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Learn from our Founding Fathers
Commentary by Tom Daniels

This week, it occurred to me that words from the past would best serve us.
As you read each quote think about how it would apply to the state of our nation today. The best gift of the past is that it gives us the opportunity to learn from it. The first time something happens it can be considered a mistake, but to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is considered insanity or just plain stupid.
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Polite etiquette lies in the ‘no white’ fashion rule
Commentary by Jenny Specht

While growing up, there was only one rule in my house, and it regarded fashion.
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Epidemic of passive prejudice promotes ignorance, violence
Commentary by Mary Carradine

This weekend, NBC aired “The Matthew Shepard Story.” Shepard was a 21-year-old political science student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured, robbed and left for dead outside of Laramie, Wyo.
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