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  • Are Plastic Straws the New Smoking?

    Are Plastic Straws the New Smoking?0

    Plastic straw bans are taking America by storm. Local governments across the country are jumping on the band wagon. Last week, the Washington Post shadowed a health inspector visiting D.C. restaurants to see if they were complying with the city’s new ban. The most revealing quote in the article came from Julie Lawson, director of

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  • Are People Overreacting to Olivia Wilde’s Pic of Her Toddler’s Butt?

    Are People Overreacting to Olivia Wilde’s Pic of Her Toddler’s Butt?0

    This week, actress Olivia Wilde posted a picture of her toddler’s naked bottom on social media. The photograph has stirred up controversy, and questions about the obligation of parents to protect their children’s images. The original post was of her son from behind, naked and wearing a cowboy hat. She captioned the photo “Naked Cowboy”.

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  • Are Parents Training Children to be Inattentive?

    Are Parents Training Children to be Inattentive?0

    When I was still in high school, a local private grade school invited me to become one of their piano teachers. Needless to say, I was nervous, but quite excited about the opportunity. I soon found out that while some of my students loved piano and entered wholeheartedly into practicing, others absolutely did not. In

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  • Are Parents Responsible for the Troubled State of American Children?

    Are Parents Responsible for the Troubled State of American Children?0

    We read about teenage killers, we acquiesce to college students by establishing free speech “Safe zones” lest feelings are bruised by politically-incorrect opinions elsewhere, we hear about high-school teachers imposing personal and political agendas in classrooms, we accept “Gun-free zones” in schools that invite invasive violence, we watch our youth — taught to abandon the

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  • Are Parents Being Hoodwinked by the Public Schools?

    Are Parents Being Hoodwinked by the Public Schools?0

    When it comes to public education, parents are quick to condemn the system as a whole, but give a positive rating to their own local schools. As Gallup discovered a few years ago, 75% of parents express satisfaction with their child’s education.   Judging from a new survey released by Learning Heroes, that high percentage of

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  • Are Our Mayors and Governors Prepared for the Coming Storm?

    Are Our Mayors and Governors Prepared for the Coming Storm?0

    “Forewarned is forearmed.” That old adage, meaning that knowledge of possible dangers or attacks allows us to make preparations to ward them off, should be the motto for all of our elected officials right now, especially governors and mayors in Blue states. For months, these left-leaning politicians have tolerated riots in cities like Minneapolis, Portland,

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