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The Gun Debate and the Hypocrisy Of Our Democracy

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The Gun Debate and the Hypocrisy Of Our Democracy

Another tragedy where innocent people, this time small school children, are victims of senseless violence.  Enter the gun control debate right on cue.  One side reacts with an argument that shootings could be prevented if there were no guns.  The other side reacts with arguments that we need more guns to protect ourselves.  Neither side is correct. Tragedies in which innocent people are murdered are horrible.  My deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of any victims of violence the world over.  But can we truly stop these tragedies…

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The Societal Participation Medal

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The Societal Participation Medal

 (Author’s note: This piece was written in early 2011 and is being re-posted for it’s continued relevancy to the issues of today) When we speak of education in this country we are usually speaking of scholastic education. Public and private schools. Reading, writing and arithmetic. In those areas, as compared to other countries, we have been steadily falling down the list in regards to comparative testing. Just to show a non-partisan tilt to this claim I have referenced a Huffington Post article from late 2010: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/us-falls- in-world-education-rankings_n_793185.html It is startling data…

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Rick Santorum Responds to President Obama’s State of the Union Address

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Rick Santorum Responds to President Obama’s State of the Union Address

  Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum made the following comments in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Rick Santorum said: “Tonight Barack Obama transformed the President’s annual State of the Union address into the kick-off of his re-election campaign. From beginning to end, the American people heard more of the same – empty promises and grand platitudes that will do nothing to help the millions of Americans who are unemployed or under employed find a good paying job. Rather than call for decisive action in allowing projects…

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Huck Emerges From The Muck

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Huck Emerges From The Muck

With all of the uncertainty surrounding who will emerge out of the jumbled GOP huddle of potential contenders and make a serious run for the White House in 2012 a new CNN national poll shows that former Arkansas Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has the support of two thirds of those polled as their GOP nominee for President in 2012. Former Alaska Governor and 2008 GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin garnered 49% of the support which is an 18% drop in support from the same poll in…

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