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3 weeks ago | 
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To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email [email protected]. They say a tree grows straight if you nurture it right, but once it’s twisted, straightening it out is a battle. That’s the reality when it comes to raising kids versus trying to fix broken men. I know this firsthand.
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1 month ago | 
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To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email [email protected]. Growing up, I always admired Michael Giboney Jr. for his skills on the court and the field. He had that natural talent, the kind that made you stop and watch, knowing you were witnessing something special. But as time went on, I realized sports weren’t even his biggest gift. This man is, hands down, one of the most musically gifted people I’ve ever met. His voice?
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1 month ago | 
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1 month ago | 
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2 months ago | 
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2 months ago | 
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This one hits deep. Losing my Uncle Joe feels like losing the backbone of our family, the steady foundation that held so much together. He wasn’t just an uncle; he was a father, a grandfather, a protector and the first real example of manhood I ever had. Uncle Joe and Aunt Faye didn’t just step up, they stood tall. When my mother and her five siblings lost their mother, he and my aunt took them all in without hesitation. Six kids, all at once.
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2 months ago | 
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
news-gazette.com | Jay Simpson
To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email [email protected]. Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter hereLet’s be real: Being a man in today’s world can feel like a solo mission. Society will have you out here thinking you’re supposed to juggle responsibilities, emotions and the pressures of life like you’re built for everything but rest.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
news-gazette.com | Jay Simpson
To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email [email protected]. Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter hereGrowing up in environments where tragedy and heartbreak are as common as the sunrise can harden even the softest hearts.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
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