Tag Archives | Florida

A Terribly Sad Day

Even as our hearts  sink with sadness, they  go out to the family of Somer Renee Thompson, the 7-year-old whose body was found in a landfill. It is impossible to think of her story without feeling rage and anguish. It’s also a hard time to talk about the fact that her case, as searing as […]

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Who’s Crazy?

Dear afinerskid Readers: There will be a quiz at the end of this post — a letter just in from a reader. (I actually read it on the subway!) Dear Free-Range Kids: It’s 70 degrees here in sunny Florida, so I opened all my windows and blinds. My 8-year-old  daughter and 6-year-old son came home from […]

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