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  • What is segregation?

    What is segregation?0

    An interesting debate is taking place in Minnesota’s Twin Cities over the definition of “segregation”. The controversy at this times is swirling around public charter schools in the urban core of Minneapolis and St. Paul that have a concentration of minority students in them. Is it a form of segregation? Those charter schools are open

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  • The Dark Origin of Artificial Insemination

    The Dark Origin of Artificial Insemination0

    While stringent ethical guidelines govern modern reproductive technologies, the 19th-century origins of artificial insemination are unpleasant to say the least. Elizabeth Yuko describes the “ethical nightmare” of the first successful artificial insemination in a woman for The Atlantic. The first artificial insemination resulting in a live birth was performed in 1884. When the woman’s doctor,

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  • Good advice from 1690

    Good advice from 16900

    These days, a lot of our society tends to make things up as it goes along. Folks must do so since our current notion of progress tends to resemble a perpetual revolution. If we are constantly rejecting not only the past, but also the ‘now’, in the hope of creating a better future, it’s hard

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  • Charles Dickens Wouldn’t Have Played Powerball

    Charles Dickens Wouldn’t Have Played Powerball0

    Lottery obsession is nothing new, Nina Martyris tells us in a story for NPR. In fact, Charles Dickens was horrified by the lottery. As recounted in Dickens’ Pictures from Italy, he was fascinated by the disturbing lottery practices he witnessed in Naples in 1845. So popular was the local lottery of the time that Neapolitans

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  • Are They Trying to Ruin Anne of Green Gables?!?

    Are They Trying to Ruin Anne of Green Gables?!?0

    If you’re a fan of the lovable, red-headed orphan, Anne Shirley, then it might delight you to hear that Anne of Green Gables is returning to the screen. But before you scream for joy, you may want to consider the fact that the show is prepared to roll out a “new and improved” Anne. From

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  • 3 Characteristics of Really Good Liars

    3 Characteristics of Really Good Liars0

    We’ve all been had by the lies of a lying liar. Some of us are “had” on a regular basis, and wonder how certain people can be so comfortable with deception. Psychologist Maria Konnikova’s new book might give us some clues. In an interview in The Atlantic, she discussed her new book The Confidence Game,

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  • 10% of College Graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court

    10% of College Graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court0

    The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) released a new report entitled “A Crisis in Civic Education” at the beginning of 2016. Based on the numbers in the report as well as those available from other reputable sources such as the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), we truly do have a crisis on

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  • Teaching Children Manners: Is It Still Worth the Effort?

    Teaching Children Manners: Is It Still Worth the Effort?0

    Teaching kids manners can be a grueling process, which is perhaps why many parents today give up on it. Mother Barbara Spindel, writing for the Washington Post, is one of those parents. Despite believing that manners are important, she has grown more tolerant of her 9-year-old boy’s lack of them. Among his issues: he “eats

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  • Study: Having Kids Helps You Live Longer

    Study: Having Kids Helps You Live Longer0

    • January 13, 2016

    ”You kids are killing me!” Many moms have been known to occasionally utter this line in frustration. But according to a new study conducted by two British Columbia universities, the opposite might be true—having children could extend a mother’s life. Conducted over 13 years, the study examined DNA samples of Guatemalan tribal women, tracking the

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