| Readers write: Thoughts on Laura Ingalls Wilder, weather terminology, Russian-Finnish history Posted: 06 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Thoughts on Laura Ingalls Wilder, weather terminology, Russian-Finnish history]( "Readers write: Thoughts on Laura Ingalls Wilder, weather terminology, Russian-Finnish history") Take our geography quiz. A teacher could ask students to delve into Osage history and narratives. Important points! I read, and read to my daughters, Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" series 70 and 40 years ago, respectively, but not to my granddaughters 10 years ago.
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| Finding resolution when justice is unlikely during #MeToo, The Vatican does the math in China, Russia struggles to control Syria narrative, Balancing security and sovereignty in the hunt for ISIS, Space exploration is both old and new for Arab countries Posted: 06 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Finding resolution when justice is unlikely during #MeToo, The Vatican does the math in China, Russia struggles to control Syria narrative, Balancing security and sovereignty in the hunt for ISIS, Space exploration is both old and new for Arab countries]( "Finding resolution when justice is unlikely during #MeToo, The Vatican does the math in China, Russia struggles to control Syria narrative, Balancing security and sovereignty in the hunt for ISIS, Space exploration is both old and new for Arab countries") "It's hard to describe how it feels to be a woman living through the #MeToo era," writes Nesrine Malik. "Not at the centre of anything, but reflecting on your personal experiences.... For me and many of the women around me, the Brett Kavanaugh case in the US has triggered some unexpectedly profound emotions.... To walk into a world ... where the accused man has the US president on his side and take a swing, you had better not miss. "[T]he Vatican has long resisted Beijing's appointment of bishops.
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