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Basic Fairness

August 20, 2010 by Peter Funt

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Basic Fairness
Limbaugh concedes, "this is not going to go down well among people who have this notion that fairness is the overriding objective of any society."

More Americans are suffering than at any time since the Great Depression due to rampant unemployment and the ensuing spiral that leads to hunger and homelessness, and then affects health, education, crime and other essential pieces of our social fabric.     Read more

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Race Against Time

July 25, 2010 by Peter Funt

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Race Against Time
Overt acts of racism can be limited by laws or curbed by social pressure, but an actual shift in the nation's consciousness takes generations to accomplish

One headline after another seems to confirm that racism remains a serious problem in America. Yet, while deeply disturbing, the situation is neither unexpected nor necessarily an indication of a significant shift in the nation's character.     Read more

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Of Junk Food and Junk News

July 24, 2010 by Tina Dupuy

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Of Junk Food and Junk News
Just as an experiment - instead of cable news watch PBS or listen to NPR. Try it. It's like going from Oreos to oat bran. There's a sudden withdrawal.

Once on a flight I ate a cheeseburger-in-a-bag. It was a wonderfully microwaved beefy dough ball of cheesy-type goo. It tasted amazing! Of course, it's designed to taste amazing. Mission so accomplished. The sandwich had the right amount of fat and salt to appeal to my ancient binge-to-survive-winter DNA. It was laced with artificial scents, laboratory flavors and synthetic colors.    Read more

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Our Better Angels

July 9, 2010 by Martha Randolph Carr

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Our Better Angels
Arizona has suffered economically for years from a wave of people illegally crossing the border from Mexico and has asked repeatedly for help with no real response from the federal government.

There is a trend occurring across America of late that has people feeling more comfortable about stating their views openly toward groups of people they don't like. Sometimes it's been a group with a different ethnic background, sometimes it's been a religious practice and sometimes sexual orientation.    Read more

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Dead-Solid Summer

July 3, 2010 by Will Durst

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Dead-Solid Summer
Hard to think of a snapshot of the USA more iconic than a small-town Fourth of July parade with kids stringing bunting in their bicycle spokes, and streamers doing t heir streaming thing from the handlebars.

Here's hoping your Independence Day is or was beyond terrific. Got to love the loudest and most American of all the holidays. Just one of the moments that makes a person prouder than papaya punch to be a citizen of this fine country. The greatest place on the planet, which is why we have all those darn problems with our borders.    Read more

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