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Gun Control, Greed, and the GOP – America’s Obsession With Guns is Killing Children

By //  by Laureen Farnam

The United States has a crisis on its hands. And blood. So much blood. Common sense gun control laws are needed desperately, but instead the US Constitution is being used to harm the most vulnerable of its citizens. It has been crumpled and twisted and tied like a blindfold over the eyes of those who'd rather be blind and believe in the fantasy of blind justice than face the truth that their country is in crisis. There have been 18 school shootings in the US this year. It is …

Filed Under: Current Events, Hot Topics, Living Tagged With: American politics, common sense gun control, GOP, gun control, school shootings, USA, violence

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Blake Shelton, SMA 2017, And A Word About Equality

By //  by Jennifer Pitt

(Edit: I stand by my points about equality and impossible standards, but because of this I firmly believe that Blake Shelton is NOT a good choice at all. If People wanted to choose a regular guy for SMA, there were FAR better choices than a racist and homophobic Blake Shelton, who couches his "apology" under the guise of "comedy."- JP) If anything good is coming out of the Trumpian Era, it’s that more and more people are standing up for women and equality, shining a glaring light on how …

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Pop Culture Tagged With: beauty, beauty standards, Blake Shelton, equality, reality, Sexiest man Alive 2017, SMA 2017, standards

Amazon You Have a Problem And It’s Canada Post

By //  by Candace Sampson

Last Friday night, after a particularly long day and a *ahem* few glasses of wine, I had a flash of brilliance. While mindlessly scrolling through Amazon, I noticed they have a nifty new delivery service called Subscribe & Save. In a nutshell, you subscribe to the delivery of products you routinely use and the more you subscribe to, the more you save. It may have been the wine, but honestly, I was pretty turned on. via GIPHY My goal right now is to reduce my mental load, because I …

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MomentUS: An Interview with Teen Activist Hannah Alper

By //  by Laureen Farnam

I wanted to call this post "Hope in Action" because that is what I see and think about when I hear the name Hannah Alper. How else do you describe a person who, by the age of 9, had discovered what she was passionate about and was already putting her words into action? I think she is amazing. (I have it on good authority that her parents think she's pretty great, too.) However, I didn't want to confuse readers or project my feelings onto you. Oh, who am I kidding? You know me. That is exactly …

Filed Under: Current Events, Hot Topics, Living Tagged With: Activism, Activist, author, big change, change, Environment, Hannah Alper, interview, Momentus, motivational speaker, small acts, speaker, WE

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Prince and His Purple Reign Live On

By //  by Kelly Given Williams

I was dreamin' when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. It does kind of feel like a dream, a bad one. Prince died yesterday and as of this moment, all we have is speculation. The internet exploded with messages of sadness, disbelief, and weariness at losing yet another mega talented musician this year. Along with messages of grief and condolences people are beginning to share their memories of how Prince and his music affected their lives. There are periods of my life that are …

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Give Thanks, Not Spanx – Keep Weight Off During the Holidays

Give Thanks, Not Spanx - Keep Weight Off During the Holidays By Theresa Albert, DHN, RNCP www.myfriendinfood.com Much of the disastrous 10 pounds per decade (that is suspected of being the foundation of our obesity …

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School is starting soon. It’s the time of the year when I have to pull up my organizational bootstraps and prepare for the onslaught of paper that will soon be pouring out of backpacks and onto my kitchen table. I’d like …

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My girls love competitive cheerleading. L-O-V-E it. They love the hard work, the dance, the tumbling, the camaraderie and the competition. I love seeing them happy. As a mom, I want them to have a physical activity they …

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I have AVIOPHOBIA , ACROPHOBIA, CLAUSTROPHOBIA and AGORAPHOBIA, the fear of flying, heights, small spaces, and not being able to escape. Throw in a few dozen snakes and Samuel Jackson and you have a hit action …

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