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I majored in journalism at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, but did not complete my course of study and instead opted to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. I later had another opportunity to complete my journalism training

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Children: 81 of 178

THE NO MORE DIAPERS DANCE I'm a big kid and I don't care I walk around in my underwear I can sing a little song I can dance a little dance Nobody cares that I'm in my underpants I don't need diapers i stay dry People always ask me and I tell them why... "I sit upon the potty all by myself and my diapers stay dry cuz they sit...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Should babies be put on feeding schedules or fed on demand?: 17 of 29

I am not a nutritionist or a pediatrician, and I have not spent hours researching via book or Internet the finer aspects of breastfeeding. I am a mother of two daughters who were both breastfed on demand. My experience of breastfeeding just two wee ones pales in comparison to some of the other mothers who have entered the de...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Faith: 23 of 38

Testimony of the Rose My mother knew just about all there was to know about just about every "new age" topic out there. She had quite an extensive collection of books that dealt with topics such as past life regression, reincarnation, palm reading, tarot reading and astrology. If there was a new spiritual self-help book out ...
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Popular books for young children: 5 of 8

I work part-time as a Library Assistant in a fairly large branch of a 30-library system. On of my responsibilities is to lead a story time for pre-schoolers on Thursday mornings. I absolutely love my job. Imagine getting paid for reading books aloud to children! Here are my picks for some of the best-loved picture books for ...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Are high taxes on cigarettes fair?: 37 of 47

It is very hard to argue against the point that cigarette smoking is a vile, addictive habit that leads to chronic medical problems, resulting in high health care costs. However, that's not the point of this debate. Frankly there are many other habits and behaviors that are just as addictive, detrimental, deadly, and morally...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Should we participate in missing person emails?: 7 of 8

As a parent, I can say with complete certainty that if one of my children, or a family member went missing, I would utilize every tool at my disposal to get the word out, including e-mail. The drawback of attempting such an e-mail campaign is that there are so many hoaxes still circulating...or cases that have long since bee...
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Should JK Rowling allow the characters in the Harry Potter series to become more romantically involved?: 20 of 20

Good grief! Do we really want our kids reading steamy novels? Although I am a firm believer in freedom of speech and am against censorship or burning of books, I do believe that there is an appropriate venue for romance and it doesn't belong in books meant primarily for children. The Harry Potter series was originally geared...
Arts & Humanities > English Language English words that don't rhyme with anything: 3 of 3

An English word that doesn't seem to rhyme with anything is "orange", which is a bit problematic because that one word describes not only a color, but a fruit that is very helpful in preventing scurvy. Surely there must be many occasions in which one would wish to write something poetical about an orange or about something o...