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Bicycling Below Sea Level

By Jim Payne
Reader Contributor

Holland is the land of the bicycle. Around 1900, when industrial countries had the choice between bicycles and cars, Holland did not ignore the cyclists, …

The Next Parenting Challenge

By Jim Payne
Reader Contributor

The total time a high school senior spends on electronic media—texting, internet, gaming, chat—is six hours a day.

This statistic appears in psychologist Jean Twenge’s …

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