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Racial Identity in Politics

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Negational identity is a technical term for the process by which we identify ourselves and others at points when our own, core identities are still unformed. And as anyone who’s spent time with teenagers — or remembers his or her own teenage self — can tell you, we do that not according to the things [...]

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A closer look at the CA Homeschool ruling….

Posted in News, Politics, tagged , , , , on March 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »

First, before everyone gets their panties in a twist…..California is NOT changing their laws – – they are UPHOLDING them – – BIG DIFFERENCE!!! Second, the CHILDREN’S LAWYER (or GAL) was requesting that the CHILDREN go to public school (as it would be in THEIR best interest).  That is the JOB of the Guardian Ad Lithum (GAL), in [...]

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FREE Documentaries

Posted in FREE STUFF, Ideas, News, Politics, Resources, Video, tagged , , , , , , , on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

My on-line homeschool buddie, Christine, blogged about this fantabulous site that allows you to download and watch FREE documentaries.  ENJOY!!
DOWNLOAD FREE DOCUMENTARIES

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Meanest Mom on The Planet…..

Posted in Ideas, News, Politics, tagged , , , , , on January 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the “meanest mom on the planet.”
After finding alcohol in her son’s car, she decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old’s misdeed with everyone — by placing an ad in the local newspaper.
The ad reads: “OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don’t [...]

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Identity Theft Video

Posted in News, Video, tagged , on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Identity Theft

This video is well worth your time to watch.  This is a 3 1/2 minute video produced by the Broward County, FL Sheriff’s Office.  Identity thieves are at it again, this time targeting people at gas stations.  This sort of crime never occurred to me, especially since many of us never leave the side of our car [...]

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Nine…and Only Nine

Posted in Fun, News, Politics, Resources, tagged , , , , , on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I got this from RedMolly who got it: From the NYT Lede blog:
The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, is trying to encourage more of her citizenry to read books by giving boxes of as many as nine books to 400,000 poor families, according to The Economist. The big question, of course, is which nine [...]

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