June 9, 2012 5:00 AM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.

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June 8, 2012 5:00 AM

A radio host born to the dark night of the soul

Dark Star was one of the last remaining links to a more colorful past.

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June 6, 2012 6:00 PM

'Push Girls' takes disabled people out of their usual TV roles

It's a reality show with more than the usual dose of reality.

by Haddayr Copley-Woods

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June 6, 2012 5:00 AM

Those who oppose assisted suicide depend on illusions

They are not protecting vulnerable people, but are keeping from themselves an uncomfortable truth.

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