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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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A Case of the Human Condition: Fewer Marriages — but More Facebook Relationships?

January 1, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Fewer people are getting married these days, but plenty are declaring their love and loyalty publicly — on Facebook.

Geographic Mobility in America — Watching My Grown-Up Kids Disappear

January 9, 2010 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

College student enters airport with suitcases to go to Carleton College for his freshman year. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

Most of my grandmother’s children – there were seven of them – lived out their lives within walking distance of their mother’s white frame house in Scottville, Michigan. Not my father. He moved away. So did I. So has my son. Read more.

A Case of the Human Condition: Help Us Choose Our Christmas Card Photo

October 30, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

We have a slew of family photos we could put on our Christmas card this year. Help us decide which one. Vote for your favorite.

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I’m Playing Hooky From My Blog Today

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I’m playing hooky from my blog today. So this is not a blog post. This is me complaining — again — about my consarned to-do list.  Read more.

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