This article is part of a month-long series spotlighting the people behind Blueprints, a nonprofit organization working to eliminate poverty through impactful community programs in Washington County, Greene County, and […]
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Supporting Children, Strengthening Families: Gwendolyn Davis and the Heart of Blueprints
This article is part of a month-long series spotlighting the people behind Blueprints, a nonprofit organization working to eliminate poverty through impactful community programs in Washington County, Greene County, and […]
Here’s my best advice: Don’t fall and break your pelvis
by Melinda Henneberger Here’s my advice: Don’t fall and fracture your pelvis, OK? If you ignore this ancient wisdom, though, as I did recently, you may get the chance to […]
Want to convince a conspiracy theory believer they’re wrong?
Don’t start with the truth by Jesselyn Cook Not long ago, a millennial father of two in the Midwest whom I interviewed was convinced that many of our elected leaders […]
Lego was my son’s world. It took me decades to see why
by Abby Margolis Newman Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an ice cream truck. […]
As we send our babies to college, do we do enough to celebrate the village that raised them?
by Heidi Stevens I’m sending my baby to college in a few minutes. Fine, a few months. It feels like minutes. It has all felt like minutes. She was born […]
How to have a meaningful conversation with your MAGA dad
by Jean Guerrero Lately, I avoid conversations with my father because of his passion for lecturing me about politics from a hard-right perspective. It began during COVID lockdowns. Not long […]
Holiday season finds us isolated
Let’s change that by Seth D. Kaplan We are living in an age of placeless possibility: a time when we can instantly get in touch with another person no matter […]
‘Showing up’ matters
by Jill Ebstein Memories come at the oddest times. I was 14, in a body cast and confined to my bed for five months. I was to lie flat and […]
About Hunter Biden
by Susan Estrich EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. This column by Susan Estrich was provided as a substitution. Her next column will appear on Sept. 7. […]
