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• Do Parents Have Favorites?

  

  Siblings (Photo credit: James Dennes)I’ve posed this question many times before and have received varying responses.  Some have actually become upset that I... Read more

  The 13 February 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Jimmy Lee Dykes - The Alabama Abductor

  

  Yahoo News reports After four anxious days, only the slimmest of details has come to light in a police standoff with an Alabama man who is accused of holding a... Read more

  The 02 February 2013 by   Mikeb302000
  

• Afghan Vet Dies Shielding His Son in East Chicago

  

  Indiana National Guardsman Sgt. Willie Cook died earlier this month as he shielded his son from a barrage of bullets. The army vet had just returned from a... Read more

  The 17 February 2013 by   Real Talk
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• State of the Union - Obama Saved the Best Till Last

  

  The New York Times full text It has been two months since Newtown. I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. But... Read more

  The 13 February 2013 by   Mikeb302000
  

• St. Louis Black Church Plans a Toy Gun Buyback

  

  Gunphobia in America has now reached the level of absurdity.CBS St. Louis reports the pastor of a Baptist church in St. Louis, Missouri, is planning a gun... Read more

  The 25 February 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Which Parties Will Win the Race to the Black Vote?

  

  The Times reported this week that following a briefing to Conservative cabinet members about the continued lack of support for the Tories from Britain’s Black... Read more

  The 03 February 2013 by   Lesterjholloway
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• Partisans Feel They Are Entitled To Their Own Facts

  

  Yesterday I wrote about Oliver Stone’s selective use of history to sell a pre-existing narrative about the 20th century. Today I’d like to explore how partisan... Read more

  The 26 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• Sequestration Has an Upside

  

  By Alan BeanSequestration means the federal government will have to make $85 billion in across the board budget cuts.  While Americans like the idea of low taxe... Read more

  The 27 February 2013 by   Alanbean
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• The Lion and the Hyena

  

  By Alan Bean I received this graphic from a Facebook friend. I clicked on “like”. My friend probably wondered why. I’m not sure. Something about the image... Read more

  The 02 February 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Congressman Joe Salazar Thinks Women Afraid of Being Raped Shouldn’t Carry Guns

  

  During a gun control debate on Friday, Congressman Joe Salazar (D-CO) said that he didn’t think women should carry guns because they might accidentally shoot... Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Real Talk
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