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Hoping for a sunny Fourth
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Hoping for a sunny Fourth

  • By Mark Simon

We worry about the direction of the nation and the policies that are being pursued and the conflicts that divide us and how the country might …

Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
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Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

  • By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press

A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row. The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East. The United States has fallen to its lowest-ever position. Afghanistan is again ranked as the unhappiest country in the world. Afghan women say their lives are especially difficult.

Too soon old
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Too soon old

  • By Dorothy Dimitre

“Inside every older person, there’s a younger person, wondering what happened.” — Ashleigh Brilliant.

To put it mildly
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To put it mildly

  • By Dorothy Dimitre

“When I get a little money, I buy books; if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” — Erasmus.

Times are changing
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Times are changing

  • By Dorothy Dimitre

“We intuitively understand that happiness comes from fellowship, but in our social and political behavior we fail to exercise that understandi…