Jean McGavin Stories

Dr. Judah Folkman, Extraordinary Physician Story Banner
Dr. Judah Folkman, Extraordinary Physician

In April 1991, when my daughter, Glynnis, was 6 months old we discovered that she had a tumor stretc . . .

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Cold Weather Fun Story Banner
Cold Weather Fun

I grew up in the south where kids swim as well as they walk. Here in the north where it’s cold, ki . . .

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Small Town Grocery Shopping Story Banner
Small Town Grocery Shopping

Bethlehem is a small town. It’s a really small town. There is no grocery store with big aisles and . . .

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Lionel Trains Story Banner
Lionel Trains

At Christmas time, our family would assemble our Lionel train set. In the 1950s Lionel trains w . . .

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Dikembe Mutombo at Barack Obama's 2012 Inauguration Story Banner
Dikembe Mutombo at Barack Obama's 2012 Inauguration

It was January 13, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia. My daughter and I were heading out early in the mor . . .

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Betty Ann Armstrong, Beloved Teacher Story Banner
Betty Ann Armstrong, Beloved Teacher

The email chain below resulted from the announcement of the death of Betty Ann Armstrong, who taught . . .

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3 Sentence Holiday Memories From Our Readers Story Banner
3 Sentence Holiday Memories From Our Readers

I feel so fortunate for the memories I have from Christmas as a little girl. One year, my oldest bro . . .

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Pieta Story Banner
Pieta

In the late winter of 1973, my sister and I, at 19 and 21, had packed rucksacks (mine a borrowed arm . . .

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Punk Rock Flea Market Story Banner
Punk Rock Flea Market

Punk Rock Flea Market8/20/2023Bethlehem, Connecticut is a small town of about 3500 people and a surp . . .

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Punk Rock Flea Market, Bethlehem, CT Story Banner
Punk Rock Flea Market, Bethlehem, CT

Punk Rock Flea Market8/20/2023Bethlehem, Connecticut is a small town of about 3500 people and a surp . . .

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The Bomb Story Banner
The Bomb

The Bomb. That word. It has so many connotations now. A thing that holds super powers at loggerheads . . .

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