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Finn would enjoy it a lot. He loves, loves, loves meeting new people, and gets balky if we pass a new person and he's not allowed to go up and say hi.

Moonpie's the trouble spot. She sometimes likes new people and she sometimes doesn't. And I don't want to cause her angst in the name of getting a photo op, even if the proceeds DO go to charity. (This is also why the cats have never seen Santa. Callie hates new people. Forget that.)

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A photo essay offers a glimpse of student backpacks from around the world.

These purport to be funny tweets, but just scroll to the end. 17 and 19 are the only ones worth seeing.

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A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories (There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow. There'll be scary ghost stories, and tales of the glories of the Christmases long, long ago!)

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Same-Sex Native American Couple Hopes to Break Barriers Through Dance

America’s Tumultuous Love Affair With Kudzu

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The FCC just repealed net neutrality. What happens next?

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The trials of Jacob Zuma

A Border Wall’s Uncompensated Victims

The Weaponization of Awkwardness

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Victims of Mexico military abuses shudder at new security law

Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. (I haven't read the original article yet, just scrolled past the MeFi comments.)

A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America

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Trump’s tax plan: Why many middle-class Republicans support it

Five years after my sister died at Sandy Hook, the gun lobby is working to make us less safe

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