Guest Column
Program turns numbers into very special names
SUSAN HECKLER
      At the age of 13, my son has just become a twin. People might think this is a medical miracle. In actuality, it is a lesson in history, compassion and remembrance.
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Red State/Blue State
A case of entrapment: so close and yet so far
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think.
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Coda
Here's a gift idea that is wheely, wheely practical
GREG BEAN
      Idon't know about you, but I've reached the point in my life where I've got pretty much everything I need, and with a few exceptions, so does my wife. This is a pleasant circumstance for the two of us empty-nesters. We're content, we live very simply, and on the rare occasion when we need something - like new socks or a coffee pot - we go out and get it.
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My Take
The French connection
LINDA DENICOLA
      Like so many of us, I didn't question my parents enough about family stories. The few stories that my mother told me were rather fantastical, so I found them difficult to take seriously. They were more like family myths than family lore.
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Are We There Yet?
Mom is growing older, but not any wiser
LORI CLINCH
      When my eldest child was very small, he thought I was the smartest woman in the world. That cute little guy always assumed that his mother knew more than his teachers, could tally quicker than the Count on "Sesame Street," and never once did he suspect that I was making stuff up.
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