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Author  Leo Ponder62

Learning HumilityThrough an Angel in Disquise

Author Leo Ponder Of Love and  Charity...Charity is the greater...The Bible My dimwitted redneck neighbor across the street was waving frantically for me to come overHe was sitting in that stupid carseat...

1 comment    family god charity
Mohammad Razeena, center, mother of Rizana Nafeek, with her two daughters outside their house in Muttur.71

The Plight Of Rizana

Rizana was born on 4 February 1988 in Muttur, a war-torn and impoverished Muslim majority village in eastern Sri Lanka which was also affected by the recent Tsunami. She was still a schoolgirl when she was...

8 comments    politics news human rights
A.J. Frank profile image75

Triple Play

TRIPLE PLAY by A.J. Frank This is not a story about being a VC partner in the tech bubble or being in the center of 9/11 in midtown Manhattan or a bank CEO in the global financial meltdown. Rather,...

2 comments    employment human interest
Carol Dunitz, PhD profile image51

How to Write a Speech that Keeps Attendees on the Edge of their Seats

Speeches need to have clarity, power and purpose, a ring of personality, and excellent delivery.  Understand Verbal Communication. Language that is spoken is quite different from language that is...

0 comments    style interest research
health overhaul legislation: Most sweeping overhaul of  U.S. health care system in 50 years ...61

American Family Insurance Company in REVIEW

Most Americans back govt health insurance plan: put knowledge to work for you so you can make better decisions about health and financial well-being Health Dental Pharmacy Group Life and Disability Insurance...

1 comment    health advice family
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blaster reality

 This is my personal story about what has been happening the past two months. My husband after working for forty years got laid off from his job. They had him working at his former job for the 90 days....

0 comments    human interest life and times
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"Floating To The Bottom"--Chapter 1

This is the first of a 23-chapter historical fiction novel, centered around the "Flood of the Millenium" which destroyed dozens of communities and hundreds of towns along the Red River Valley (mainly North Dakota) in 1997. The main, fictional character, Beth Fourtney, works to save her childhood farm house from the murky floodwaters, while her personal life is simultaneously falling apart. The secrets and strong "ghostly" presence she finds within the house, along with the rapidly rising water

0 comments    literature people ghosts
Jack55

WV Flood of 1996 PART II

My partner, the following day, took his daily constitutional on his donkey. See Breeding for Mules. He returned several hours later with a pocket full of money and a list of things to do and a full report. Our...

0 comments    entertainment history nature
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The Hummingbird and the Spider Web

In East Texas. back in the 1980's, my small family of three lived in an old run down, ironstone mansion on the edge of town. It was pure wilderness right up to the house. The house was also over-run with...

14 comments    family nature spider
Carol Dunitz, PhD profile image48

How to Become a Better Business Writer, Part Two

How to Become A Better Business Writer: Part One covered the basics.  Now it’s time to dive back in and learn how to add the finesse. Aladdin didn’t understand the magic of his lamp until he started to...

0 comments    writing communication interest
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