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WE live in an age of jarring contradictions. The United States, a nation literally forged by immigrants – from the Mayflower to Ellis Island and Silicon Valley – now grapples with ...

MY grandmother still remembers me. For that, I am grateful. But each visit reminds me that she is no longer the same woman who once anchored my world.

She asks me, again and again, ...

WE often admire the final result without thinking about what came before it. A polished stone. A tall tree. A quiet success.

We see the outcome but not the struggle. Pearls are ...

Q: My widowed mother is still pretty independent but I worry about her being vulnerable to scam artists who victimise the elderly. How can I protect her against this kind of abuse? ...