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smile brown eyes: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Covers on a ukulele? Is there anything else more fun? Here's Julia Nunes, an average college student who made it big (she performed with Ben Folds! On YouTube. Hey, dreams come true everyday. And an original for smiles. Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Today was the first day of Centro Latino, an after school program where I voluntarily tutor grade school kids. I tutored two incredible 4th graders, Paulina and Lizbeth, who were so smart, funny, and mischievous! Later that night w...
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It Is Not Enough To Be Right: Using Truth As A Weapon – WordsNotBullets
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Changing the world through discourse, not force. It Is Not Enough To Be Right: Using Truth As A Weapon. January 5, 2015. January 5, 2015. This reality was put into perspective by David Kaib in a piece titled, “ Every inch won should lead us to demand more. People love the idea of winning without a fight. You see that in the hope of many Democrats that the Republicans will be so extreme that voters will reject them without Democrats having to take a stand on anything. You see it in their insistenc...You s...
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Is this REALLY where we should be spending all that money? – WordsNotBullets
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Changing the world through discourse, not force. Is this REALLY where we should be spending all that money? August 26, 2014. News came out today that Bill and Melinda Gates have made a $1 million donation. Many are celebrating the Gateses donation, including Cliff Schecter at the Daily Beast. In 11 years, saving the lives of 1 million African children in the process. That makes American children 93 percent of those murdered. In the 26 high-income countries around the world. Just imagine what all that NRA...
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smile brown eyes: May 2008
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Friday, May 30, 2008. Coloring is my favorite. I never color within the lines. Sorry for the absence. I've been quite the busy girl from ending sophomore year, Colorado, and the planning of Josephine's baby shower, to relaxing and getting as much sleep I can fit in until summer classes roll around on Monday. I'll fill you in with some details of tonight. There were some funny one liners, fashion that I didn't quite understand (I think I'm plain. Solids are how I roll.), and sex scenes GALORE! Announcing ...
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Saturday, September 12, 2009. Lonely men built lonely cities. She worked hard until she was beautiful. Still he noticed nothing unusual, this was his way. He's gonna stay devoted to the project. And she's committed herself to not caring anymore. Her heart wasn't sore, she was sure she had cured. The burden of loving someone. May be better than loving no one. She's lookin' up, her mind says maybe. Or else she's so crazy it's slavery. To begin it again, pick it up from the end. It wont let her say goodnight.
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Taking Guns Away from Dangerous People is a Good Thing – WordsNotBullets
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Changing the world through discourse, not force. Taking Guns Away from Dangerous People is a Good Thing. October 2, 2014. There are many things about living in California that frustrate me terribly. But, things like the gun legislation passed this week remind me that, for all its flaws, my adopted home state still has more common sense than much of the country. As the AP reports. But, what Paredes fails to see is how this prevents situations where common citizens, both with and without guns, are kept out...
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More Experimentation, Less Reporting, More Dead People – WordsNotBullets
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Changing the world through discourse, not force. More Experimentation, Less Reporting, More Dead People. October 2, 2014. As The Oklahoman reports. The April 29 execution of Clayton Derrell Lockett lasted 43 minutes and sparked an Oklahoma Public Safety Department investigation, which included recommended changes to protocol. The best possible solution to the difficulties in executing people would be to just stop executing people. But, short of that, it must be done in the most humane way possible, w...
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This Man Should Not Have a Gun, and He Is Not the Only One – WordsNotBullets
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Changing the world through discourse, not force. This Man Should Not Have a Gun, and He Is Not the Only One. August 25, 2014. Georgia has gone all-in on gun rights recently, most notably with their “Guns Everywhere” law that allows guns in churches, bars, libraries, and even airports and schools. But, even for such a pro-gun state, this is inexplicable. A man convicted of sexual assault who attempted to rape a woman with his gun has had his right to carry a firearm restored. That he threatened to fabrica...
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