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Memories of EasterMany take their dog hunting for duck and racoon. However, one Easter the dog took the boys for the Easter Egg hunt.
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First Person: My Life on Minimum WageThere are few steps that you can take to ensure that your family has what they need and avoiding what they do not need. Knowing your habits and what your family can and can not use is very important.
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Dealing with Your Parents DeathA few years ago, about in 2006 I wrote an article about how to deal with ones parents. I was angry and upset with them at the time. I only had a few years of time after that article and they were gone. -
Stress Can Cause Health ProblemsNo one has ever said that life is not stressful. In fact, in the past three years I have heard many tales of stress and suffered some myself. One of the things that numerous people do not realize is that stress can indeed affect our health.
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Stereotyping Low Income FathersIndividuals who are low income are often discriminated against. Are low income fathers dead beats? -
Do Fathers or Mothers Have More Impact on Children's Lives?How true are the sayings, "like mother like daughter and like father like son"?
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Fibromyalgia Patient Approved for Social SecurityWon the battle but not the war with getting any benefits with social security, I say good luck. They are wanting you to wait out the two year span to see if you make it or don't financially and medically needy. -
Marriage and MonogamyMen have cheated on their wives for centuries, but women are starting to bring the picture of womanhood to new meanings. -
Anita Blake on TelevisonAnita Blake has been a character that sticks in your mind as she shoots first and asks questions last in some cases. Other times she finds herself barely able to have time to sleep, but on television this will be interesting.
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When Bullying Causes SuicideHow we treat each other should start to be punishable by the law including to the extent when someone commits suicide and it is caused by bullying.
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Kaplan University: Seperate from Campus to CampusThough they say Kaplan University it does not mean that one cities Kaplan University is affiliated with another Kaplan University.
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Homemade Flower PotsEver wonder how to make your garden unique? Just use your imagination and you will be surprised what you find. If you find that it doesn't work out, well it was trash before wasn't it? -
Jake DeSantis Resigns from AIGAIG employees are asked to give back their bonuses. However, not much of the public knows that these employees worked for $1 salary with a promise of money to come in the future. Once the money is given however, they are expected to give it all back. -
Good Customer Service Causes a Write UpDo you ever wonder that if you helped someone, that later you would be sued? Is being nice worth it anymore?
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Recession Causing Discrimination at the WorkplaceHow good are you doing your job? Are you worried that you are not doing your job good enough and could be next to lose your job? -
Email Scam of VictimsMany people have been victims of the emails that offer jobs, or claim that you are a beneficiary. Now, there is an email that is preying upon victims that have already fallen to the scammers cruel hands.
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Laurell K. Hamilton's Series of Anita Blake Causes ChaosI am now a Laurell K. Hamilton fan of the Anita Blake series. I am addicted and I am not afraid to admit it. However, to what extremes do you have to go through just to buy a book?
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Problems with the Switch to Digital TelevisionThe switch from analog television to digital television is almost here and I am not ready. I have been reading too many books to really care, but I would like to tune into Fringe once a week. -
How to Put Weight on Your DogSometimes a dog is too hyperactive for the regular vet diet, and not every animal is the same as they may have higher metabolism. The dog also may be very depressed.
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The Winning Email Lottery ScamIt seems like all the scams are coming from London or Nigeria. I have mostly found that the scams are coming from addresses in London. Email scams are circulating at their highest. -
Review of the Film Revamped (2008): This Movie Needs RevampedThe vampire movie directed by Jeff Rector is not worth the plastic that it was published upon. -
Taxing Our MileageTaxes, taxes, everything has a tax, and a tax has a tax, and then wait that tax has a tax.
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Twilight Did Not Start it AllVampire books have been around for generations and generations, but why are we still attracted to them?
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How to Make Junk a TreasureSometimes you might see a couch in the trash, but do you ever stop to see how good of shape it is in? Or do you think it is just trash?
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Road Side MemorialsTake a moment the next time that you see a road side memorial; it could save your life. -
Smoking Law BrokenImagine living in that one horse town and being a smoker. Would it affect your lifestyle and the businesses you are used to entering?
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Social Deviants Are Created by SocietySometimes it is society that creates a criminal and allows them to be forced to make a decision that could have been made differently. -
Social Control Eliminates RightsThere are times that social control can make your rights just disappear.
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Do Lawmakers Benefit from Their Own Laws?It isn't always explained how laws are made, but this is a generic version of how laws are made. One idea I would like you to remember is who do the lobbyists benefit?
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Cult Type Activity in FraternitiesNot all fraternities are bad, but some fraternities' practices can become dangerous and deathly.
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How Grocery Stores Could Save MoneyThe next time that you go to your grocery store and you have not been to the deli section in quite sometime, go ahead and stroll by to see what has happened to the food that is sitting there waiting for someone to buy it. -
The United States is in a DepressionThey say that we are only in a recession, but how much longer can Americans emotionally handle this economy and everything that we know before we snap? We are depressed. -
Job Offer ScamAmerica is in a recession; we may be desperate, trusting, and completely hopeful, but we are far from completely gullible.
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Game Review for AtlanticaThe creators guarantee 100% that you will like this game by level 50 or they will buy your character for $20.00 cash.
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How Long Has Erotica Existed?Are you still embarassed to purchase erotica?
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River City Ford Giving Out $50,000 in CashScratch off the sticker to see if your local car dealership is trying to trick you as well.
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Allan Quartermain Vs Indiana Jones - Which One is Which?I am sure there are many people who have already seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but for those that have not seen the movie don't mistake the Allan Quartermain and The Temple of Skulls movie for the Indianna Jones version.
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College Students Still Need Experience to Get a Job in Their FieldYou will be graduating soon you begin your job hunt as your degree will be completed shortly. Yet, each job that you fill out an application, they refuse you as the lacking of experience. The excuse before was that you needed a degree now what?
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How Old Do You Have to Be to Babysit?The age limit in each state is different, yet I think that many parents are desperate for a babysitter that is cheap.
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Getting Your House Ready for WinterMany of us have faced high electricity bills due the fact of the rising costs of heating fuel as well as not always remembering the importance of winterization.
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How to Remove Oil Based Paint from ClothingI am sure that many of us have thrown away good clothing once they have gotten stained with something. Since the raise of prices I have decided to tackle the stains with my household products and bring them back to new.
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The Evolution of BathingThe sad truth is that yes, I know or knew of at least one couple that only bathed once a year.
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What Should Be in a Contract?Contracts are one of the most important things and many of us realize too late that getting that in writing was more important than we originally thought. I learned one thing do not trust people, even family.
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What Are Our Children's Legal Rights?Right to privacy? Do our children have the same rights as adults? Generally, they do have the same rights as an adult and are protected under the Constitution the same as an adult.
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Women Owned in SocietyIn some terms, women are still owned to this day, and in some countries they are still owned by the men in their lives.
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Does Stereotyping Still Exist in Our Writing Culture?Many of us know that women have posed in history as a man to pubish their works of art. Yet, one man published his thoughts as a woman.
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Today's Education Needs to Be RevampedWe need to address the children as the children are beginning to address themselves. We have children babysitting other children at the age of eleven and our children are expected to grow up faster than ever before.
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How the United States Government FunctionsThe laws of the United States were not thought of just by the Founding Fathers, in fact some of those laws predate the Founding Fathers.
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Review for RohanThis could be a great game if they would change some of the aspects of the game.
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Be Careful and Do Your Research Before Picking that Next JobDo not just jump into a job that looks so great that you might lose everything including the income from the job that you have now.
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Bush Inks Housing BillI do not have faith in the housing bill. Needless to say I feel that it is another of the reforms that have gone bad and brought a larger headache of larger bills and prices!
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Books that Should Make it to the MoviesI wonder at times as I watch a movie that is utterly a flop, if it would have been better as a book. Surely there were scenes that were cut out that could have been explained better. Yet, there are books I wish that could be movies.
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Who was Saint De GermainThe fountain of youth?
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How Being Pre-Law Hurts My Student Employment Chances: A New Kind of DiscriminationAs college students we all know the importance of a job in order to live. What if you are constantly discriminated against your choice in education.
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The Use of Myths to Keep Us in LineSociety for years has told us how to act. How to raise our children and how to make us scared to behave.
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How to Keep Your Glass Top Stove CleanWhen first laying my eyes on our new glass top stove, I cringed with fear that I would ruin it in about a week's time.
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Why Media Com Has the Worst Custom ServiceMedia Com has ended up not caring that their service does not work half of the time. Many representatives even told me to seek different service.
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Hillary Clinton Drops from the RaceHistory repeats itself, no one can tell me any different. Some say our culture is changing, I'd like to know when.
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Reverse Prejudice in the U.S.How many of you have been discriminated against, and said nothing? How many of you have lost a job position because of reverse prejudice?
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Who is Elbridge Gerry? One of the Least Known Founding BrothersThere were more signers of the Declaration of Independence than is given credit, and how many of those do we recognize every day? .
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John Adams is One of the Forgotten Founding Fathers, but Why?Not many of us can say who the Founding Fathers were let alone list them all, but who were the ones that are known as household names?
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Who Were the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists?Many of us have heard about the anti federalists, but some of us think that when we hear they were not for the Constitution, we think of them as the bad guys.
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How I Overcame the Thought of SuicideMany of us come to a point in our lives that depression just takes over, and we begin to act on just impulse.
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What Macintosh Has Given Us Through the YearsHow many of you remember those huge screens, those bulky keyboards that were attached to the main computer itself?
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Bots Are Presenting Problems in Gaming WorldImagine playing your game and having to compete with killing a monster against a bot that steals your kills.
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PetCo Selling Diseased AnimalsBe careful when you make your next purchase of a rabbit, rat, or even a hamster at your local pet stores. PetCo proved to be a quite heart breaking experience with the purchase of a new pet.
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U-Haul Reservation? You Really Don't Have a ReservationAre you wanting to move? You think that if you have a reservation with U-Haul they will recognize it? Did you know U-Haul does not care about their customers?
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Haunted Places in Davenport, IowaDavenport is an old city, many deaths have occurred in Davenport from violent events. Some tell of the history of Davenport as the violence was blamed upon River Rats or Hobos that road on the trains to city to city.
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Lawyer Billing Hours - Are You Being Charged for Shower Time?What are you being charged for when your lawyer delivers the bill?
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Gamer's Make Sure Technology is at Its BestGamers may do more for us then just challenge one of the hardest games, they could be the ones that ensure us the fastest processors.
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The Importance of a Water SoftenerThe use of a water softener could save you money in the long run, and healthier and cleaner water to drink.
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What Really Happens When You Return Your MerchandiseAre you someone who buys clothing for an event, just to return it after the event? The clothing served its purpose, didn't it?
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The Dark Side of Dillard's Hiring PracticesEver wonder why Dillard's in your area is constantly hiring? What is wrong with a company that has such a high employee turn over? Is Dillard's worried about their employee turn over?
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The Recent Vytoren ScareHow many elderly do you know that are on medication? What if they saw on the news the medicine didn't work? They'd be scared right?
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Recovery from an Abusive Employer - Finding a New Job and Staying PositiveThere are employers that are abusive to their employees still to this day in America.
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The Recession BeginsA recession is on the way, with the raising of prices consumers are getting pickier of what they buy.
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Planning a Race Car Theme Birthday PartyPlanning a race car themed Birthday Party may sound difficult, but if you actually slow down and not get overwhelmed the fun will start to be formed and it won't break your pocket book either.
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Trafficland.com: What is It? Will it Survive?Many of us travel during the winter season and it is nice to be able to have an option to see just what the roads look like before hand.
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Mark Siljander Indicted for Funding TerroristsIt has to be a sad day in the United States when one of our own, and an ex government employee at that has turned on the red, white and blue.
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Spring Cleaning Checklist for Your HouseSpring cleaning can be rewarding, as we put the hustle bustle of the holiday seasons behind us.
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DIY Custom Window Treatments: CurtainsThere are many options to make window treatments. In fact, so many that I bet I can't even covered them all. But I'll try!
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Tips for Planning a Pokemon Theme Birthday PartyWhat little guy wouldn't be excited to have a Poke'mon themed birtday party. With a few ideas, and using your imagination you can have a fun adventure for your little one.
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Russian Law Firm Unable to Keep Up with Hiring LawyersRussia is experiencing a major boom in industry and real estate business since the cut backs occurred in the 1990's, now they are struggling to hire enough lawyers to keep up with the booming business.
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Cochlear Implant Could Cause IllnessCochlear implants were rumored to have been linked with menengitis, but now they have released that there is a shot every implanted individual needs to have.
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Doing Homework with Our Kids - Nightmare or Sharing Time TogetherI always hated asking my parents for help with my homework, but my oldest son prefers to ask me constantly about everything to do with his homework.
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Relationship DecisionsWe all make decisions each and every day, are they the right ones or how many of us truly dwell on the, "If I had stayed with such and such I would be a millionare today." Is this a sign we are unhappy or are we just insecure about how we are handling our lives?
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Frivolous Lawsuits on the Other SideHow many have heard about the lady who spilled the coffee on herself and then sued McDonalds? Do you know the whole story, or what the media has told you and what McDonald's allowed to be released?
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How to Handle Prescriptions for the ElderlyIf your elderly parent lives alone, ask them about the prescriptions and remind them to look at the bottle to see if their prescription is the same it was ten years ago, or three years ago.
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Kal Online Private Server: The Best I Have FoundI have searched for many different server of Kal Online and have been displeased. I began gaming in the first place to find I an environment to have fun with my friends and have a positive feeling. I have finally found the greatest Kal Online server ever!
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Child's Embarrassing MomentI imagine we have all had some embarassing moments with our travels into adult hood. We didn't all remain unembarassed. This is a story that I wish to remember on graduation day and wedding day for my son. Those cherished stories told to the future wife or girlfriend.
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Reporter Believes Kids' StoriesImagine all those imaginary adventures that you and your friends had as you were growing up and then imagine having a nosy newspaper reporter following you around and covering your adventures.
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The Ripple EffectWe all make mistakes, but can we fixt them before the ripple effect?
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I Almost Met Hillary SwankWhat if scenarios haunt me. What if I had not been fifteen minutes late for work, I would have met Hillary Swank.
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I Flunked the Wal-Mart Assessment Test - What Did I Answer Wrong?I have lately gone back to the work field after being a stay at home mom for the past 9 years. Re entering that work field is like hitting a new world outside our door.
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What Would You Pawn in a Desperate Time?At times things look like they are horrible, and will never turn around for the best. These times we have to access or situation and think about how we got into the situation in the first place.
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Email Scam - Deceased Client Leaves You Their Millions? RightI imagine that we have all gotten some different emails through out the time of internet. The internet is a new world and isn't completely watch over as our everyday world.
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Life Without Running Water - You Can SurviveI grew up on a farm in the middle of no where, and on that farm was not a drop of water other then the pond.
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My Life with Two Heart MurmursI have had heart murmurs since I was four years old. Some people don't even know what a heart murmur is, and some think it is just something that is part of the heart, while other people are so terrified that you are going to die with them in the room.
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How to Deal with Your Child's DiagnosisIt is certainly okay for parents to be scared for their children, but right now is when they are more scared then you.
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Problems with HMO MedicaidI am waiting to see if one of our 2008 presidential candidates can fix the problems with HMO.
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The World of Professional WrestlingI watched wrestling when I was 8, but as the way wrestling is today, I doubt if I ever would have watched it or just judged it the same as many people do and never selected it.
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Mom Sells Kids Pokémon Cards on eBayWe've all had to go to the store with our children. One mom tells a story on eBay while selling the cards her kids snuck into the cart and conned her into buying.
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Home Improvement Tips: Removing Antiquing from Hardwood FloorsLearning how to effectively remove the layers of antiquing was time and hard work. I have found one remedy.
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Cafe John Lewis is Done Serving in Davenport, IowaHomeless in Iowa exists. Whether we want to admit Middle America has a tradgedy or not.
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SOBE Delicious Drinks - Be Careful Which One You GrabSOBE is a refreshing energy drink with the added mixtures of many herbs. But be careful which one of the SOBE you grab.
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Can Iowa Trust John Edwards' Promises?I must give a round of applause to John Edwards for issuing a challenge to President Bush, for him to look at us Iowans. For him to come visit us that live in drafty, paper-thin mobile homes.
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Things to Look for When Searching for a Good Nursing HomeWhen choosing a nursing home for your family member, do not call the nursing home ahead of time. Instead go there on a spur of the moment, at the busiest times of the day as well.
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Dealing with the Heat of the SummerHeat stroke is something that happens almost every year. But with the heat there are also other problems that can exist.
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Wal-Mart's "No Tax Sale" in Davenport, Iowa was Nothing but a Gigantic ScamTaxes? On the constant advertised deal of no taxes for all your back to school needs? "The no tax sale is only on clothes. Not school supplies." That was not what the advertisement said, that is not what the Wal-Mart associates told us.
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Did You Know You Can't See the Stars in London?The amount of smog in London is so bad that it covers the city in this blanket of barrier that hardly ever lets snow even produce. Imagine the amount of lights a city holds and when the lights are shining brightly in a city, I remembered I could not see the stars.
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Guardian Angels or Spiritual Protectors - Do We All Have a Guardian Angel?I am sure that there has been a time that you are surprised that you lived or did not get hurt. Was someone there to keep you safe?
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Davenport, Iowa Has Approved the Guardian Angels PatrolThe Guardian Angels arrived through rumors that traveled everywhere around the Quad Cities, which is cities that include parts of Illinois, that they were only here on a trial basis. Now, they have been approved.
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Teenagers - Are They as Bad as Two-Year-Olds?Teens seem to think that they are grown adults especially since they are just a few years from being an adult.
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"My Dad Could Beat Up Your Dad!" The Simple Statement that Could Start ProblemsMy Dad could beat up your Dad, my Dad is bigger and meaner then your Dad. Testosterone in the air?
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The Amish Can Make Jokes and Friends Too!Amish can be just the same as you and I. The difference is that they are not able to probably read this.
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Kaplan University Does Have Decent Teachers After AllIt does not work out well when you constantly ask your professor questions to never hear an answer or be sent to your text book that you have already read thirty times.
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What Guys Always Wanted to Know About WomenAlmost every male wants to know why we women can't go to the bathroom alone. Finally, here is the reason why.
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Looking Past the Junk When You're House HuntingWhen house hunting a lot of people want to see what is there. Many people will run when they can't see what all the house holds.
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Starting Over When You Lose EverythingThere are times when your hard work just isn't enough and despite it all, you lose it all. It is time to start over.
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Car Shows - Sharing Older Cars with ChildrenCars are different today then they have been in many years of past. In the years of past, cars were about power, beauty. Though today there are people that still drive these wonders, they are still mostly for show.
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Artificial Life: Brain Computer ChipAs the world of computers advances so does the world of medicine. Are we playing with life or saving life? Will assistance help those that need it?
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Barbie an Old Lady? Barbie Losing Popularity Content to BratzI have been shocked over the years in the decline of sales of Barbie. I have seen Bratz everything, and have thought about the aspect of Bratz being for older children. But this isn't quite the case four year olds want Bratz.
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President in 2008By now I imagine that everyone has had a reasonable amount of time to pick who they might vote for and who they don't want to vote.
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Life After PrisonWe now live in a world where back ground checks can be done at a click of a button. In that first click they find out what you did or are blamed with doing.
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Tax Sale Listing but No SaleIn Davenport alone there are numerous abandoned houses. Empty houses that there is a lien on that house because of elderly people passing away and Medicaid places a lien on the property. No property can be sold properly with a lien and so the property sits and rots.
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Alternatives to Cleaning SolutionsIf you are running short of money and can not afford to buy food products and still buy the cleaners that are getting more and more expensive.
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Genesis Medical Center - Refused Medical Care to ChildrenWe all have medical bills. Imagine that you pay those medical bills, but still can not go to the doctor.
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What it's Like to Live On WelfareI have been on welfare before. I have been as they deem self sufficient. I am tired of "tax payers" saying we don't have a right for any form of assistance.
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Trying to Find a Free Trial of Microsoft Outlook?Since I am attending college online, there is not a computer that I can get access to obtain all software that is available.
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Studying Abroad: My Discussion with Someone Who is Touring the WorldI have recently met my pen pal and she is in the process of touring the world. I can only imagine the sites as I try to some how see them through a picture, but a picture or a book is never the same as seeing anything in real life.
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Family in the Time of Need - The Downside of FIPThe bill was signed by Bill Clinton to alleviate the provision of the FIP, who did that affect?
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Guilty! What Happens When You're Charged with a Crime You Didn't Commit?There are times when you are innocent until proven guilty. However, if you ask me anymore it seems as if people are guilty until proven innocent.
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Denial of Rental: Affecting the HomelessDenial of rental is more of an issue then one would believe. If you are denied of a place to live.
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Meeting My Pen Pal After Fifteen Years of WritingLiving in the USA one takes advantage of what we have. We think surely everyone has the same stars and the same weeds, but not quite the case I have learned.
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Kaplan University is Ripping People OffWhen signing up for Kaplan University I was promised many different perks that I am still searching for in the system yet today. The professors are not very helpful and the expense is expensive!
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Dealing with the BullyBullies, they are in every school, but what if that bully is a teacher.
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Gas Prices on the RiseI've decided to boycott the pump. I am grouchy, I can't afford cigarettes. I can barely afford the food in the aisle.
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Tips for FishingFishing is a bit more difficult then it appears. Especially depending on what is on that end of the hook.
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Work but No Pay Paying Back the EmployerJobs that expect you to work, but don't pay. Not that they don't pay little amount of money, but none.
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West Side DramaBodies are piling up, what is happening on the west side of town.
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How to Avoid a LandlordSometimes landlords get a little controlling, we rent and would enjoy to have a little privacy with the place we call home.
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Farm Crisis of the 1980's: Words From a SurvivorFor years I have dealt with the depression of growing up during the 1980's. What I heard, seen and lived. As Eminem says "if I get sniped tonight you'll know why."
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For the Kids! A Good School Soon to Be ForgottenI have been searching for many years for a school that looked at their children with more than just the child's name as the label. A school that looks into the hearts of these children that they spend their days with more than the childrens' own parents.
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Uhaul Disappoints Customer: Leaky and Drippy MoveReloacting can be stressful enough. But what if the object that is suppose to make the move easier is the source of the most stress?
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Britney Spears Has Had Enough!The tabloids certainly have the ability to get the inside scoop. But there are times that getting that inside scoop goes a bit too far!
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The Prices of Cigarettes on the RiseRising prices of everything is making people do things they thought they'd never believe they'd do; quit smoking.
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No Money Down: Loans Immediately!How many headlines have you seen with that catch phrase? I've seen plenty, in fact, I fell for one myself when I first started to learn about the life or real estate.
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How to Deal with Your ParentsMy parents have controlled me with threats for many years. They've threatened to get rid of a pet if I didn't comply. They threatened me with loss of money and loss of love. Criticised me when I had accomplished something and told me they did better.
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How to Know Where All the Fish Are GoingEver wonder where those fish went? Did they jump out? Did they die and you've long ago forgotten them and their bones are now part of the grave, surely not?
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Historic Bedford Somethings Do Change and Some Just Remain the SameBedford, Iowa is a town of less than 2,000 people. There are at least 7 antique shops in this towns main street. These shops are housed in brick buildings that are still original.
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Shopping Second Hand ObjectsSince I first moved out of my parents home I've dug into other people's junk. I've found some very interesting finds at second hand shops and even on the curb. I will help you find out if your junk is actually worth more.
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Nightmare on FAFSA LinesMaybe I am the only person that just gets totally mixed up when it comes to translating the big tax words. How easy it is to get numbers mixed up.
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The WSSWe've experienced many things from something the dog ate that she shouldn't have, to some one deciding that its a brillant idea to super glue my desk drawer shut.