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Last-minute fruitcake
A classic recipe from the Monitor's archives is making the rounds again.
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Why I talk to dogs
Their tethered humans might think I’m crazy, but I can’t help it.
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To 'aitch' ... or not to 'haitch'?
The thing is this: For as long as I can remember, the eighth letter of the alphabet has been spelled and pronounced “aitch.” But now it is frequently being pronounced “haitch.”
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Word by word
Every student must navigate the transition from summary to critical thought.
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Test Your KnowledgeCould you pass a US citizenship test? Find out.
Photos of the Week 12/17 Photos of the Week
Female inmates dressed as guards pose for a photo during Nelson Hungria Prison's annual Christmas event for inmates and jail staff in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 13. Inmates serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide spent weeks decking out their cell blocks with handmade Christmas decorations and planning Bible-related p...
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Back in touch with typing
No wonder kids like it: real molecules of ink hitting real molecules of paper.
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Bystander training
An incident on a train in Germany points to how things have changed there.
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What about when he goes to college?
Before my son, Tim, came along, there was Char, my black Labrador.
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Why I’m not that girl in the book
I once longed to be a storybook heroine. Today I aspire to joy.
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The amazing race
It demands stamina, agility, quick thinking, grace – but the payoff is huge.
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Wireless communication of a different sort
Out of necessity, my 21st-century teen tries his hand at an antique medium.
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There are birds, and then there’s Noodle
My new project is to get to know my garden’s avian regulars as individuals.
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I sing in praise of puttering
To putter is to improve the things at hand the way one cannot with the world at large.
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Making a MacGyver in Costa Rica
The 1980s TV action hero lives on – as a metaphor for creative adaptation.
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I am taught by towels
How have I learned Scottish phrases? Let’s say I soak up knowledge.
