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A fire within
His teenage son, with a propensity for T-shirt and shorts in winter, faced the cold in the most surprising of ways.
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A labor of logs
As small farm buildings succumb to age and neglect, their sturdy timbers find a new life.
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The four-legged gardener
With natural pruning skills and a thorough love of dirt, Ricky offers enthusiastic, if unskilled, assistance.
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A hopeless romantic meets her match
Touring Greece's antiquities, a traveler comes face to face with the temples of the ancient gods – and her childhood dreams.
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Planes, trains, and vacation love
A trip brings out a husband's ardor for his wife as he gushes compliments in her direction.
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Do we need spaceflight for the perspective?
An astronaut's life-changing lesson from a moment in orbit.
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Teacher's pest, redeemed
He was wildly smart and witty but also picked fights and stole.
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Point of view: Wedding photo fantasies
In Beijing, a wedding means an elaborate photo shoot, complete with props, ladders and lighting equipment.
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My son gets his (driving) wings
Today's driving schools for teenagers are a far cry from an older cousin taking on the teaching duties.
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Cowboy culture in suburban Bavaria: 'Wilkommen pardner!'
In suburban Bavaria, cowboy culture is greeted with a howdy -- and a German twist.
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So, just where is this omnibus taking us?
The Monitor's language columnist ponders how a word that once referred to horse-drawn carriages now refers to legislative packages with something for everyone.
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A wartime bomber part becomes a memorable Christmas gift
The giant inner tube created hours of buoyant fun, even as it destroyed the lawn and threatened to launch the children across the yard.
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A cracking good present
The seventh-graders stood around eagerly as their teacher unwrapped the box.
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R U there, Marcel Proust?
Faded letters and photos may transport us where texting cannot go.
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The limits of duct tape
A Mr. Fix-It finds the entanglements of the heart less prone to easy solutions.
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Malcolm X: A side rarely seen
A chance interview with Malcolm X showed a leader who had learned to use his anger only when it was needed.
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'Swag' joins waste, fraud, and abuse
A presidential order calling for the government to trim spending has cast the spotlight on an old term with a new meaning.
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'Easy like Sunday morning'
The search for a wedding song took almost as long as finding the right girl.
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Bumps in the night
Hearing the prolonged creaking sound and occasional clump, an imaginative boy surveyed his options.
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Packages full of new dreams
Small parcels arrive every couple of weeks from Monitor friends--three or four used books, carefully chosen.
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