I look at old photos of myself from twenty or thirty years back. Then I look in the mirror, and the man who stares back is nearly unrecognizable to me. I remember as a child wondering why my father had such a big belly, and “couldn’t he do something about it?” It was kind of […]
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It’s an all too common sight these days in Colorado Springs. this otherwise beautiful city on the front range of the Rocky Mountains and home to Fort Carson: people in ragged, dirty clothes stand on busy street corners displaying sad messages drawn on pieces of cardboard boxes, such as “lost job, need money” or “will
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As the saying goes, “You are what you eat.” Americans eat too many sweets. As a result, the country is suffering a serious health crisis. Dating back to the 1950s, professionals within the medical, nutritional, political, and food industries solely blamed fats and cholesterols for the planet’s growing health concerns. So people cut the fats
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Try to imagine a disease that has no cure and no immunity. It is always fatal. Diagnosis is a one-way ticket, but the disease does not kill immediately. It can take over a year before the infected host develops symptoms. The whole time the host is infected, it is unwittingly spreading the disease. The disease
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The American public has become increasingly aware of our decline as world leaders in education. Recent PISA test results illustrate a clear slippage in rank. Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan described our latest performance as “a picture of educational stagnation.” Meanwhile, Sunday talk shows feature the latest rounds of debate as pundits seek to find solutions to what
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Food can be dangerous. Pesticide usage is an all-too-common practice on many farms. Likewise, genetically modified foods infest grocery store shelves throughout the country. It’s easy to see, then, why so many people have taken up the responsibility of growing their own produce. Food costs have increases substantially, and a glut of store-bought produce has
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