Tag: social change
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November 11, 2008 12:55 PM EST --
Community organizing: Who's laughing now?
President-elect Barack Obama's work experience as a community organizer was a cheap laugh line during the Republican National Convention in September. . . .
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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 . . .
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September 19, 2009 03:46 PM EDT --
I have written a few posts and many comments wherein I voiced my dismay at the two-dimensional political spectrum that has come to be in this country. We have only the Liberal/Conservative dichotomy . . .
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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 . . .
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October 03, 2006 10:28 AM EDT --
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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 . . .
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September 08, 2009 01:49 PM EDT --
The modern day concept of liberalism has lost its meaning. Here is the proper definition:
Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis , suitable for a free man) is the belief in . . .
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September 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT --
Why not put a Kevorkian Center in every
Wal-Mart??
(Right next to the Optometry Shop)
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September 23, 2009 10:00 PM EDT --
Why should/shouldn't Blacks be paid
reparations?
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October 08, 2009 12:37 PM EDT --
Why do we allow ugly, stupid, obnoxious
people to breed?
Shouldn't there be a test-- like driving???????
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May 26, 2006 10:10 AM EDT --
The national debate on illegal immigration rages on, with proponents of each of the viewpoints seemingly hardening their positions. The one thing that is clear is that there is no one solution that . . .
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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 . . .
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October 18, 2006 11:05 AM EDT --
The Census Bureau announced that the population of the US reached 300 million sometime on Tuesday. China and India are the only countries that have larger populations. The average population . . .
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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 . . .
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October 26, 2008 08:12 AM EDT --
Reducing your carbon footprint doesn't always require sacrifice
Everybody's got one, no matter how environmentally conscientious you are.
It's called a carbon footprint, and the . . .
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August 06, 2009 08:43 AM EDT --
I am taking a survey. Here is a comprehensive list of social issues. Check your position. Add to list. Comment if you feel the spirit. No particular order. KJL, NJN or just AJ????????????????
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April 28, 2006 03:43 PM EDT --
Recycling has become firmly ingrained in American society. Many of us separate our garbage into aluminum cans, bottles and other categories so that we can prepare them to be recycled. Newspapers . . .
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August 17, 2009 04:34 PM EDT --
In Shorter Views , Samuel Delany wrote: "In 1860 the postage stamp was introduced in England. Before that date, when a letter was sent, the recipient paid the postman on delivery. After that date, the . . .
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August 07, 2009 11:17 AM EDT --
While sipping my martini and gleaning what little tidbits of news comes over the networks these days, I heard good ole Charlie Gibson tell me that a 61 year old rocker in silver lame pants . . .
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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 . . .
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September 08, 2006 10:58 AM EDT --
The Stanford Social Innovation Review's Summer 2006 issue has ten new technological innovations that promise to improve the quality of life and the environment around the world. . . .
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