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There is an old adage that goes, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove [...]

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I was recently reading a pediatric article about a 9 year old girl. She came in with arthritis of her ankle, and the [...]

I saw the play Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. It was a depiction of adolescent angst. There were a lot of themes about [...]

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I am dusting off this old Christmas column because it is still so relevant. My daughter is going to drive from New Jersey [...]

Christmas time is a time to decorate, and plants are often part of the decorations. However, not all Christmas plants are entirely safe. [...]

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One of the things that I used to see in my office was the high school athlete with poor grades. They often had [...]