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Aug.07.2011
Was that a cat I heard It could be coming from the alley way Almost sounds like a woman screaming Must be a cat
Such a sweet little girl Her blonde ringlets bouncing so Are those bruises on her arm just there No, must be mud
So much black that boy wears Those things in his face must be painful Eyes...
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Aug.03.2011
Karen Loucks Rinedollar demonstrates how a person’s desire to do something on a small scale can have much larger implications. Her simple idea has grown to a nationwide nonprofit that makes comforters for ailing children. Read her story on my Living in the Heartland blog.
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Apr.29.2011
Fifteen-year old Kendra is a cutter. To deal with splintered memories of childhood sexual abuse, she takes blade to skin – again and again. But with the help of friends, her therapist, and a new girlfriend, Kendra discovers the truth of her abuse, battles the impulse to cut, and bravely faces...
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Apr.19.2011
This is an important book, with unforgettable characters, an interesting setting and an engaging plot, but first a couple of side notes. It seems in-coincidental that the main character's surname, McMurphy, is similar to that of Larry McMurtry, one of Kesey's Standford classmates in the Wallace...
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Feb.08.2011
For years I've written various letters to my mother and father. Some with serious intention and some that were just thoughts spewing from my mind. As a child I felt smothered; never taking the risk to speak up and defend my childlike mind. But as my birthday draws nearer, becoming...
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Jan.20.2011
Walking along the winter shore
I stare at the footsteps, the tracks I adore
Decisions were made, that time long ago
To sit and be still, my sin to let go.
A waver in mind, could my thoughts be real
I've shaven my core down to the last peel.
Withered and blue, my hands scarred from dismay
I, my...
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Jan.20.2011
I’ve had several requests from people to share with them anything I know about sexual harassment in the work place. You’d think with my incest issue and three domestic violence marriages I wouldn’t have added this to my plate. But, someone who has this kind of history is the perfect candidate for...
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Jan.15.2011
The largest bureaucracy in our US government is the Department of Defense or DOD. The second largest bureaucracy in our government is the US Department of Veteran Affairs which is actually a wholely owned subsidiary of the DOD.
These two bureaucracies are where the tax money goes in America....
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Jan.01.2011
I know that I cannot please everyone. I have tried to raise three sons to believe in themselves and to not worry about pleasing everyone else. A lesson I learned and have relearned many times in life is that to attempt to please everyone pleases no one, so you have to please yourself and at least...
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Dec.31.2010
I'm 55 years old now. Just had a birthday in December. It was a big month and a big year. The biggest event was the death of my little brother. He was 48 years old. Our younger siblings are not supposed to die before us. He had brain cancer. A tumor was found in August of this year, he began chemo...
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