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Woster: When kids wander far, so does Dad

By Jim Woster
Jun 5, 2009
Jun 5, 2009

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In my last column, I made mention of the fact that Penny and I spent a few days in New York City, N.Y., with our youngest daughter, Sara, and her family.

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