Ken Potts
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Grandparents aren’t the parentsJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - As a lot of us are finding out, being grandparents is a whole lot different from being parents. Some of us even wind up in both categories at the same time — having gran...
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Real help requires real peopleJun 23, 2011 6:00 am - Four recorded messages and two live — though not lively — operators later, the only thing I’d gotten from the customer service department of my HMO was more irritated. ...
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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Sometimes right is right; other times not so muchJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - My then-8-year-old son was walking out the door with one sock on. “Son,” I said, in my calmest parental voice, “you’re only wearing one sock.” “I know, Dad, I lost the...
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Couples must discuss religious differencesJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - In 1957, only 6 percent of Americans married someone of a different faith or religious orientation. More recent research suggests that now more than 17 percent of Protes...
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Potts: Couples must discuss religious differencesMay 31, 2011 1:00 am - In 1957, only 6 percent of Americans married someone of a different faith or religious orientation. More recent research suggests that now more than 17 percent of Protes...
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Maintenance is critical for cars — and peopleMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - I once worked with this guy who didn’t take care of his cars. He wouldn’t add oil or coolant until the dashboard warning light had been on for a few weeks. Bald tires s...
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Potts: Remember — kids are just kidsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - One of my favorite stories about my family involves one of my younger sisters. We had stopped at an ice cream stand in the middle of a meandering Sunday afternoon drive...
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Real world sometimes better than virtual oneMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - I am amazed at all the things that my adult children, not to mention my grandchildren, can do with a computer or smartphone. Technical literacy has become a necessary j...