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Beyond Red and Blue
The rhetoric of pundits and politicians suggests that the United States is deeply divided culturally and ideologically. Don t believe it, says a Hoover scholar, whose analysis shows most of us favor the middle ground.
by Morris P. Fiorina
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The Lonely Impulse of Delight
The Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts recalls his adventurous youth in the pages of favorite books.
by Dana Gioia
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Health on Wheels
What are all those teenagers doing in the back of Stanford s RV?
by Sheila Himmel
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Good Sports
A veteran youth coach says a winning record has nothing to do with scores.
by Brian Doyle
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What Noah Teaches Us
Through her sorrow, a grandmother learns how a child with special needs is also a special gift.
by Nancy Meyer
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In the Garden
An award-winning poet celebrates the wonder of everyday discovery.
by Eavan Boland
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Growing Concerns
Six faculty experts weigh in on aimless adolescents, media messages, and why raising kids really does take a village.
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Introduction
The first words on the first page of Stanford's history are owed to a child. When Leland Stanford Jr. died at age 15, his heartbroken parents declared that henceforth "the children of California shall be our children."
