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• 10 Year Johnston High School Reunion

  Published: August 11, 2007, 5:39 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  Well my 10 year high school reunion is this weekend in Johnston. It seems weird to think that 10 years ago I should have been graduating from high school, but with all my youthful wisdom I dropped out in the 11th grade. Which seems to have suited me fine since I graduated from college and am no worse for the wear! But back to the point! 10 years!

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• State of the war in Iraq, 08/13/07

  Published: August 13, 2007, 2:07 am

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  As fatigue cripples the U.S. Army in Iraq, headlines the Guardian/UK, a draft is back on the table, a war czar tells NPR, because even bribing high school drop-outs with a $20,000 enlistment bonus, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune and USA Today, won’t be enough to meet recruitment standards if the Democrats say leaving Iraq may take

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• US ranks 42nd in life expectancy

  Published: August 13, 2007, 9:47 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The United States of America, the country whose citizens like to believe they are the biggest and the best in everything, lags behind 41 other countries when it comes to life expectancy. Just two decades ago, the US ranked 11th. How did we fall so far? The growing number of uninsured plays a significant role, as does the growing size of many

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• Diversity is…bad?

  Published: August 13, 2007, 8:44 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  A new study, conducted by renowned Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, has concluded that more diverse communities are less civically involved. The findings state that neighbors in diverse communities trust one another less; meaning they vote less, volunteer less, and give less to charity, as compared more homogonous communities.

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• ANSWER Coalition fined by government for putting up flyers

  Published: August 15, 2007, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The ANSWER Coalition, a national leftist group and the main organizer of the September 15 March on Washington, has been fined over $10,000 by the Washington D.C. government for putting up flyers advertising the September 15 day of action. From the ANSWER Coalition: Stop Government Attacks Against the Anti-War Movement! Take Action to Defend Free

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• McClatchy refutes Pentagon’s claim that violence is down in Iraq

  Published: August 15, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The Pentagon’s claim that the U.S.-led surge in Iraq has dramatically decreased violence in Iraq was refuted by McClatchy Newspapers Wednesday. U.S. officials say the number of civilian casualties in the capital is down 50 percent. But U.S. officials declined to provide specific numbers, and statistics gathered by McClatchy Newspapers

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• The Rise and Fall of Rove

  Published: August 15, 2007, 4:59 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  Was Rove the President? Everyone chides Bush for being a pretty face for Cheney's presidency, but in reality, Rove was practically running the country. His intelligence and arrogance got Bush elected twice, but his brilliant campaigning strategies did not convert to governing. It is sad though President Bush is a likable guy who has the

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• ANSWER fined for posting in illegal areas, spokeswoman says

  Published: August 15, 2007, 4:46 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The ANSWER Coalition was fined by the Washington D.C. government “for posting in areas that are illegal,” according to Vera Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Washington D.C. Public Relations Department. I spoke with Jackson over the phone. After our conversation ended, she faxed me the following statement from the District of Columbia

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• ANSWER Coalition responds to DC Public Works statement

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:00 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The war of words between the ANSWER Coalition and the District of Columbia Department of Public Works. ANSWER sent out this statement early this evening rebutting the DPW’s press release: We want to extend a big thank you to you and to the thousands of other people who have called or emailed government authorities in support of the ANSWER

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• New Data

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:10 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  Census findings released last week show that America is becoming more diverse. Nonwhites are now the majority in 1/3 of the most populated counties throughout the country. To read the full article click here: http:/www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/us/09census.html?em&ex=1186891200&en=f65b83b93d4436ca&ei=5087%0A Putnam correlates

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• 2 Years Later and Things Are Still the Same

  Published: August 15, 2007, 9:39 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  There was an article last week in Time Magazine in regards to New Orleans, Katrina, the impending disaster of their ecosystem and what our government is not doing to prevent it. The most important aspect of the article was that Katrina did not cause the disaster in New Orleans, man did. The Army Corps of Engineers is in charge of the levees and

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• News roundup 08/16/07

  Published: August 16, 2007, 10:48 am

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  The death toll from the suicide bombs that ripped through the Yazidi villages in Northern Iraq may be has high as 500, making it the deadliest attack in Iraq since the war began, according to the Telegraph.co.uk and other sources. Juan Cole writes from his Informed Comment blog: Patrick Cockburn correctly put the bombings in Sinjar province in the

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• Ten years ago today…

  Published: August 16, 2007, 2:38 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  I walked down the aisle of the church I grew up in, exchanged vows with a man who was shedding tears (I had to hand him the hankie tucked under my bouquet), and walked out with a different last name. I can’t believe it’s been ten whole years already. Add in the five years we dated and the year and a half we were engaged, and you get

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• Root cause of Muslim extremism is material, new report states

  Published: August 16, 2007, 5:06 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  somewhat contradictory. Young Muslim men in Europe are more vulnerable to this type of radicalization, the report argues, because of its failure to integrate 2nd and 3rd generation Muslims into society. If taken seriously, this report should advance the public debate surrounding Islamic terrorism by advancing a model that posits material

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• 19-cent washer scandal raises questions

  Published: August 17, 2007, 12:52 pm

  Tags: Young Adult Board

  Have you read about the part supplying company that has bilked the military out of billions of dollars? The owners of C&D Distributors found a flaw in the Defense Department purchasing system and exploited it to the tune of some $20 million dollars. They charged $998, 798 to ship two 19-cent washers to a military base in Texas. Due to

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