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76Irena Sendler, A Heroine of the Holocaust
Irena Sendler died in Warsaw, Poland on Monday May 12th, 2008. She passed away peacefully at the age of 98. Her death did not go unnoticed here in the United States, or elsewhere, thanks to four students in...
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92Where To Find The Most Snow In America
Brrrrrrr! Do I hate winter! When I see snow clouds forming and temperatures dipping down to that crucial 32-degree Fahrenheit mark, I know it’s time to clean and deodorized my long johns. Old Man Winter...
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72A View From The Pew
I can believe in God without having to believe there is a God.There are so many different Gods. The world supports so many different religions. While these Gods and religions claim to share the same goal,...
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68ACCELLERATED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS SAVE BIG BUCKS!
When Ben Franklin first coined the phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned,” he wanted to make the point that saving money yields the same benefit as having earned it. He believed that earning a dollar,...
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77The Last Train To Key West
Historical narrative about the tragic disaster caused by the devastating hurricane that struck the middle Keys of Florida on Labor Day in 1935. A rescue train dispatched by the Florida East Coast Railroad was washed off the tracks. Hundreds of lives were lost and the famous "Overseas Railroad" was destroyed. Many passengers of the railroad's last train to Key West were stranded in the wake of the storm and had to return to the Mainland by sea.
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63I Live In A World Of Words
In one of Frank Sinatra’s musical resumes, he sang lyrics by songwriters Kelly Gordon and Dean K. Thompson, "I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn, and a king.. ." When I read that line I...
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64Are altruistic acts truly unselfish?
A member of our community recently asked for opinions about altruism and actions. Since I have so many unwanted opinions to spare, I felt compelled to offer some of them to you here in this reply. These are...
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73CENSORSHIP IN THE USA
Have you ever seen a chameleon in action? This tiny lizard can blend with the surrounding environment merely by changing the color of its skin. Isn’t it amazing how these fascinating creatures can appear...
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77ELLIS ISLAND: GATEWAY TO AMERICA
This may be hard to believe but it’s true: 9 percent of the population of Norway relocated to the United States during the 1880’s. And that was just the beginning. Another 27 million immigrants arrived...
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59My Dad's Place
Each day I drive past my dad's place. My respects I never stop to pay. Life drives me past at such a hectic pace, Like there's never enough time in the day.
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