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Adam Woodworth grew up in the small river town of Nauvoo, Illinois, just a little over an hour north of Hannibal, Missouri, the home of the legendary Mark Twain. A story-teller at heart, Adam always enjoyed creating stories and poetry. In 1998, he had an

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Is it okay to spank?: 6 of 34

Back in the late 70's and early 80's, a "time out" was something you called during a basketball game and was not a way to correct a child's behavior Well, at least not around my house. As a child, when I got into trouble, there was a pretty good chance that I was getting grounded or spanked. Of course, it depended on my crim...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My dog: 14 of 65

It was 1994. My wife and I had moved to Vincennes, Indiana, due to a job promotion I had received. One rainy, muddy day my wife exited the library and there was a dog jumping up on people. The dog wasn't small, he was part lab and part something else. My wife doing what my wife does, loaded the dog into our van and brought h...
Politics, News & Issues > US News Should the children who killed a seven-year-old "Mortal Kombat-style" be tried as adults?: 6 of 16

Ever hear of Mortal Kombat? Heather Trujillo (age 16) and her boyfriend Lamar Roberts (age 17) decided that it would be fun to "practice Mortal Kombat moves" on Heather's 7-year-old sister, Zoe. Experiencing a blunt force trauma to her head, Zoe died. Heather told police that she punched Zoe "in the stomach, karate chopped h...
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) Should women who are arrested for prostitution have their names and addresses published in a local newspaper?: 11 of 29

If you read The Joliet Herald News on Oct. 31, you might have seen the story about prostitution busts that were made over the previous weekend. Downtown Joliet residents had been complaining about prostitution and law enforcement decided to do something about it. The Herald News also decided to do its part by listing the nam...
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Do artificial flavors and artificial colors affect your child's behavior?: 1 of 1

The next time your child attends one of his or her friend's birthday parties and have sucked down gallons of red punch and colored cake icing, take notice. I never believed that artificial colors and artificial flavors could have an effect on a child's behavior and mood until I saw it first hand. When my kids eat foods with ...
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Should Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich face penalities for spending $5,800 on commuting?: 1 of 1

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Governor Rod Blagojevich flies from his home in Chicago, Illinois to Springfield (the capitol of Illinois) daily at a price tag of $5,800 per day. In two five-day weeks, he'll rack up a commute of $58,000. This is more than most teachers' annual salaries and exceeds the average income in...
Education > Educational Philosophy Character Counts Program and its shortcomings: 1 of 1

Many schools across the country have adopted the Character Counts program in their schools. This program aims to teach children how to have good character under what the program calls the "six pillars of character" which include: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. These pillars are im...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood How future fathers can help during the pregnancy: 8 of 13

I had just come home from a long day at work that began at 7:00 am and ended around 9:00 pm. My pregnant wife was in bed watching television as I got undressed, put on my pajamas, and went through my normal bedtime ritual of brushing my teeth. As I crawled into bed, she asked, "Are you hungry?" Now, I know that this is a tri...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Irresponsible behavior: 4 of 6

The book, "The Rantings of a 33-Year-Old Father of Two," looks at irresponsible behavior and the 'Age of Entitlement' in which we live. Here is an excerpt: Smokers who stand right outside of the entrance to a building. I want to go into the local store and there you are, weight shifted to one leg, puffing away outside the en...
Business > Nonprofits Do executives in the nonprofit sector earn too much: 2 of 3

I sometimes hear from volunteers of various charities that non-profit executives make too much money. I've even heard some volunteers who have said that paying staff is a waste of donor dollars. Why would volunteers say this? Probably the biggest reason is that the volunteers aren't seeing what you, as the non-profit executi...