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There is no shortage of memorable dining experiences in Paris, and this Michelin-starred brasserie is one of them. On a recent vacation, I squeezed in a leisurely lunch with my mother at 114 Faubourg, located inside the 100-year-old hotel, Le Bristol Paris. From the moment we stepped inside, the...

The signs of a learning crisis are clear. The numbers are no longer just alarming, they are damning. When only three in 10 Grade 3 students can read, count, and comprehend at expected levels, then further shrinking to one in five by Grade 6, and a woeful 0.47 percent by the time they reach Grade 12...

OF TREES AND FOREST On Jan. 20, 1872, a brief and seemingly unimportant mutiny at the Cavite arsenal awakened a nation — and shook an empire. What began as a dispute over unfair labor policies ended with three Filipino priests — Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora —...

REFLECTIONS TODAY Word goes around that Jesus has waved the Sabbath rule, allowing his disciples to pick grains of wheat from the field. The Pharisees lay a trap for him as Jesus and his companions proceed to the synagogue. A man with a withered hand is present in the gathering, and the Pharisees...