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  • Jesse Jackson’s Surprising Harsh Words for Schools in 1977

    Jesse Jackson’s Surprising Harsh Words for Schools in 19771

    As someone who slides into the backend of the Gen-X generation, my view of the Rev. Jesse Jackson has always been basically the same. My charitable view of Jackson had been that he is a gifted speaker with a great deal of media savvy; that he cares deeply for people, but sometimes offers dubious solutions

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  • Jerry Seinfeld’s Advice for Marital Happiness

    Jerry Seinfeld’s Advice for Marital Happiness0

    Sensing the strain COVID-19 lockdowns have brought to marriages, many are eager to offer advice. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld didn’t get married until he was 45 years old. In his Netflix special 23 Hours to Kill, (filmed before COVID-19) he wonders how he went from a “regular bachelor guy” to happily married with children. Seinfeld advises, “A man

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  • Jennyfer’s Story: Better Off Dead

    Jennyfer’s Story: Better Off Dead2

    Every day doctors kill about 40 Canadians. The government euphemism for this is “Medical Assistance in Dying”. Under Canada’s euthanasia legislation MAiD is open to anyone who is experiencing “unbearable physical or mental suffering from your illness, disease, disability or state of decline that cannot be relieved under conditions that you consider acceptable”. A Vancouver woman named Jennyfer Hatch

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  • Jeffrey Epstein: Four Things You Need to Know

    Jeffrey Epstein: Four Things You Need to Know0

    On July 6, New York billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in New Jersey on charges of “sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.” U.S. District Judge Richard Berman has delayed his bail decision and will announce Thursday whether or not Epstein can post bail. Because of Epstein’s previous convictions as

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  • Jeffrey Epstein Fallout Shows How Little Trust Americans Have in Media and Government

    Jeffrey Epstein Fallout Shows How Little Trust Americans Have in Media and Government0

    The reaction to the news Saturday morning that sex-trafficker-to-the-stars Jeffrey Epstein reportedly had committed suicide while in federal custody was nearly universal: No one was buying the “official” story. Hashtags about the Clintons’ suspected culpability in Epstein’s death immediately dominated social media. People who had predicted Epstein would be dead before he faced trial felt

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  • Jefferson’s 1801 Inaugural Address is Perfect for 2017

    Jefferson’s 1801 Inaugural Address is Perfect for 20170

    The 2016 election was one of the most divisive and most vitriolic in recent memory. Hangover from this division will likely exhibit itself throughout the inauguration festivities over the next few days. History, however, often repeats itself, and on this inauguration day, we would be wise to remember that America has seen many vitriolic elections

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