learning my lines. . .
Is something askew? . . .
By Walt Mueller, Posted 5/12/2008
If your newspaper is anything like mine, your last several days of papers offer some significant insight into not only the state of our culture, but the condition of the human heart. It’s made me ask, “As long as I’m comfortable, do I really care about other people?” ...
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Teen marijuana use worsens depression - A report from the Office of National Drug Control Policy
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Time 100 Most Influential? - Dick Staub's thoughts about the list
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Teen socialization practices in networked publics - Transcript of a danah boyd lecture
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Hip-hop error - Romanticizing the 'gangsta' life, by Cynthia Tucker of the AJC
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