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75Blame it on Rio
Photo by Adrian of Japan, all rights reserved. “Blame it on Rio!” In the wake of the heartbreaking news that my home city of Chicago has been eliminated in the initial voting to host the 2016...
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66My Mother's hub
The hours of pain un-ending, A young mother’s first. The doctor shouts encouragement Red stains on his shirt. A shriek and a push, A child has been given birth. I have no memory of the...
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68The Old Commoner: Thaddeus Stevens (A real Republican)
Thaddeus Stevens was a man of humble beginnings, born to a poor couple in Danville, Vermont on the 4th of April,1792. His father, Joshua Stevens was a shoe maker and an alcoholic that could not hold...
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64Farewell to the Dragon
Dragon rising to the heavens, Ogata Gekko On a starry night without light of a moon, a winged creature flies above a world of blue and green. A dragon of crimson and silver bellows its flame. A cry to...
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55A Month Well Spent
Image Courtesty of Seton Hall's Law site Sitting by the phone waiting for the ring, another month without a job and no cash to pay the rent. Hundreds, maybe thousands of resumes and nothing has...
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63Killin' by the Million
Are we on the brink of destruction? Some twentieth century authors and film makers seem to think so. International literature throughout the twentieth century has seen great apocalyptic literary works that...
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68The Non-issue of Gay Marriage
Why is gay marriage such an issue in America? Who is for it, and who is against it? Does it really have any relevance in presidential elections? For years the issue of gay marriage has been occupying the air...
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62Stop Listening to the Repulican Lies!
Image Courtesy of Wikipedia On September 9th 2009, The President of the United States of America spoke to the legislative branch of the government as well as the citizens. He spoke of bringing the...
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62Why Free Speech is so Important
The year is 1765, men angered by taxation without representation formed a group in the British colonies of the New World, called the “Sons of Liberty”. These men met in secret spaces to discuss...
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62Advice to Fathers on their Day
You’re a dad and today is your day. While you’re enjoying your breakfast in bed, you may wish to think about the blessings that have been bestowed upon you; like the little boy that idealizes you,...
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