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Jack Abramoff: Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 3:17 PM
When most Americans think of bribery, they think of some oleaginous
lobbyist handing over a brown paper bag stuffed with $100 bills, buying
the vote of some venal politician. They think of Lyndon Johnson with
envelopes full of cash. They think of William Jefferson's freezer
deposit box. Yes, all of these images are accurate and classic examples
of bribery, but while they tend to titillate and amaze us, they also
distort the true picture of bribery in our politics.Handing over cash - in bags, envelopes or freezers - is rare in
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Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 3:12 PM
New Cookbook benefits St. Jude & Chefs for Humanity; Celebrity Quotes & recipes available
We
all have a favorite childhood food that immediately conjures up
carefree afternoons, endless days, and feelings of melt-in-your-mouth
pleasure and comfort. Is yours buttered cinnamon toast? Your mama’s
potato salad? After-school English muffin pizzas?
Now,
Nick Katsoris, author of the acclaimed and award-winning children’s
book series featuring Loukoumi the fluffy lamb, has gathered the
favorite childhood recipes of more than 50 celebrities in his
delightfully illustrated new cookbook for children and their families,
LOUKOUMI’S CELEBRITY COOKBOOK. |
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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:48 PM
“When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” –The Declaration of Independence
When the words of the Declaration of Independence were written in 1776,
the Founders were doing more than just revolting against unfair
treatment by the English, excessive taxation and the denial of their
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Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:14 PM
The simpler days of times past in small town America might be gone, but a
new series of children’s fiction books from a noted educator who infuses his
stories with history, science and language development is reviving the
important lessons of honesty, hard work and compassion for a new generation. Billy D. Page (www.billydbooks.com) – a PhD
whose career in education spans elementary school teaching to college dean,
public school leader to Boy and Cub Scout master – has fused a lifetime of
learning about the struggles of growing up into a compelling new series that
brings to life the trials and tribulations of small town life with the
adventures of curious, capable young people. |
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Todd Patkin: Posted on Monday, January 02, 2012 10:17 PM
I
suffered a nervous breakdown at age thirty-six—and it turned out to be a
breakthrough. Here are fifteen important things about life and
happiness that I have learned, and that I hope Americans will take to
heart in the coming year.
I want you to do me a favor. Look to the upcoming year and ask yourself—realistically—what lies in store in 2012?
If you’re like most people, a huge portion of your life will be spent
anxiously plugging away at a job you may or may not enjoy with coworkers
you may or may not like. |
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Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 11:42 PM
Secret Service
Pioneer Sees The Beginnings Of
A Bigotry
BacklashIn Alabama, fields of tomatoes are ripening – with almost no
workers to pick them.
In that state’s classrooms, teachers face rows of
empty desks. Many of their students suddenly disappeared, having fled with their
families.
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld much of Alabama’s tough new
law governing undocumented immigrants on Sept. 28, many workers – mostly
Mexicans – quickly packed up and left in fear. Some of them, according to
press reports, gave up their homes and jobs even though they were working here
legally. |
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Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 7:57 PM
Enough with the road less traveled.
Quaint towns, remote valleys, and "the Europe no one knows about" have
become tediously familiar destinations in modern travel writing. EUROPE
ON FIVE WRONG TURNS A DAY: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel
Guide (Perigee Trade Paperback Original; $15.00; April 3, 2012) by Doug
Mack is the story of straight-up, cliché-ridden tourism. It's a journey
firmly on the beaten path and an exploration of how the path got so
beaten in the first place. |
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Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 5:02 PM
For those of us from families built on Debbie Downer DNA,
there’s only one direction a mood can go during holiday get-togethers and that’s
down. Sure, the running negative commentary, bubble-bursting barbs and
rampant self-pity were funny coming from comedian Rachel Dratch on “Saturday
Night Live’s” Debbie Downer sketches. But few of us can foresee our own Negative
Nancys giving us a good belly laugh. Whether you’re the smiley face among
frowners, or a bit of a Depressing Dan yourself, there are tricks you can use to
keep the table talk from getting lethal, says Paula Renaye, a professional life
coach and author of |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:04 PM
Calling Schools to Accountability for Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Harassment and Bullying Rowman & Littlefield Publishers announced the December release of Sexual Harassment and Bullying: A Guide to Keeping Kids Safe and Holding Schools Accountableby Dr. Susan L. Strauss.
Despite
headlines that label all harassment among youth as bullying, there is
in fact a difference between sexual harassment and bullying. This book
discusses the similarities and important differences
between the two, offering firsthand accounts from victims and others
involved in combating the activities that victimize students. |
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 11:46 PM
By New Year’s Eve, a reverse surge of U.S. troops will be
underway, with almost all of those serving in Iraq and 10,000 in Afghanistan
coming home. Come September, another 23,000 should return from
Afghanistan.
If current trends hold true, at least a third of those
72,000 returning men and women will suffer from the anxiety, rage, depression
and nightmares of post-traumatic stress disorder.
A safe medical treatment that’s been in use since 1925 has been
successfully applied by Dr. Eugene Lipov ( |
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