To stave off smartphones, parents answer the landline’s call: ‘I can’t recommend it highly enough’

A growing cohort of parents are looking back to their own childhoods for a lower-tech alternative to smartphones.
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The Death of the Landline Will Kill You

When you visit Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut, you may be told about his telephone. It was one of the first ...
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I Hung My iPhone Up on the Wall, and It Was the Brilliant Reset I Needed

And yet, if I’m being honest, being “plugged in” has also morphed into “Velcroed on.” Between AP News alerts, TikTok rabbit ...
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Push to Axe Landlines in California | Audiology Program Celebrates Milestones | ReCreate and ‘The Secret Life of Leaves’

CalMatters reports on efforts by AT&T to retire landlines nationwide. Plus, a program that provides free services for the ...
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Lockdown lifted at 2 ASD schools, spokesperson says, after police activity earlier

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Two schools in the Allentown School District were placed on a perimeter lockdown due to police activity in the area Tuesday morning. The lockdown was lifted shortly before noon, said ...
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They rely on landlines for emergencies. AT&T’s political moves could take those away

UPON HEARING HER HUSBAND’S CALL for help, Cynthia Halliday came flying upstairs. He was rushing toward the outdoor deck, gasping for air. He was having a ...