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Friedrich Engels: Because "Liberated" Women Are Easier
Engels' personal life and relationships must be considered when examining his political theory on women. Because ... in his personal life, he didn't practice what he preached.
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Activists Who Will Poison Your Movement (Part One)
Leftist groups need to focus on the end goal and stop pandering to toxic people who have no interest in anything but being the center of attention ... especially if it's negative attention.
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Hyperbole: No, Not All Crimes Are the Same
While it is important to raise awareness, not all harassment or crime is created equal. By being melodramatic about small things, we greatly diminish the plight of victims of far more serious crimes.
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Why Catholics Shouldn't Shame Anyone Over Sugar Skulls
Catholics shame people about appropriating their culture while ignoring their own genocidal past. Unfortunately, little remains of the ancient Aztec, Mayan or Toltec traditions of Dia de Muertos.
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Where #MeToo Falls Short
Getting your male coworkers to stop drooling over the receptionist is a good starting point, but it falls short of what needs to be done to truly put an end to sexual harassment, abuse, and assault.
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Century Link Technician Threatens that He Will "Own My A**"
My experience with a Century Link tech destroyed my trust in the company. He was belligerent and threatened me when he came to reconnect my internet after another tech disconnected it from my house.
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Colorado Springs Socialists Speeches: Love Lives Here Rally and March for Public Education
Colorado Springs Socialists' speeches from two local rallies.
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Two Policemen Are Dead Because the US Military Does Not Help Veterans
Everett Glenn Miller was a decorated Marine veteran who was deployed a whopping seven times. He also killed two police officers. When will we give our vulnerable veterans the help they really need?
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History of the San Juan Bautista Cemetery of Florence, Colorado
This cemetery near the Supermax Prison in Florence has a long history of serving the local Catholic and Penitente communities. Its many handmade stones reflect the tragic lives of those buried there.
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Speech to the City Council / In Support of Sanctuary City Status - Colorado Springs, April 25, 2017
My ancestors - Separatists in the early 1600s - were the New World's first refugees. There are strong parallels between their struggle and the struggle of modern immigrants.
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Colorado Springs Socialists Speeches - March for Science and March Against Nuclear Insanity
Science could be used to cure all the ills of the world. Too often, however, it is used to fuel the war machine and keep the elites in power.
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Speech From Climate Rally - Colorado Springs, April 30, 2017
The media, paid off by corporations, is complicit in the destruction of our environment. If it wasn't so easy to pay off the media, the polluters would not be able to hide their sins from the public.
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Anti-Imperialism Speech - Colorado Springs Socialist, March 26, 2017
Speech given at the Anti-Imperialism protest in Colorado Springs on March 26, 2017.
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Activists: What to Expect When You're Arrested in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Most protestors never see the inside of a jail cell. However, if your plan is radical civil disobedience, you'll spend less time in jail in the El Paso County CJC by being prepared for your arrest.
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Activists: Evolve to Stay Relevant to America
Americans want to let off anti-Trump steam; professional activists are phasing themselves out of the new anti-authority movements because of their resistance to new tactics and inability to listen.
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Donald Trump, Russian Prostitutes and Compromising Positions: Why None of It Matters
Wake me up when you're done talking about the incredibly boring story of Trump banging prostitutes in Moscow.
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The Lucas Werner Dilemma: Fake News and Government Impotence
It seemed innocent enough: The older man/younger woman "forbidden love" story, but now the media refuses to correct its narrative to show Lucas is just a vile predator victimizing a teenage girl.
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Don't Read This ... It Might Change Your Mind About Vaccines
Vaccines are neither safe nor effective. Keep talking about the autism/immunization link ... they want you to be distracted from the ghoulish origins and (very real) negative side effects of vaccines.
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Dear Johnny Depp: Stop Acting Like a Toddler ... and Get Off the Drugs
Maybe people were on your side when news of the incident with Amber Heard first broke, but now you just look like a pathetic, bitter, old man who only wants revenge. Like a broke Sweeney Todd.
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So You're Worried Trump Is Gonna Take Away My Food Stamps?
I'm so pleased that right now, you care whether my family eats. Now you care, after Clinton lost the election ... but where was your concern last year, or the year before, or the year before that?
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Empath or Psychopath?
You'd think it would be easy to tell the difference between an Empath and a Psychopath, but they can have the same reactions in many situations. It is important, then, to understand their motivation.
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Elf on a Shelf: Express Route to Childhood Trauma
The Elf on a Shelf : Sadism disguised as Christmas fun. At what point do you hate your kids so much that you think it's okay to psychologically torture them for an entire month?
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John Podesta, #pizzagate, and Why You Should Care About Hillary Clinton's Pre-Election E-Mail Scandal
Hillary supporters clearly don't "get" the latest e-mail scandal; otherwise, they would understand the seriousness of finding more Clinton e-mails on the laptop Huma Abedin shared with her husband.
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Mediation in Colorado: Unregulated Industries Further Corrupt an Already Broken Legal System
In Colorado, mediation is an unregulated industry; no certification, training or licensing is required. That sets up victims of domestic violence to be further victimized by their abusers.
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This Is What Financial Abuse Looks Like
Many abusers use money as a weapon against their victims. Their threats keep their victims in the relationship; if the victim summons the courage to leave, the abuser uses money to destroy her life
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How Did Bill Cosby's Son Really Die?
The middle of nowhere is an unlikely location for a carjacking; in light of recent allegations against Bill Cosby, maybe it's time to revisit the brutal murder of Cosby's only son, Ennis.
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Probate Documents of John A. Dunham - Crawford County, Iowa
Collected at Crawford County Courthouse of Denison, Iowa.
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Addiction Thrives Under HIPAA Privacy Laws
Writing a letter to physicians will do nothing to end the opioid abuse epidemic in this country unless friends and families can communicate with those same physicians about the addicts in their lives.
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Guillain Barre Syndrome: The Disease Pro-Vaccine Folks Won't Tell You About (Part Three)
All of the disagreements over whether vaccines cause autism are distracting from a very real and devastating side effect of vaccinations: Guillain Barre Syndrome. You should be afraid. Part Three.
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Guillain Barre Syndrome: The Disease Pro-Vaccine Folks Won't Tell You About (Part Two)
All of the disagreements over whether vaccines cause autism are distracting from a very real and devastating side effect of vaccinations:Guillain Barre Syndrome. FYI:Doctors don't always know best.
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Guillain Barre Syndrome: The Disease Pro-Vaccine Folks Won't Tell You About (Part One)
All of the disagreements over whether vaccines cause autism are distracting from a very real and devastating side effect of vaccinations: Guillain Barre Syndrome.
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Ever Wondered What It's Like to Sit in the Gas Chamber? Then Don't Miss the Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum
Small town museums are always a crap-shoot; but when you find a gem, like the Wyoming State Penitentiary Museum in Rawlins, you'll be happy you took the time to stop.
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You Think You Understand Why I'm Afraid of Islam
Women have good reason to be afraid of Islam, and it's not because of ISIS or terrorism.
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Murder Mystery in Ohio: The Gruesome Death of Nichole Alloway
What would you do if your mother or daughter, your sister or friend was murdered and the police refused to arrest her killers? For one North Carolina family, that tragedy became reality in 2009.
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The Love That Had No Place To Go
My mom's best friend died suddenly last year. She left behind many valuable possessions, but none so precious as her childhood doll.
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The Only Thing That Matters Is The System
Call up Skynet and tell them we don't care anymore. Our only concern now is maintaining a corrupt System that has essentially erased any hint of - and will continue to smother to death - humanity.
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Legal Aid: "All The Stuff I Already Looked Up Online"
Legal Aid is nothing more than a facade meant to waste the time of poor people in need of quality legal advice. It victimizes more people than it helps by building up hope, then cruelly shatters it.
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... Or Maybe You Were Just A Terrible Father
It took decades to dispel the myth of the perfect TV father; but many men would rather we return to the lie rather than address the continued shortcomings of their gender as parents.
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Yeah ... Hillary Clinton Might Have Dressed in Blackface
The speed with which the photo of Bill and Hillary Clinton (dressed as a farmer and blackface) was discredited implies hush money was applied to make a case of real - not mistaken - identity go away.
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Worst Father of the Year: Dan Turner or Lionel Dahmer?
Brock Turner just proved that any man could rape a woman if given the opportunity. The only worse thing was the letter from his father; Jeffrey Dahmer's father would never have written that letter.
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What to Expect: Visitation at the El Paso County (Colorado) Criminal Justice Center (CJC)
Your first trip to the El Paso County CJC can be not only unpleasant, but also pretty intimidating. Here are a few guidelines to follow, and what to expect when you get there.
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Anaconda, New Mexico: The EPA Destroyed This Small Town Because of Its Big Uranium Problem
Imagine growing up in a town so poisonous - so radioactive - that the Environmental Protection Agency had to destroy it. That is exactly what the EPA did to my friend's childhood home in New Mexico.
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Men are Not Abused By Women, They're Abused By The System
Men's Rights groups want you to believe that women are abusing their significant others in ever-increasing frequency. But being afraid of going to jail for self defense is not the same as abuse.
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Which Alternative Religion is Right for You?
Wicca or Asatru, La Santisima Muerte or Voodoo? There are many spiritual paths you can follow, and all of them are very different from one another. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Figuratively Firebomb the Hell Out of Yelp and Other Reasons Millennials Should Be Screaming Mad
Boomers sneer down their noses at "lazy Millennials" while counting the fruits of of their labors: AIDS, rampant drug addiction, American families in ruin and total destruction of the US economy.
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My Mom Would Be Happier If I Was A Loser (Part 1)
There's a point when it becomes clear that the accusations and sabotage are a way to keep you under their control, a way to keep you from being able to leave.
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Because Hot Chicken is a Privilege, Not a Right
Who cares if all the chickens go into the same roaster on the same day? People on food assistance haven't done anything to *deserve the hot chicken ... or a hot slice of pizza, or a hot side dish.
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Attitude vs. Equipment: How To Take Memorable Photos
Taking great photos that people notice has more to do with attitude and being in the right place at the right time than having the best equipment.
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Judge Jerri Collins Is a Traitor to Women and a Blight on Her Profession
How dare you belittle a victim of domestic violence, Jerri. You do not deserve the title of "Judge," and I hope the citizens of Seminole County remove you from office at the next election.
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The Earthships of Taos, New Mexico: Space-Age Design in Environmentally Conscious Structures
These houses may look like science fiction, but they are some of the most practical and Earth-friendly structures around. Plus, each Earthship has the potential to be entirely self-sufficient.
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The Little Deaf Girl That Terrorized our Neighborhood
Disabilities are never an excuse for aggressive or inappropriate behavior. If a child is unable to refrain from hurting others, then that child must never be allowed outside without supervision.
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What Does Colorado Springs School District 11 Have Against Parking? Lots.
Palmer HS and Colorado Springs choose not to deal with the ridiculous parking and pick-up situation around the campus, instead waiting for a child to be injured or killed before enacting change.
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Crawford County, Iowa: Gravestones of the Valley View Cemetery (Part 2: 1890-1912)
A complete list of internments at the Valley View Cemetery, located near Dunlap, Iowa. Thanks to Ken Dunham for the list, and for all the work he and his family do at Valley View.
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I'm More American Than You
When you start blathering on about illegals, I start thinking of every time my family had to watch your ancestors assimilate to their new "American" way of life.
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Why I Kept My Baby, Even Though It Wasn't The "Smart" Thing To Do
If you're strong enough to have a career, you're strong enough to use proactive birth control methods. You should also be strong enough to tell a man to use a condom, even in the heat of the moment.
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Crawford County, Iowa: Gravestones of the Valley View Cemetery (Part 1: 1853-1890)
A complete list of internments at the Valley View Cemetery, located near Dunlap, Iowa. Thanks to Ken Dunham for the list, and for all the work he and his family do at Valley View.
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Nicodemus, Kansas: A New Life but Not Exactly a "Dream Come True" for Black Settlers
Visiting Nicodemus National Historic Site gives you a better understanding of the challenges faced by those black settlers fleeing the hardships of life after the American Civil War.
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And Then I Knew He Could Get Away With Murder (excerpt from Plastiline)
A memoir recounting the crazy ride of the Wild West Days of 1990s Russia, where expatriate life was all sex, drugs and cash. But some of us experienced the realities of life after the Soviet Union.
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White Privilege: Not as Automatic as You Think
White Privilege may exist for some, but countless other disadvantaged whites don't know the "rules of the game," either.
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The Confederate Flag: Why the Complexities of Slavery Can't Be Reduced to a Scrap of Fabric
Instead of mustering righteous indignation that someone has yardage flying on a pole next to their house, use your anger to fight the rampant slavery that exists today, and is perhaps worse than ever.
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Helping a Friend Leave an Abusive Relationship: Don't Count on Being a Hero
Leaving an abuser may make a victim's life better in some ways, but for many, life will simply be different, not necessarily better. Be prepared to watch them struggle after they leave.
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Quit Trying to Turn Everyone Into a Superhero
Whether your leg was just chopped off, your entire rural town was swallowed by a massive tornado, or ... Hurricane Katrina, you're "just making excuses" if you don't get right back up on your feet.
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The Humane Society Lied To Us About Our Dog
No amount of wanting this dog to be happy is going to make her happy.
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Tattoos for the Star Bellied Sneeches
Now that tattoos are becoming more mainstream, many tattoo artists are launching a campaign to keep people they deem unworthy out of the "club."
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Why Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal are Worms, and Other Stories about Fakers
Update: Glamour names Caitlyn Jenner "Woman of the Year!" They get all the advantages, including a major sympathy card; and if life gets too hard, they can always pull that escape cord.
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Open Letter to Jeff Laxamana: Now That She's Dead, I Guess She Won't Be Doing THAT Again
I don't think your daughter, Izabel, committed suicide because of the video you recorded. I think your cutting off her beautiful hair contributed to her committing suicide.
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Elder Abuse: When a Golddigger Stole $150,000 From My Uncle
You would think that when people reach a certain age, they would be immune to the charms of romantic charlatans. The reality is, seniors are the most vulnerable.
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No, I'm Not Obsessed With Death, I'm Obsessed With My 1989 Baby Blue Vintage Cadillac Hearse
No, driving a hearse doesn't mean I'm contemplating suicide and if I'm parked at the 7/11, there's probably not a body in the back.
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Caitlyn Jenner is a Fraud
I'm so proud of my daughters' generation for being so accepting, but they got this one wrong. Caitlyn Jenner is the worst representative for transgender rights and should step out of the spotlight.
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Dugway Proving Ground Couldn't Control My Husband's Addiction But You Trust Them With Biological Weapons
My husband had a drug addiction the entire time he worked in your lab. Ask me if I'm surprised that the Dugway Proving Ground "accidentally" sent out all those shipments of anthrax. No, no. Ask me.
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Locked in That One Moment Forever: The Abandoned Cabin in the Woods
There is nothing more magical than discovering a house that people just walked away from, forgotten with time.
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Restoration of the Agnes Dunham Life-Sized Wax Nativity Scene of Dunlap, Iowa
I was so honored to restore the heads for my grandmother's life-sized wax Nativity Scene. Here is the process I used to redo the life-sized wax heads.
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Drug Addiction: The Mistress That Will Torment Your Relationship Forever
Once you've lived through a spouse's or significant other's drug abuse or alcoholism, infidelity seems like child's play. And they will do anything to make sure they don't ever lose her.
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No Do-Overs: Would You Have the Baby Next Time?
People often don't understand the tremendous personal sacrifices business professionals make to ensure success in their careers.
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Victims of Domestic Violence: We're Not Who They Say We Are
We're taught to think of victims of domestic violence as uneducated, weak and unable to thrive on their own. This lulls smart, educated women into thinking they're immune to abusive relationships.
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Since When Did Sex Become The Most Important Thing?
Forget tubby bellies, nail biting or the pathological need to back your monster truck into that compact car space. The internet has turned middle-aged men into creeps we don't want to date.
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Your Relationship With Your Kids Is Why I Won't Date You
Forget tubby bellies, nail biting and the pathological need to back your monster truck into that compact car space. How you act with your kids may eternally guarantee your place in "friend zone."
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Stay at Home Mom: The Least Respected Profession in the World
Our communities couldn't survive without stay-at-home parents and retirees. So why do we so undervalue their contributions to society?
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How The Boy from The Polar Express Saved Christmas
One person can make a difference; this kindergarten teacher proved that a little creativity and heart can make the world a better place, and that individuals can improve the lives of many.
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Yes, I am Paying with Food Stamps. Yes, That Is an iPhone in my Dooney & Bourke Handbag
And if you don't know my story, you should keep your judgement to yourself.
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Edith Riley: How the Girl Rescued from a Closet Inspired a Wild Child to Become a Foster Parent
My grandmother was so touched by this little girl's suffering, she became a foster parent.
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Best Pickup Line of All Time: "He's in Jail."
I was truly amazed at how many men hit on me just because I mentioned my friend was in jail. It worked even better than, "I have a vagina."
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Land of Eternal Consequences: The Invisible Bars of Life After Prison
Is the United States creating a system that imprisons people for life, even after they serve their prison sentence?
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The Bible makes More Sense than Darwin: The Questionable Science of Evolution
For too long we have subscribed to Darwin's deeply flawed Theory of Evolution, so much so that it has become akin to religious dogma. To discover our origins, we need to start over from scratch.
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Four Don't-Miss Utah Attractions, with a Pinch of Salt
Remember Will Smith dragging the dead alien across a barren wasteland in Independence Day? Well, the Utah Salt Flats are just as cool in person, even without the dead alien.
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Feed Your Soul: Meaningful Destinations in Colorado
Colorado's beautiful scenery and world-class skiing make it a popular destination for tourists from around the globe; although these sites may be off the beaten path, they are well worth the effort.
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Criminal Stalking at the Piggly Wiggly: It's Not Your Job to Police Other Shoppers
The average taxpayer contributes $36 per year into the food stamp program. That doesn't buy you the right to harass other shoppers because their appearance makes you think they receive SNAP benefits.
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Dave Ramsey's Advice to Eat Rice and Beans for a Year? Well, Not Really Just Rice and Beans
Dave Ramsey's simple plan to save money and pay down debt contributes to the tension between the "haves" and food assistance recipients.
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