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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.               Margaret Thatcher A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin...

This story was originally published on CSNChicago.com. The daily grind of life we all experience can be filled with a multitude of emotions. These emotions can range from the highs of sheer exuberance to the lows of gut-wrenching sorrow. We try our...

The blanket Patricia Maris gave me this week. Patricia Maris, the widow of Roger Maris, sent me a blanket as a gift this week. I am overwhelmed. I’ll explain, but it will take a while: This story starts more than 55 years ago. I don’t remember being...

STARTING FIVE apropos of nothing: Will Rogers’ first tweet: “I never meta man I didn’t like.” Taylor Swift (with model Karlie Kloss). Of course, T-Swizzle’s lipstick was red. 1. Wintour is Coming The Costume Institute...

0837  15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet 1526  Saxony & Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes) 1531  Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union 1557  1st Russian Embassy opens in London 15...