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About me - Ruth Speirs

I am a stay at home wife and mother of 5 children. I have been married for 19 years. I have home educated all 5. My oldest is now attending the local technical college at 16 years old and will soon graduate from both, our home high school and the technical

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Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Rosie O'Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Who is right?Smallicon
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AND IN THIS CORNER ....It is "Big, fat, lesbian, loud Rosie attacking innocent, pure Christian Elizabeth" (as seen on 'The View' May 23, 2007). Well, if I have to agree with one thing Rosie said, it would have to be the previous statement. However, since I am given the choice to be heard-I think Elizabeth was right.This was s... More..

Education > Homeschooling The case against homeschooling
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Volumes could be written to address misleading articles that have been published against the homeschool movement. Making many families, like my own, sound more like zealots interested only in religious isolationism. There aren't many days that go by that I do not find myself defending my choice to home educate with the expla... More..

Education > Educational Philosophy Why we should replace Black History Month with integrated American history curriculm
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As early as the days of Christopher Columbus, Negroes have been part of our country's history. Many African-Americans, as they are called today, came to the Americas not as slaves but were explorers in their own right. Explorers like Estavanico, who traveled from Florida to as far south as Mexico City finally ending up in wha... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Halloween
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HEY, THAT'S MY ZOMBIE!The sickening aching hollow deep within where her heart used to be just wouldn't subside. What was happening before her very eyes couldn't really be construed as 'cheating', right? The zombied actor with all his gory, slimed up, bloodied groans and the screaming pleas from his naked female victim was alm... More..

Home & Garden > Furniture Things to know before you buy furniture
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QUALITY......I am all about quality. Unfortunately, my husband's idea and my idea of quality are definitely two very different things. I am drawn into the furniture store by the beautiful poster bed that actually looks as if it could support the roof of my house. I sit on the mattress already picturing how it would look in my... More..

Arts & Humanities > History (Other) Is Holocaust history repeating itself with the genocide occuring in Darfur, SudanSmallicon
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How many of us are content with the thought,"as long as it isn't happening in my back yard...."? THE Holocaust was one of the most detestable sagas that has ever happened in our world's history. You can still visit Auschwitz today and find the stench of death and burnt flesh permeates every stone on the grounds. With over 6,0... More..

Personal Finance > Managing Debt How to manage your finances: Good debt vs. bad debt
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Good debt vs. bad debt? Debt is debt. According to USA Today, out of 100 people 65 years old-97 of them cannot write a check for $600, 54 are still working, and 3 are financially free. If these numbers sound incredible to you, count yurself fortunate for being in the minority. Without a planned, written, executed budget even ... More..

Personal Finance > Managing Credit Bad credit: Now what?
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So you've gotten yourself into a bind, your credit is blown, now what? Keeping up with the Jones's is definitely a mistake we've all made even if we don't realize that is what we're doing. What we never seem to remember is, the Jones family is just as broke as we are. In today's fast paced, gotta have it now society it is all... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Deciding when to allow your children to stay home alone
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There are many age appropriate decisions that a parent must make in the course of a child's life. Minor ones like, what clothes she can wear, how late he can stay out, what friends they can have - all rank up there in the top 3. Then the day comes when your "little darlings" are old enough to be left by themselves. Now your q... More..

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