Opinion

Widower worries about dating again

Dear Amy: I am a 73-year-old man. My wife died three years ago. This year would have been our 50th year of marriage. Although we had many ups and downs throughout our marriage, we loved each other and raised two wonderful children who now have children of their own. (I also have a daughter from a previous marriage.)

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Embrace the chaos of graduation season

It is hard to fathom that one year ago I was preparing to graduate college, and I truly mean preparing. My friends and I had a two-hour meeting, complete with a whiteboard, to discuss logistics: when family was coming, when we would pack, getting to the stadium ceremony, what we would wear, how pictures would happen, when our party would be, who would be in charge of each activity. The more we broke down what had to be done, the less it felt like we were celebrating ourselves and our accomplishment. Once we concluded the meeting we decided to take a selfie, declaring that night, a week before we would even part ways, our last true night of college.

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Why it is important to have people like Sharice Davids in Congress

Recently there have been some reports released on one of the most tragic episodes of American history: the boarding schools for Native American children that operated between 1819 and 1969. Native American children were forcibly taken away from their parents and sent to the schools. The purpose of the schools was simple: forcibly assimilate these children by destroying their Native American heritage. To this end in the schools the children were forbidden to wear Native American clothing, to speak Native American languages or to worship Native American religions.

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