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I'm a freelance writer and as you can see my pen name is Maxwell Payne, which some of you may see as a play on a name of a popular video game character, but I assure you that it was chosen for reasons which may never be known. I write a variety of articles

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should pharmacists be forced to violate religious beliefs by selling the morning after pill?: 2 of 85
Pharmacists, religious beliefs, and the raging debate over the morning after pill. This is clearly an issue that has become quite controversial recently as some people have been shocked to encounter pharmacists who for 'religious' beliefs or 'personal' beliefs refuse to dispense such medication. I have even heard of a few th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Assessing Pepsi's selling tap water as spring water in Aquafina: 1 of 18
People are acting surprised by this news that Aquafina is actually purified tap water from public sources. While I commend Pepsi for finally admitting to this already assumed knowledge, I am not sure what to think about all those that actually believed a large corporation would actually be bottling pure spring water to sell ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How to reduce your refrigerator's energy consumption: 1 of 10
Your refrigerator can be one of the most costly appliances in your home when it comes to energy consumption. You can reduce your refrigerator's energy consumption and even your electricity bill by following some of these tips. You don't need to buy a new refrigerator in order to reduce energy consumption; you just need to kn... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should collegiate athletes receive payment for competing in college athletics?: 2 of 17
Collegiate athletes play a sport that they love and like many professional athletes they work hard for that sport. Unlike professional athletes of course, college athletes are not paid a salary for what they do. However college athletes should be compensated for their hard work and dedication under certain circumstances. You... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Controversial radio host Don Imus: Should he be fired for his remarks?: 21 of 110
While Imus' remarks were a bit stupid to make and served no real purpose; he is a 'shock jock' and therefore expected to cause controversy and rile people up. Of course his use of these remarks really had no entertainment value and in better judgement he would have been better off not saying them. He should however not be fi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the United States have universal health care?: 23 of 96
Should the Unitest States develop a universal health care program? Abolishing private health care is probably the wisest thing we as Americans should seek to do. For far too long our spirit of competitive capitalism has led us in the wrong direction when it comes to health care and health insurance; decisions for what is bes... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 82 of 314
Should smoking be allowed in public places? While it is one's constitutional right after a certain age to light up and smoke to their heart's content, there is also firm scientific proof now that confirms that second hand smoke is harmful to even non-smoking individuals. Complications from second hand smoke can lead to sinus... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Deciding who's responsible for terrorism: 16 of 38
Clearly it is always the actual terrorists fault since they are the very people causing terrorism in this world. Saying that we are 'failing' to prevent or deter terrorism and therefore it is partially our fault is missing the point of terrorism. People that commit acts of terrorism are so driven by a belief or even a leader... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Explaining the Kyoto protocol: 6 of 10
The Kyoto protocol is a brilliant initiative that became reality in December of 1997 and became active in 2005. Its main purpose is as a global effort to minimize environmental damage due to the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere thus reducing our global impact as humans on the environment. It is controlled and reg... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 205 of 319
The term to 'go green' means that one who chooses to do so is committing themselves to reducing their daily impact on the environment and world through small changes and small sacrifices. But wait, it doesn't have to sound so dry and boring as going green can be a fun, creative, and of course environmentally friendly way to ... More..