A North Carolina couple, both previously divorced, first met each other at church, but had no intention of having more kids of their own. Middle school teacher Laura Hottel and her now-husband Jay have children from prior marriages. They already “went through that stage of our life,” she said. But one day, their tune changed; for…
Couple Adopt Abused Twins to Raise as Their Own, Refuse to Give Up When One Develops Brain Tumor
Truth and Her Twin, Part 2: Mendacium Writ Large
We looked in Part 1 at the mythological origins of Truth (Veritas) and Lies (Mendacium). We established that they were like twins: sometimes very difficult to distinguish between one and the other. And we made the point, too, that Mendacium, because she was footless, was immobile and also unbalanced. If we think through what this…
Truth and Her Twin, Part 1: Which One Is Real?
The history of twins and our fascination with them is legendary. Although the Bible doesn’t explicitly say so, Cain and Abel are often regarded as twins; and even if they weren’t, Esau and Jacob, a bit later in the Genesis narrative, definitely were. Interestingly, it also says in the Book of Malachi that God loved…
‘Miracle Baby Fighters’: Twins Diagnosed With Rare Condition in the Womb Now Home and Thriving
A set of premature twins didn’t meet outside the womb until they were 2 months old. However, together, they had already survived an in-utero surgery, a rare and dangerous condition, and a protracted stay in the NICU amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 8 months old, both Pauly and Vinny Salmonese are thriving. Their parents, Dana and…
David Barclay, Billionaire Twin Telegraph Owner, Dies at 86
LONDON—David Barclay, one of the billionaire identical twins whose business empire includes Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, has died, the newspaper said Wednesday. He was 86. The Telegraph said he died Sunday after a short illness. Born in London in 1934, sons of a traveling salesman, David and his twin Frederick Barclay left school aged 14….
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