Editorial

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H ave you ever been on a roller coaster and felt like your stomach was falling out of your body? That’s the closest Gina can get to describing what it was like to see her unborn son, Jeremiah, on a sonogram for the first time. She was 17 and living with her grandmother. Jeremiah’s father was facing criminal charges because of her age. Deciding not to have an abortion was “scary” because it was choosing not to make it all “go away,” she says.

A ccording to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the demand for older models in the fashion and cosmetics industries is exploding.

Two days before dinner guests arrived, a cricket did.

W hen you have the beginning of a cold, nothing sparkly to wear and you really hate New Year’s, you watch television. If a certain station has the good sense to run a marathon of vintage Twilight Zone episodes, your choice is made from the moment you hear “doo dee da doo, doo dee da doo” coming from what you think is your flat screen-but which could, in fact, originate from another planetary system.

E ver thought about adopting a puppy, but the expenses associated with their care are daunting? Or maybe you feel a tug at your heartstrings when you see a picture of a puppy in a commercial or on social media needing a home, but worry you don’t have the time for the commitment.