New Oxford Notes: December 2001
Immigrants: America's Hope? (Part II)
The benefits of living in a multi-generational "sandwich home" are manifold.
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Trash Talk
You have your pet peeves and we have ours. One of ours is the local recycling program.
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The Alchemy of Consumption
Go out and buy something — it's your patriotic duty!
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