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Fire family woken by baby cough

a shared story    2 days 23 hours 36 minutes ago
A family are "extremely lucky" to be alive after the parents are woken by their baby coughing as fire took hold in their flat.  comments (0)  | report problem



A Baby Boom for Obama's Name

a shared story    5 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
In her dream last year, Isha Kallay, a hair stylist in Cheverly, beheld Barack Obama standing atop a hill, giving a speech to a multitude. The light of the moon and the stars shone upon him. He was magnificent. "When I turned around, Hillary Clinton...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Back at Home After Katrina, a Family Questions How to Move On

a shared story    5 days 7 hours 36 minutes ago
Q.Our family of five recently moved back to our home, which was damaged in Hurricane Katrina, but the children and I hated to leave our new friends, schools, church and work. We decided that it was better for us to be together, however, since my...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Which School Will Pass the Obamas' Test?

a shared story    5 days 7 hours 36 minutes ago
A conversation at a Starbucks on MacArthur Boulevard this week: "So where are they going?" said one parent. "Sidwell," answered another. "That's what I heard." "Nope, I heard Maret has a lock," said a third. To which the first parent responded: "What about GDS?" It's...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Baby, You’re Home

a shared story    6 days 16 hours 36 minutes ago
A growing number of women have been opting to give birth in the intimate and familiar surroundings of home — even in small New York City apartments.   comments (0)  | report problem



Party of Two

a shared story    2 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
Ayear ago today my daughter turned 30, and on the night before Thanksgiving, we had dinner together at Tosca, an Italian restaurant on F Street fittingly named after the co-founder's daughter. That marked the 25th straight year that Brooke and I have set aside an...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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That Little Voice: My Conscience, My Kid

a shared story    2 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
"Your worms will be delayed two to three weeks, we are sorry to inform you," read the e-mail that jostled me out of my midlife complacency. My college-age daughter immediately came to mind as a potential source, as she had been trying to convince me...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Vertigo Shares the Stories of Other Struggling Bookstores to Help Save Its Own

a shared story    4 days 3 hours 36 minutes ago
When you're the proud parents of a bookstore at risk of imminent death, you'll try pretty much anything to give your baby a chance -- including asking your customers to watch a documentary about other bookstores at risk of imminent death. "It's a film about...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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From Ashes, Reviving a Place of Wild Dreams

a shared story    4 days 8 hours 36 minutes ago
A February fire destroyed most of Deyrolle, the legendary taxidermy store in Paris, but the shop’s supporters vow to rebuild.   comments (0)  | report problem



NEH Chairman Bruce Cole Will Leave Post in January

a shared story    6 days 3 hours 36 minutes ago
Bruce Cole, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities for the past seven years, announced yesterday he is leaving in January to join the American Revolution Center in Valley Forge, Pa. His departure gives the incoming administration of Barack Obama the opportunity to...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



A Hero's Long Journey to Arlington

a shared story    6 days 8 hours 36 minutes ago
Army Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton was two months shy of his 22nd birthday when his platoon tried to take a hill near Chipo-Ri, South Korea. The platoon leader was wounded, so Charlton took command. He rallied his men, who had suffered heavy casualties, and led...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Skin Deep: My Facial Is Tastier Than Yours

a shared story    6 days 8 hours 36 minutes ago
Nowadays, do-it-yourself cosmetics serve as much as an entertaining activity for family and friends as a grooming activity.   comments (0)  | report problem



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