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After 16 1/2 years of college, I completed my bachelors degree in journalism. Trust me, it's easier to make money on Helium than it is as a working journalist. The reason it took me 16 years to graduate? I was paying my way as a working journalist.
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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Is it better for children to be raised by stay-at-home parents?: 10 of 64

Children need to be raised in a stable, supportive and supervised household, with the ideal situation being one of plenty. Our nuclear family finds survival next to impossible, but if it can be accomplished, it is the perfect match of the idyllic and idealism. In the 1950s, television glamorized the family as Dad working an ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Pain from love: 38 of 100

Out of Order The hazy blacklight leaves little discernible detail as she crawls toward me, hips sashayed to the left and right. I blink the smoke from my eyes only to find my vision remaining blurred as she continues her steady progress toward her goal. I remain fully dressed, if khaki shorts, golf shirt and sandals (no sock...
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Paris Hilton: Does justice favor the rich?: 2 of 4

Lady Justice may sport a blindfold over her eyes, but her hand is outstretched for the almighty dollar. Does that mean there is disparity in the treatment of the rich and the poor in the court system? Absolutely, but both are being punished equally. Paris Hilton could afford the best legal defense in the world. O.J. Simpson ...
Education > College Life Packing for college: Avoid delaying and be prepared: 2 of 3

Just put down your personal history and calmly walk away from the memories. Most of you will think I'm nuts for telling you this, but everything is better in college. Almost everything from your past can be left behind. In college, a whole new You will develop. Those heart-wrenching decisions about what to pack and what to l...
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The case for the death penalty: 17 of 24

Only one way exists to determine if you truly support or oppose the death penalty: Sign up to witness an execution. Every state with a death penalty statute requires some form of independent witness to observe all executions, and there aren't a lot of people busting down the doors to see one. As a newspaper reporter on Aug. ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: A trip to the dentist: 33 of 44

I won't step foot into a church for fear it cannot withstand my sins. My evils extend to my teeth, so why are the only tremors in the dental chair coming from my knocking knees? Just once, I'd like to repay the dentist for what he has done to me, like the following instance. The Virginia summer is inordinately hot and sticky...
Sports & Recreation > College Basketball Covering the spread: A guide to betting on college basketball: 3 of 4

The opening of the college football season brings the onset of the basketball junkies of the world whirling dervishly for the magazine racks to load up on the upcoming season. And all they will read are the stories on their favorite team to see how they're ranked; and how their conference will line up against them. In the wo...
Health & Fitness > Depression Battling the every day blues: 4 of 5

Steven Covey calls it changing the paradigm. Jimmy Buffett asks you to change your latitude. Either way, the surest way to change the way you feel is to change what you see. Everyday blues, somberness and malaise are frequently products of mundane routine. Too often, we feel down about doing the same thing repeatedly. Do you...
Food & Drink > Coffee The things that make a great coffee: 12 of 14

Coffee's mass appeal is supported by its enticing aroma, bountiful taste, caffeinated energy and flexibility of presentation. But to get to the purest allure of coffee, you must get to the ritual. Just like the Sunday family dinner, smoking a cigarette or attending a luau, the symbolic ritual behind the coffee drink is as im...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Acquiring dogs: Adopt or purchase: 19 of 20

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) sponsors no-kill shelters, and they accept only adoptable animals. But even that charitable organization with volunteers to walk and pamper the pets cannot prevent a syndrome we call the "kennel crazies." This is a story of a beautiful little girl named Daisy, who g...