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Racism

Teen blows up at racist grandparent

Editor’s Web Note: My stepfather grew up in the South and was quite racist. My mother, who had raised my siblings and I to be just the opposite, didn’t say a negative word about his tasteless stories and slurs. Her behavior was…

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“Avatar” blues: Fans long for connection to Nature

Editor’s Web Note: Could humans finally be weary of violence and exploitation? As of today’s date, the sci-fi film “Avatar” holds the spot for the second-highest grossing film ever made. For all the complaints from…

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