Oprah Winfrey is shining a light on family estrangement, which she calls "one of the fastest-growing cultural shifts of our time" — but one expert says the media mogul helped fuel that very culture.

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Oprah Winfrey is urging Americans to pay attention to what she calls a growing “silent epidemic” — but one vocal critic argues the media icon helped build the very culture she’s now warning against.

FAIRBORN — Rob Cooper, the Wright State baseball coach, will appear on a taped segment on “Oprah’s Lifeclass,” a show hosted by Oprah Winfrey on the Oprah Winfrey Network, at 8 p.m. today. Cooper will ...