African Children Find Hope through New School Supported by San Marcos Couple
Lesotho, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is one of the poorest nations in the world. Yet, they place a
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Papers Please! Learn German, travel often to Switzerland and with a little luck you’ll get a Swiss Passport!
It was a check-the-box trip, one intended to fill our quota to earn my husband possible Swiss citizenship. With dual
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How LBJ Stepped Back
By Luke Nichter Most of us observe politics from the cheap seats – a kind of kabuki theatre that does
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Beefed Up IRS Scrutiny of Corporate Jet Travel Will Have Terrible Consequences
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently declared its intention to conduct more rigorous audits concerning the reported value of
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THE JOY OF IDAHO
My husband, Benjamin and I always travel with one eye open, winking at destinations that tease retirement dreams. Currently in
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CATALINA DEFYING LOGIC: Celebrating the People’s Island
By Marlise Kast-Myers My mom was turning 80, obviously a major milestone and a party worth throwing for the woman
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Paradise in the Pacific: FRENCH POLYNESIA
By Marlise Kast-Myers French Polynesia sounded exotic, tropical, and romantic—all necessary ingredients for an idyllic honeymoon. But I’d been married
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Education Matters: The controversy over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
By Marsha Sutton Although Carlsbad Unified School District’s regular agenda item labeled “Moment of Meditation” worried me the first time
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Huatulco’s Imprint in the Sand : THE WILD COAST OF OAXACA
By Marlise Kast-Myers | Photos by Benjamin Myers Growing up as the daughter of missionaries, my childhood travels were usually
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Beyond Bourbon, Blues, and Backwoods: A Place to Hang Your Hat in Tennessee
It was summer of 2022 when the mass exodus went into full gear—Californians packing up for Tennessee in search of
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