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This piece was originally published in The Wall Street Journal. It is now part of Fred Flaxman's tongue-in-cheek memoir, Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster, put out by Story Book Publishers.
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This piece was originally published in The Wall Street Journal. It is now part of Fred Flaxman's tongue-in-cheek memoir, Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster, put out by Story Book Publishers.
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INTRO:Does anyone out there know the best way of coping with teenagers? Well, commentator Fred Flaxman has some views on the subject, based on personal experience.
OUTRO:Fred Flaxman is the producer and host of the "Compact Discoveries" public radio music series, and the author of a tongue-in-cheek memoir, "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster."
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