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What's Wrong With America: Mental Illness or Guns?
Mass shootings have become such a common occurrence, they have transformed American life.
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Fake News? The Pulitzer Prizes beg to differ.
2023 Pulitzer Prizes reward Journalism at its finest.
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Unintended Consequences - Wallis & Edward - an Excerpt
What if – an officer of the precursor to the American CIA was tasked to prevent the engagement of the heir to the British throne to a German princess in order to subvert an alliance between those two countries prior to World War II? (Historical fact)
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WISH -I wish God would change His mind
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What name follows almost every superlative in horse racing? Secretariat
For all those superlatives, there is more to this horse's story than is widely known.
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"He Lies!" Not New to the Presidency
This article is not about which president told the most lies. It's about which presidents told the most costly lies in terms of lives lost.
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Why We Are so Often Lazy Christians
It's time Christians challenged each other to be more than one-issue voters. Jesus didn't have a one-issue ministry. Neither should we.
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Why Do We Keep Producing Unqualified Candidates in the US?
How did we get to where we are today?
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What if Shakespeare Couldn’t Even Write His Name?
A debate for the ages about the world's greatest writer.
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How Would Reagan Fare in the Glare of the 21st Century?
America's views on crimes and punishment are altered by the passage of time.
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Three of the Five Longest-Reigning Monarchs of England Were Women
We know Elizabeth II is now the longest reigning monarch of Great Britain, surpassing Victoria. Who was number three, and why should American's care?
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What Country Has the Most Women in Government?
Hint: It ain't US.
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A Christmas in Saudi Arabia (circa 1990)
Sometimes the holiday spirit shows up in spite of everything else.
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How to Improve Morale at Your Office
Improve morale? Stop evaluating employees.
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Sometimes I Wish I Didn't Believe in Heaven - A Poem
Missing someone can make you think differently at times.
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Al Qaeda Attacked Americans Before We Knew Them by That Name
Most don't even remember. Some will never forget. The OPM-SANG bombing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13 November 1995
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photos and The Stories They Tell
These famous pictures tell a story - but how often was it the whole story?
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The Seven Things I've Learned in My Five Years on HP
Have I learned as much in my fifth year on HubPages as I did in my first? Let's find out.
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What You Probably Don't Know About the Beginnings of Coca Cola
Invented in Atlanta? Maybe not. Originally a soft drink? Not so much. What else don't you know about the most popular refreshment in the world?
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What is 'Sex in the City' Actually About? Friendship - not Sex
They marketed it for its sex. But the story was really about something more important.
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How to Be Over 50 and Thrive
Is youth wasted on the young, or are more women learning to be their best as the years go by?
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Page Turners - a Poem
Heidi Pippi Longstocking Little Women all the Nancy Drews. Wondering what it must be like to live alone, to be old, to find out why. To Kill a Mockingbird Tale of Two Cities Canterbury Tales Friday night football games. ...
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January 17, 1991, from 'My War - a wife's story'
Twenty-five years ago, this is how The First Gulf War began for me and my family. From the memoir, My War.
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How to Help a Child in Need With a Samaritan's Purse Shoebox
While Christmas is the season for giving, did you know that you can help a child in need at any time of the year? Sending a shoebox full of necessities is an easy, direct way to make a huge impact.
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How Often in British History Has the Second-Born Son Become King?
A look at how many times the throne of England has been occupied by someone other than the first-born heir apparent. (All dates are of coronations.)
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How Argentine Grandmothers are Getting Justice for Their Children and Their Children
In the 1970s thousands of Argentina's young people disappeared after the military took over the government. For thirty years the grandmothers of their children have faithfully demanded answers.
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Lord, Lord - an Excerpt
From a new novel by Kathleen Cochran
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American Mark Geiger Was in Brazil's World Cup of Futbol/Soccer Without Wearing Red, White and Blue - and Russia's Too
Mark Geiger's trek to the World Cup: How he got there and how he did there.
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Recipe for Savannah Red Rice - Just Like Grandmother Used to Make
This dish graces tables around the globe in many different forms. Savannah's version even has several variations. But it's still the first forkful to reach the mouth whenever, wherever it is served.
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VOTE: OK - How Do I Do That? or Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Voting But Didn't Know How to Find Out
Information on how to become a voting citizen in the U.S. including references. This hub is dedicated to Lt. Laura Walker and Sgt. Aaron Wittman, who gave all in Afghanistan for our freedoms.
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Benghazi: What is America's 'Need to Know'?
Why we may never get all our questions answered on Benghazi.
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Top Ten Reasons for Not Finishing a Hub
Disclaimer: Been watching too much Letterman now that he's retiring.
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How Mary Poppins Saved Mr. Banks
It seemed like a light-hearted, happy-go-lucky, movie. Who would have thought there was so much unresolved pain behind it?
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How Could Anyone Forget Erma Bombeck?
A newspaper columnist who had her own way with words. To this day I iron clothes by the Erma Bombeck Method: Only on demand and only the parts that show. For more of her pearls of wisdom, read on.
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He Knows What I Don't - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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Seen One - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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Perspective - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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The Stuff of Virtue
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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To Be - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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Which Morning News Shows Are About the News or About the Hype?
There are morning news programs that are as much a part of our national fabric as apple pie and baseball. But do they really do their job of delivering the news?
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Mentor - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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Significance - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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How - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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The English Lesson - a poem
The poetry of Kathleen Cochran
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West Point - Home of the Brave
For every American with a drop of red blood, a taste for Mom's apple pie, and a love of the game of baseball, West Point is a must-see.
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FLASH - It's Christmas!
Christmas is breaking out all over - in a FLASH!
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College Should Change Your Mind - About Something
What's the point of spending the time, money, and energy to get a college degree if at the end of the process you haven't developed any new ideas or opinions about anything?
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How a Family Can Get Through an Argument-Free Funeral
Grief brings out many emotions that are difficult to manage, especially with siblings and relatives (often in-laws) who didn't get along all that well under the best of circumstances.
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How Do You Know Which Charity to Give Your Money to?
Buyer beware when you see those pink ribbons on everything from soup to nuts. Is this what you donated your dollars for?
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Why Newspapers Will Be Even Better in the Digital Age
American newspapers are becoming as extinct as dinosaurs? Maybe not. A newspaper on the Internet might only be missing the newsprint ink on your hands.
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The Bible is Not Arranged in Chronological Order - Why?
A review of the interesting journey of reading The Bible as a book, start to finish, but with the books (even the verses) in the chronological order most scholars believe they were written.
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How to Make a Pot Roast Like Mama Used to Make
You won't find this dish on many restaurant menus. It's best when it's made in your own kitchen just for your family.
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What Was Glass Steagall and Why Should We Bring It Back?
Tracking this post-Depression legislation, its repeal and consequences, and the movement to restore it to the American economy.
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Why 'Fake News' is Coming Soon to Your Hometown Newspaper
The consequences of the sale of one of the last family-owned newspapers in America and a brief history of the nation's capital's hometown paper.
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Lessons from Arab Women - little ones and big ones
Last of a series of hubs on my experiences with Arab women while living in Saudi Arabia in 1990-1991.
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Philippa Gregory Makes History Entertaining
A look at the body of work written by novelist Philippa Gregory.
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My Invitation to an Arab Wedding
Third in a five-part series on my experiences meeting the women of Saudi Arabia in 1990-1992.
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Lessons from My Arab Women Friends
Another episode about my experiences living in Saudi Arabia 1990-1994.
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What I Learned From Arab Women
First of a five-part series on my experiences meeting the women of Saudi Arabia in 1990-1992.
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The Mothers of Inventions - Do you know who they are?
Early Female Inventors and the circumstances of their discoveries.
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How to Recapture Your Earliest Memories of Your Mom
One woman's efforts to recall her earliest memory of her mother.
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How You Can Tell I've Started Writing a New Book
The house is spotless. The yard is mowed. The hedges are trimmed. I even edged - anything to avoid writing.
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Classroom Teachers on the Frontlines of Divorce
Ways in which teachers can help their students cope when their parents are divorcing.
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Baseball at the Movies
A look at baseball from the cheap seats - at the movies.
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Flowers, Flowers and More Flowers
Flowers make it Spring. Here's a sampling.
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This is Often How We Change Our Minds on Issues
Your convictions are carved in stone - until the issue strikes close to home.
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There is Some Great Music Out There
Great music is just a click away.
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Research: Sometimes It's The Death of a Hub
A hub on the fact that research does not always lead us to a a hub. Sometimes we learn our Great Idea won't stand up to the facts.
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Are Facts a Matter of Choice?
A review of the evidence of climate change.
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When She Saw Her Pilot's Face
In memory of my Mother
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How to Limit Access to Your Private Life
How to limit access to your provate life.
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Why Are These Places My Favorites?
Brief descriptions of this author's favorite places in the world - and why they are.
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What Changes a Building Into a Church?
Church. What is it? What was it? What is it intended to be?
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What Is the National Popular Vote Movement?
An explanation of the National Popular Vote movement in America to replace the Electoral College.
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A Book Review of 'The Hunted' - Fiction based on hard-to-believe reality
A review of the based-on-reality thriller "The Hunted" by Brian Haig.
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How to Clean Your House When you Hate to Clean House
Shortcuts to cleaning for those who hate to clean.
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How Did The Income Gap in America Get So Big?
Documented reports on the difference in widening income gap for Americans over the last generation.
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Missouri and Texas A&M - Welcome to the SEC
Welcome to the SEC to two teams from out West.
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How Much Do You Know About Losing Vice Presidential Candidates?
Who remembers losing presidential tickets, much less the losing V.P.? A commentary.
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What every 18-year-old woman should know heading off to college for the first time
Words to the wise on safety to freshmen women going away to college for the first time.
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Which Came First: the Chicken or the Conservative Christian?
A request for people to consider their motives in the Chick-Fil-A contraversy. WWJD?
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How Much Do You Know About First Ladies?
Not well-known facts about the wives of American Presidents.
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The Journey - How has your relationship with your adult children changed?
One in a series of hubs on ageing called "The Journey." This was a collaborative of 16 hub authors.
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Why Did It Take Me So Long to Write About Tybee Island?
Tybee Island, Georgia, though seasoned eyes.
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I'll Have What She's Having - Why We'll Miss Nora Ephron
Looking back on the life and works of the late Nora Ephron.
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Why I Love Aaron Sorkin and a review of 'The Newsroom' - episode one
Preview of the new HBO series. "The Network" by reviewing the career of Aaron Sorkin. Also a review of the first episode
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Think You Don't Like Classical Music? You Already Like It Better Than You Realize
A sampling of favorite classical pieces of music and why the author feels compelled to share them.
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The Atlanta Braves Retire The Big Three - 31, 47 and finally 29 (Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz)
Atlanta Braves retire Number 29 - the final member of the pitching trilogy of Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz.
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Why Parents Need to Do the Growing Up
Kids haven't changed much in a generation. Parents have. A look at how, if not why.
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Etan Patz Did Not Die in Vain
How one missing child in 1980 changed parenting in America
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The Uniqueness of Catchphrases
Do we all really speak the same language? Probably not if you speak in catchphrases.
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OK, I've Been Here A Year - I'll Bite
Observations on the first year writing for HubPages.com, recognizing the writers who have been an inspiration.
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The Sailing of the Tall Ships in 2016
Tall Ships America came to Savannah for the first time. Thirteen amazing nautical beauties welcomed the public aboard for the six-day festival.
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My Mother-in-Law's Mother's Day Request
A personal testamony of Christian faith.
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Top Ten Things for Women After Age 50 To Do - Not Know - Do
How to retain a good quality of life when a woman is over the age of 50, physically and mentally and emotionally.
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How to Care for Your Ageing Dog
The love of your life is getting older - and looking to you for support. How to care for your ageing dog.
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How To Become a Major League Baseball Umpire
How to become a major league baseball umpire, and umpire's impact on the game we love.
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My Boyhood Friend Lewis Grizzard - a Great American
Lewis Grizzard had a short but hilarious life. He is missed so much it hurts, but we still can't help laughing at the very thought of him.
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Mike and Greg Maddux are Still Making Baseball More Fun to Watch
Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is back in baseball - from the comfort of his own couch and TV.
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Newseum - See All About It
The newest museum in Washington is an homage to the world of journalism in America. Stop the presses and don't miss it.
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How Much Do You Know About American Presidents?
Do you know these tidbits of information about U.S. Presidents? Some of these will surprize you.
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Who That? When to Use Which
A brief grammar lesson: when to use that and when to use which - explained simply.
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Easter - Many don't believe
The choices God gives us includes the choice to believe or not. Easter reminds us of the choices we make.
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Who Will They Be?
This author's personal list of the five people she'll meet in heaven. Who is on your list?
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A New Jewel in the North Georgia Mountains - Gibbs Gardens
Gibbs Gardens in North Georgia opened in March 2012. It is the largest collection of daffodils and hydrengea in America.
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A male heir! A male heir! My kingdom for a male heir!
English history is full of the quest for a male heir to sit on the throne. But women have played the biggest role in the lineage of monarchs,
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Objectivity in the News - Where Did It Go?
Are we as Americans paying attention to who provides us with our news? Does it matter who it is?
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The World's Most Popular Trash
Cigarette butts. They are everywhere. They don't go away. When will smokers realize they are trash?
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In 1971 Things Were Different Than They Are Today - Not Better or Worse
A short reminder about the 1970s.
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Can You Wait For Opening Day? I Can't!
Memories of great opening days in years gone by.
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Why Your GPS is Not Your Friend
The frustrations of using a GPS device - for the GPS device!
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How Does America Get Out of Debt?
Our country has some serious problems to solve in the area of our annual deficit. But Americans have solved difficult problems before and we will again.
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Which Memories are Really Unforgetable?
You don't have to have a picture to make some memories unforgetable. In fact, some of the best ones happen in such a quick moment, no photo could capture it.
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The Fairness Doctrine - Anybody Remember It?
Repealing the Fairness Doctrine was a travesty. Look what that change hath wrought.
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On The Subject of Abortion: How Has Roe v. Wade Impacted Us?
Forty years of legal abortions in America. Has it changed anything in our lives?
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Who are these people and why are they calling me 'Mom'?
Our children grow up and become their own people. But some of the parent stays with them.
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What Will We Call the Spouse of a Woman President?
How a the first woman U.S. president will change the role of the first spouse and the history behind the change.
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How Big is Big Enough?
Is the U.S. military too big? When has it been its largest? When has it been its smallest?
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - a collage
Digital photography has changed the world for picture-takers of every variety. Here is a sample of Kathleen Cochran's portfolio.
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How to get ready for the packers when it's time to move - and other horror stories
Moving and how to survive it. Tips and advice from an author who has done it more than a few times.
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How to Fight Post-Holidays Blues
How to cope with the holidays - when they are over.
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Improve your community by supporting your local United Way
Your local United Way is your donated dollars combined with your priorities for helping your community become a better place for all to live. Don't just give - help decide how the money is spent.
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The Lineage of Jesus - Why are there different accounts?
The lineage of Jesus is recording in the Bible in two places - and with two different endings. Why?
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Thank our Military Whenever you Have the Chance
Only one percent of Americans have fought our two wars for the past decade and a half. When you see them - be ready to say thank you.
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Is There Only One Way To God?
The world is full of many religions. Is it possible only one is the way to God? There may be a logical explanation for that possibility.
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Do You Want to Change the World? Don't Reelect Your Congressman
There is so much you can't do anything about to change the world. Do what you can. Don't reelect your congressman.
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Why Is It So Hard to go Home for Thanksgiving
Going home for the holidays is wonderful - except when it's not. A woman's journey home for Thanksgiving revives old memories.
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My War - Those soldiers . . .
My War is the non-fiction account of an American Army family living in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.
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All Things Do Work Together For Good
Believing things work out for the best is an act of faith, a gift from God.
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A Letter from a Japanese American to her PenPal
One friend writes to another during World War II. Turns out, they are both perceived to be the enemy.
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How a Mother Can Enjoy Argument-Free Wedding Planning
You want everything about your child's wedding to be perfect, but most of the important stuff depends on how you choose to involve yourself.
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What Books are on Your 'Must Read' List?
The favorite novels of writer Kathleen Cochran and why they tell us so much about her own writings.
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Moneyball - A Review of the Movie
A review of Aaron Sorkin's hit movie, Moneyball, the story of the Oakland A's record-setting season of baseball outcasts.
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Hubbing is Like Being Promiscuous
The seductive process of writing hubs for HubPages.com and why we get so attached to our work. Fun and flirty.
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The Beginning of Discipline Is Teaching Your Children to Say "Please" and "Thank You"
How to start teaching a child manners from the earliest days. It's as simple as please and thank you.
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What Are the Ten Commandments of Travel?
How to make travel more enjoyable for families and individuals. Tips from a seasoned world traveler.
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Most Powerful Women List -I didn't make the cut
What is real power? Who decides who has it and who doesn't?
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Which Baseball Parks are on Your Must-See List?
Love baseball? Love to travel? Do both in this hub about the baseball stadiums I'd most like to see.
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My War - A wife's story (an excerpt)
My War is the non-fiction account of an American Army family living in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.
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Why Do Some Worshipers Raise Their Hands?
Worship is expressing our love of God. Raising our hands expresses that love.
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Why Gardening is So Good for You
What gardening does for me, and how it can do the same for you.
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I'm Angry. Don't Mess With Me!
I'm angry. - Don't mess with me!
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I Once Saw An Angel
Some things cannot easily be explained. This is an account of a mother's encounter with a ministering spirit protecting her children.
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Do they have the Fourth of July in other countries?
Memories of a special Fourth of July. We had reason to celebrate. The main reason was that we were Americans.
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The Help - a Book Review
A review of the Kathryn Stockett novel, The Help. This is the story of black maids in the segregated South.
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Why Mobile Phones are Not Your Friend
The pros and cons of cell phones. OK. Not so much the pros.
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Summertime and the Living is . . .Sweet Tea
Summertime is synonamous with sweet tea - at least in the South. Here are the reasons why.
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Make Yourself Smarter
If you only have one source of information on a regular basis, YOU are as biased as the news organizations you are criticising. You need at least three sources.
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Why a Mother Sees a Wedding Differently Than Anyone Else
A bride walking down the aisle, and how she looks from her mother's viewpoint.
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Where I Would Go If Money Were No Object
Money is no object. You can go anywhere you've ever dreamed of. Where do you go?
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What Baseball and Holidays Have in Common
Baseball. When we have it we love it. When we don't, it takes most of the year's holidays to fill the void.
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Yes, you should care if Saudi women can drive
The issue of women having the right to drive in Saudi Arabia is the tip of the iceberg for civil rights in this little-known country. Yes, we should all care.
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Take This Man - an exerpt from the novel
Three wives. One husband and a funeral. Sparks fly. Intimacies are revealed. And the women learn a great deal about their husband and themselves.
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Why Prayer is Such a Powerful Medicine
There are innumerable medicines to fight illness and disease. Which one is the most powerful - and free?
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How to Win the War on Terror
There is no absolute protection from terrorism. But that doesn't mean there is absolutely nothing you can do.
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How Army Deployments Affect Daddies
With so many soldiers away from their families serving in our armed forces to keep us safe, it's easy to forget many of them are first and foremost - daddies.
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A Guide for Army Wives When it is Time to Move
War is Hell. Moving is a close second. Thus sayeth Army wife lore. Advice for getting through Hell in a move.
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Who Will You Remember This Memorial Day?
The one person I know who gave his life for his country is memorialized in the hub about observing Memorial Day.
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What if We Got What We Paid for in Elections?
Ideas for improving the American process of electing our public officials.
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Got Friends?
Friends. Friends. Friends. What would we do without them? A lifetime of friendship is a blessing.
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Is Fatherhood Headed for Extinction in America?
Step up, fathers. We all need you.
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What Makes a Good Mom?
Are you a good mother? Do you really know what defines a good mother?