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3.9KParenthoodThe Politics of Being a “Good Mom”
I am going to be a first-time mom soon. My due date is in five weeks. As a first-time mom I do...
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3.9KPolitical EducationMay the Fourth be with You this Star Wars Day
Today is May the 4th, Star Wars Day. I am a Star Wars Fan. I have been a Star Wars fan since...
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3.3KPolitical EducationWhat the Cambridge Analytica Scandal Should Teach Us All
As a thirty something I grew up with relative anonymity. Meaning that my teenage years were only documented on cheap disposable Kodak...
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3.3KGun ControlAre Kids Really Informed about the World Around Them?
When the walk outs were happening earlier this month many people on social media were saying that these kids were “just following...
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3.2KGun ControlThe March for Our Lives is Tomorrow
Living, kind of, near Washington D.C. we are already receiving the warning about how the metro will be packed and that traffic...
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3.5KGun ControlTen Years Later for Me, a New Nightmare for Others
February 14, 2008 a gunman breeched Cole Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Cole Hall was/is an auditorium style classroom....
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4.1KPolitical EducationKneeling at the Flag
As we all know, rather than dealing with his administration or helping the people in Florida, Texas, or Puerto Rico our president...
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5.3KPoliticsPreparing High School Students for Adulthood?
It is the start of a new school year, and we begin the discussion of dress codes. The Chicago Tribune recently published an...
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5.5KPolitical EducationErasing History
As someone who studied history I would like to be the first person to tell you that tearing down a statue cannot...
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5.4KPolitical EducationA Historical Look at the Robert E Lee Statue in Charlottesville
I live in Virginia, not close to Charlottesville. I am never going to pretend that I can see all sides of this...
