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CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICANS

The Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center is celebrating the nation’s first peoples during Native American Heritage Month in November. There was a flag raising ceremony Nov. 1 on the VA campus to commemorate, celebrate and kick off Native American Heritage Month. There will be a Cultural Awareness Exhibition at 11 a.m. Friday. The event will feature an exhibition dance near the south entrance. Matt Nowak

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Uncle is hurt by toddler’s refusal to hug

Dear Amy: I'm hoping you can shed some light on this subject. Is there any justification or logical reasoning behind some of these new parenting trends, specifically one that grants basically full autonomy to a toddler to make his or her own decisions? One that is particularly irksome is letting said toddler choose whether or not they want to hug an immediate family member.

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