My neighbors probably wonder why I subject myself to the heat and humidity (not to mention the bugs!) and pull weeds by hand rather than using an easier option. But sometimes “easier” i…

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Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams is a public health expert, professor, and mother. She submitted this essay to The Bitter Southerner as a righteous call to anger — a professional and personal take on one of th...

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Crews in Ireland have begun excavating the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam to recover nearly 800 infant and child remains.

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