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  • These days, it’s a rarity for someone to not have a Facebook profile.  Most people spend a few hours a week on social networking sites such as Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook,...

    Social networks are too personal

    These days, it’s a rarity for someone to not have a Facebook profile.  Most people spend a few hours a week on social networking sites such as Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook,...

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  • Social networking has become the subject of outcry as people claim they are “too personal,” but they only become too personal and invade our privacy if users allow them to....

    Social networks are not too personal

    Social networking has become the subject of outcry as people claim they are “too personal,” but they only become too personal and invade our privacy if users allow them to....

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  • The cynicism washing across today’s society began, let’s say, when President Richard Nixon and 21 members of his administration conspired to cover up crime and immorality. Several public officials imitated...

    VIEW FROM THE HILL | BILL DROEL

    The cynicism washing across today’s society began, let’s say, when President Richard Nixon and 21 members of his administration conspired to cover up crime and immorality. Several public officials imitated...

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  • What happened to the good ole days? When life was easy, gas was less than two dollars, and it was worth waking up five in the morning to watch Saturday...

    The good ole days, and why they’re still here

    What happened to the good ole days? When life was easy, gas was less than two dollars, and it was worth waking up five in the morning to watch Saturday...

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  • We are now currently in the middle of a technological revolution. Technology is rapidly moving forward to make our lives easier and efficient. Case in point: the rise of e-books....

    Yes, e-books are the end of tangible books?

    We are now currently in the middle of a technological revolution. Technology is rapidly moving forward to make our lives easier and efficient. Case in point: the rise of e-books....

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  • There is no greater introduction to a story than the crackle of a spine, the pungent smell of pages rushing to your nostrils, the weight of a book in your...

    No, e-books are not the end of tangible books?

    There is no greater introduction to a story than the crackle of a spine, the pungent smell of pages rushing to your nostrils, the weight of a book in your...

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  • The phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear in the United States Constitution, as amended in 1791. Let’s, however, use it as an acceptable metaphor. The separation principle...

    View From The Hill | Bill Droel

    The phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear in the United States Constitution, as amended in 1791. Let’s, however, use it as an acceptable metaphor. The separation principle...

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  • The violence occurring in Syria has lured me into a stage of distraught. Why aren’t we helping them? Should the U.S. get involved with the ongoing violence happening in Syria?...

    Syria Intervention

    The violence occurring in Syria has lured me into a stage of distraught. Why aren’t we helping them? Should the U.S. get involved with the ongoing violence happening in Syria?...

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  • As we march towards the 2012 Presidential Election in November, there are plenty of issues being debated on by both sides, from the economy to health care to the recently...

    Equality for Homosexuality

    As we march towards the 2012 Presidential Election in November, there are plenty of issues being debated on by both sides, from the economy to health care to the recently...

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  • So, for anyone unaware of the creature known as the “Hipster” the Urban Dictionary defines them as people who “Use a great deal of sarcasm, claim to be ironic… Listen...

    How hipsters are going to kill the poor

    So, for anyone unaware of the creature known as the “Hipster” the Urban Dictionary defines them as people who “Use a great deal of sarcasm, claim to be ironic… Listen...

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