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September 20, 2006 09:42 AM EDT -- In a report on MSMBC titled "What is the Worth of Words, and subtitled " Will It Matter If People can't read in the Future?, recent studies indicate that only 5% of college graduates can . . . more
August 01, 2006 12:00 PM EDT --   I was counseling a forty something that was having problems with the women in his life.  He was twice divorced and raising a son on his own.  He was an entertainer who traveled the world . . . more
June 25, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --   Some years ago when my family was living in Europe, managing the financial operations of an American corporation, we were in the US for annual home leave and were invited to have dinner with . . . more
October 03, 2006 10:28 AM EDT -- A    More and more parents are taking home schooling to a new level and are educating their children without any curriculum or formal plan.  It is called "unschooling" and is . . . more
October 17, 2006 08:32 PM EDT -- Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that would require all girls entering sixth grade next year to be vaccinated with against HPV.  Michigan has exemptions from the vaccination laws for . . . more
December 23, 2006 11:29 AM EST --     The latest wrinkle in the designer baby discussion is the assertion by some people with disabilities that they have the “right” to have babies that look just like them.  . . . more
August 03, 2006 10:29 AM EDT --     The only thing that is constant in life is change.  We see, hear and feel the constant change in our modern lives every day.  Not only does change affect our personal lives, but, . . . more
December 08, 2007 01:12 PM EST --       William Saletan, writing in Slate, criticizes a study that appeared in Nature Neuroscience that concludes that “conservatives” are less intelligent, . . . more
POLITICAL RELIGIONS
by Duane B.
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January 06, 2008 10:20 AM EST --   Politics has often be referred to as "the art of the possible", but paralleling the growth of extreme and hard line religious factions in many mainstream religions of the . . . more
February 22, 2008 09:57 AM EST --     I always experience a twinge of annoyance and irritation whenever I hear someone in government refer to Social Security and Medicare as an "entitlement" when they are trying . . . more
May 23, 2008 03:54 PM EDT --   In WWI they called it "shell shocked", in WWII it was called   "combat fatigue. In Vietnam it was "the thousand yard stare", but it is as old as human warfare. . . . more
October 30, 2006 12:58 PM EST --     The recent decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court stating that homosexual couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples and giving the New Jersey Legislature six months . . . more
December 16, 2007 08:11 PM EST --     A growing number of states are deciding not to apply for Federal Health and Human Services funds dedicated to abstinence only education.   At least 14 states . . . more
April 15, 2007 10:08 AM EDT --   You’re a Methodist; I’m a Methodist, or Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, or any of the other Christian denominations.  We share the same theology, beliefs and values, and yet in too . . . more
August 25, 2007 09:57 AM EDT -- FALWELL: A NATION UNDER GOD AGAIN   During the recent CNN series “God’s Warriors” Christiane Amanpour was interviewing Reverend Jerry Falwell.  She asked him what his most . . . more
May 11, 2006 11:40 AM EDT --   A recent British study indicates that middle-aged Americans are in much worse health than their counterparts in the United Kingdom.  The study looked only at non-Hispanics in both countries . . . more
September 22, 2006 08:56 AM EDT -- A recent MSBNC article on college costs reports that some of the more expensive schools are offering posh dorm rooms and other amenities along with their $40,000 per years tuition.  Some students, . . . more
September 26, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --     Numerous studies have shown that there is a very high level of correlation between family income and scores on the SAT test administered to high school students.  A recent study on . . . more
August 27, 2007 08:42 AM EDT --   With more than 2 billion people traveling by air every year, WHO (the World Health Organization, part of the UN) officials are warning that the next worldwide epidemic (pandemic) of a new disease . . . more
September 23, 2006 10:12 AM EDT -- Men and women of short stature have, and continue to, make remarkable contributions in every area of human endeavor. A person's height indicates nothing about their intellect, wisdom, or any other . . . more
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