We have been admiring the amazingly attractive Obama family and naturally attempting to establish an affinity between the Obamas and ourselves. Meanwhile, we already have a kinship with other human beings who deserve as much attention as the Obamas but are ignored or forgotten by us and others. Our ignored kin are no less noble and worthy of our respect and attention. Yet they appear to only gain a little of our attention, which we appear to only give to them begrudgingly. We are all God's children, and as a consequence, we are related.
GUEST COLUMN: What about those under the middle class?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | 10:00 a.m. CST;
updated 1:03 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 30, 2010
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