Music

posts >> nikolai > william
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Nikolai
“Music just ain’t what it used to be.”  I seem to be hearing that more and more these days.  But is it true?  Styles have changed, yes, but what about the quality of music?  Many people would say that the quality of music has declined.  Especially in the last few decades.  But [...]

Exploration

posts >> william > nikolai
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William

When was the last time you were inspired? I can only imagine what it must have been like to be in a family during America’s westward expansion. What would it have been like to be with Christopher Columbus when he discovered the ‘new world’, or to have stood and heard JFK [...]

Technology

posts >> bradley > edward
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Bradley
I’m very glad I live in the time period in which I do.  I have indoor plumbing, electricity, and Google at my fingertips.  But when you really think about, I’m sure if you could ask Alexander Hamilton if he liked the time in which he lived, he would probably say yes [...]

Nuclear Energy

posts >> william > nikolai
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William
The times they are a-changin’, truly. Going ‘green’ has come in vogue amidst some very real energy hikes and crisis’ that have spurred alternative energy’s profitability and highlighted some of its attractiveness. It is time that we take what we’ve learned about our environment, new technologies, and invest in a sustainable [...]

Education

posts >> bradley > edward
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Bradley
What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is commonplace in schools across the United States and it is being asked of students at an increasingly younger age. It is expected of our youth to have a solid handle of what they would like to [...]

Gas Prices

posts >> Edward > William
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Edward
As we continue to slide, or freefall, into a recession our dollar doesn’t seem buy what it once did. Food prices are on the rise across the world, and so to are fuel prices—and on top of that our wages are staying they same, which means in the end we are [...]

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

 
posts >> publuis > nikolai
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Publuis
It is important to understand the concept of money as a foundation to build tax structures. Currency is a value store. It is exchangeable at a given rate for a good or a service. A dollar then is nothing more than a potential good or service. With more dollars you have [...]

Abstinence and Sex Education

posts >> nikolai > bradley > publuis > william
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Nikolai
For years there has been a battle between schools and organizations over what type of “Sex E.d.” should be taught in schools if any. They cover both ends of the spectrum challenging the sides of abstinence vs. safe sex. Why can’t we have both? [...]

The Here and Now

posts >> publuis > william > nikolai > bradley
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Publuis
October 24, 1648 is relevant once again this week. The Treaty of Westphalia, the primordial formation of the nation-state, has come to its maturity in Kosovo. The region, which has been ruled since the N.A.T.O. involvement of the late 1990’s by the United Nations, became an independent [...]

Immigration

posts >> publuis > william > nikolai > bradley
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Publuis
There are two essential functions of a sovereign nation; (1) the rule of law and (2) established borders. No person foreign or domestic can be beyond reproach of the law. In addition without enforcement laws provide only guidelines. Clearly defining where legal jurisdiction extends is equally necessary. [...]