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“If a high number of those children are not getting the follow-up care, we may just be fooling ourselves and checking a box,” Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The solution to this problem may lie in the notion of seamful design.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Despite any discomfort parents may feel about their finances, “avoiding conversations altogether can create more confusion and anxiety for them,” Intuit’s Zaasada said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

We were about to part company with Eugene Hammond, who said, “Mr. Culver, I hope the next time our paths cross, the circumstances will not be so sudden. But we may have made history today.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck