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This is one of those situations for which you could never fully prepare.

Our justice system presumes that Congress carefully crafts every word of every law in a precise and intentional way, and judges are therefore tasked with discerning Congress’s intent by applying the rules of grammar to interpret laws.

“There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” So spoke Franklin D. Roosevelt in his acceptance speech before the 1936 Democratic Convention.

Toward the end of September, I was especially looking forward to the appreciation services for my pastor, Overseer S.D. Carter, of Vision of Breath with Life Ministries in Columbus, Ohio. September is always a busy time of the year for me due to the fall semester at Ohio State University’s Lima campus when incoming freshmen are bursting with excitement to begin their college journey. My English composition courses usually max out, and as I humorously tell my students, my grading marathon begins after they submit their first major essay assignment. The pastoral appreciation services always take place at the right time, as I need spiritual encouragement to not get burned out with a demanding workload and personal matters that also require my detailed attention.

During the course of a typical week, it’s not unusual for me to receive 15 to 20 solicitations. Since I’ve tried to support the causes about which I’ve researched to ensure most of what’s donated goes to the cause and not to inflated salaries of administrators and about which I care, I’m pretty sure my name has been passed around to other organizations, which may explain the high volume.

Camilla Zezima sleeps with the fishes. Those eternal nappers include the first two Camillas and the countless other fish that have been part of our family, if only briefly, over the years.

With the start of the new school year, it was simply a matter of time before the excitement associated with the event for some quickly turned to anguish.

Given the option — and social acceptability — the husband would wear his favorite shirt every day of the year.

There are various types of Medicaid, each of which has at least somewhat different eligibility requirements.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after first announcing a mandate requiring all fossil-fueled vehicles sold in the UK after 2030 to be electric, succumbed to pressure from the Conservative Party and within his own government and announced Wednesday a delay until 2035. His goal remains net zero by 2050.