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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections The case for Barack Obama's candidacy to the 2008 presidential election: 1 of 40

Senator Barack Obama has decided to enter the 2008 Presidential race. I believe that his presence will help the country have a more open, honest, and thoughtful discussion of politics, instead of punditry and bumper-sticker phrases that are misleading and unproductive in public opinion. He's handsome, young, smart, charismat...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Debating whether global warming is a threat or just media hype: 15 of 94

It does not matter whether we agree that global warming is a clear and present danger or assuming that man is the significant cause that global warming exists, or just media hype. The important questions are: 1. Why do we keep polluting the environment? 2. Why do we we consume our resources at such a high, unsustainable rate...
Health & Fitness > Kids Nutrition Tips for making healthy food choices for your children: 1 of 3

Tips for making healthy food choices really is not that simple, especially when it comes to children. I was in a restaurant, when I saw a a 40 something Mom and her overweight Son take the table next to me. I thought to myself, "If that Mom could just teach her son to make healthy food choices the boy would not be so fat." P...
Health & Fitness > Dental Issues The link between eating disorders & dentistry: 1 of 2

Dentist are often the first to spot the health problems associated with a eating disorder. Teenage girls and some adult women (men can have this problem as well) because of a distorted body image fueled by society's preoccupation with slimness, may get into the habit of bingeing and purging. This involves episodes of overind...
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Oil companies: The new terrorists: 1 of 1

Since 1993 when OPEC unleashed their embargo during the Arab-Isreali war and engineered the first violent oil rise, there have been major price pikes. The 2001 recession in the United States, and the terrorists attacks in September of that year which sparked fears of a worldwide economic downturn brought prices to about $17 ...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is global warming a hoax?: 28 of 40

Is global warming a hoax? I don't think so. First and foremost, what exactly is global warming. Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. This is a hot debate these days. Some think the earth is actually getting coole...
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Figuring out the truth about gas prices: 8 of 11

Resubmit: Oil Companies...The New Terrorist! Since 1993 when OPEC unleashed their embargo during the Arab-Isreali war and engineered the first violent oil rise, there have been major price pikes. After the first two oil spikes, prices eventually dropped to levels below where the rise began, and after the third they fell 75%....
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change The Bush administration's approach to global warming: 9 of 10

The scientists of the world have released their report that global warming is real, and that it is really a threat to the people of the world. What is going to be said when your children and grand-children begin to see that President Bush and his administration refused to do anything to prevent it? He refused to sign the Kyo...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Assessing Barack Obama's political future: 52 of 57

No experience? Barack Obama is indeed a man of the world, but he is inexperienced and that fact alone should make one nervous about him being in the White House. In some instances he is far more experienced than the other candidates. His early anti-poverty organizations, his early views on early childhood education, and he a...
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Is your past controlling your life?: 70 of 71

"The Trauma Knots." Our Need For Approval Throughout Our Lives. Childhood trauma propel us to act differently, to act for our parents in ways they want us to act; to win their approval to the maximum extent possible. We bend ourselves all out of shape in this search for approval and usually continue to do so well into adulth...