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Let me paraphrase some of what Cohen says: He was a very charming man. He was an extraordinarily complicated man. There was both light and dark. I think there are two things that people miss about ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always calls me Mom. I give them my name, but they never use it, and continue ...

When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of ...