When the telegraph was first invented, it was so strange and new, people worried it would disrupt the world’s weather…
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In Chester County, PA, kids will no longer get the chance to scramble for candy tossed from floats at the…
Many, many of you have sent me this interesting piece: Thoughts on Vegas and Why Men Keep Doing This, by…
One more time: Most humans saying hello to a child in public are not doing anything evil. Those who report…
The ’80s live! At least in Selinsgrove, PA, according to this music video. And who does it star? Thirteen-year-old Isabel…
Here’s the first of what will undoubtedly be a bulging bag full of Halloween warnings. In fact, please share whatever…
From my inbox: Dear Free-Range Kids: Fall started last week and all the signs of the season are in the…
This fantastic piece in the New York Times, The Overmonitored Nursery, is by new mom Sophie Brickman. She chronicles what…
Kudos to the ScaryMommy blog for scaring up this truly bloodchilling memo from a pre-k. While cheerily (or perhaps dutifully)…
Tonight I’m speaking on a panel in Ridgewood, NJ, organized by local activist extraordinaire Jeanne Johnson on “Moving Forward Together:…