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What The Waltons Still Gets Right About Fathers and Work

Nine seasons, a failing sawmill and a bedtime sign-off that became a national catchphrase. It holds up better than it has any right to.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to actually opt your child out of sex and gender lessons

The checkbox is the easy part. Getting the materials, catching what the form doesn't cover, and knowing your state's rule is the work.

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Parents Deserve the Final Say on Their Kids' Gender Questions

Commentary. Your school needs a signed slip to give your kid a Tylenol. Some districts don't think they need one to change his name.

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Movies & TV6 min read

Andy Taylor and the Mayberry Kind of Man

Eight seasons, 249 episodes, and a sheriff who never had to raise his voice. Start with "Man in a Hurry" and watch your kids go quiet.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

The school changed your child's name and didn't tell you

Parental rights law is a patchwork right now. Get the file, learn your state's statute, and don't lose the kid while you're winning the argument.

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What Illegal Crossings Cost Border Towns, and Where the Numbers Live

Five records carry almost every real figure, and the bill lands in a county budget long after the crossings stop.

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ReviewMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Walker Texas Ranger Still Knows What a Good Man Looks Like

The fights are telegraphed, the bad guys attack one at a time, and the show still gets more right about courage than most of what's on now.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideFamilyJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Three minutes at the school board and how to use them

Most parents burn their public comment on feelings and lose the room. Do these things instead and the board will remember your name.

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Beat the Policy Without Borrowing Their Playbook

Commentary: how to push back on progressive overreach and actually win, without picking up the tools that made you angry in the first place.

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ReviewMovies & TVNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Little House on the Prairie Still Holds Up Fifty Years On

Nine seasons, 204 episodes, and one of the best fathers ever put on television. What to watch first, what to skip, and where the show gets soft.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to see what your school teaches your kids about sex and gender

Stop asking for "the curriculum." Ask for the title, publisher, edition and ISBN, and use the four laws that make schools answer you.

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

The Border Laws Are Already on the Books. Enforce Them.

In 2006 the Senate voted 80-19 for 700 miles of fence. The position that's now called extreme used to be the consensus.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The hill is your sled and the stroller is the load

Three days a week at the playground, with the brake on and a toddler on the mulch, will do more for you than another skipped gym session.

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GuidePreparednessDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Size Your Battery Bank to the Fridge, Not the Box Art

Solar generators are great at some household loads and useless at others. Learn which is which before the lights go out, not during.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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The Long March Went Through Committees. So Does the Way Back.

BRO for Her6 min

Getting off the floor is the test that matters at seventy

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Nothing That Burns Fuel Comes Inside the House

How to cook hot meals on day three of an outage without ever letting carbon monoxide through the door.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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The Cass Review Said the Evidence Was Weak. Read It Yourself.

England spent four years and nearly 400 pages on youth gender medicine, and almost nobody arguing about it has opened the file.

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