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Relationships & Family > Newlyweds The secrets of newlywed bliss: 1 of 12

To All Newlyweds: It Seems To Work For Us Over the last 26 years, my husband and I have observed that we treat each other with the respect and kindness that all couples hope for throughout their lives. We've also observed that this is not always so among married couples. We think that, although it seems to others as if we we...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Family life when serving in the U.S. military: 5 of 22

Family Life When Serving in the Military: The Kid's-Eye View I come from a military family. My father, two of my brothers, and several of my brothers-in-law were "lifers", and I served in the Army for three years myself. Several of my nephews are currently serving. With the credentials out of the way, I'll get on with what i...
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving Saving and putting yourself first: 6 of 20

Savings? "Who can afford to save these days?", you may ask. As I found out, the answer is "Everyone". I didn't have to save much each payday and I discovered I had the money when my washer finally died. For once, I didn't have to buy on time, pay interest, or worry that my washer would be hauled off because I lost my job bef...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Why President Bush should resign or be impeached: 8 of 19

Not since the War of 1812, when the Star Spangled Banner was written, has our country's future been in such doubt. Everything our citizens worked, fought, sacrificed for, and agonized over in those troubled years, is in danger of being wrested from our hands. The men who crafted the Constitution during that miserable summer,...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Assessing the appropriateness of the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem: 3 of 7

You may hear people say that the Star-Spangled Banner is an out-of-date, irrelevant work that should not be our national anthem. I think people take this stance because they don't understand the words, or the times it was written in. If we educated our students, like we used to, on the time and place it was written, we would...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: School discipline: 4 of 8

"Miss Smitherman!" Sister Mary Otho bellowed. I jumped like I'd been shot out of a canon and stood my chair. "Recite the nine-times table". And I did. They were the easiest, because of the trick Sister had taught me - subtract one and add the number that will make it nine - for example, 9 x 7 is 7 minus 1 (6), and 6 + 3 = 9,...
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Guide to mortgage loans: 12 of 17

Speaking "Buy a House"-ese I'm tired of paying rent, because, well you know, you might as well throw your money down a hole! So, I think I'm ready for the big plunge of buying a house. The only problem is, there seems to be a different language required to understand what's going on. This is the biggest buy I've ever made, s...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Clean slate Internet: Keep it or scrap it: 2 of 2

"Clean-Slate" Approach Urged For New Internet "Smells" Did you catch the latest volley from the "the internet isn't controlled by us" crowd in The Denver Post on April 16, 2007? They're trying to push themselves into control of the internet, because they realize it's the only place left that governments (read "politicians") ...