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  STDs on the rise for Seniors
  Topic by Kate Prengaman

  Seniors still have sex. That's the good news. The bad news is that more and more seniors contract sexually transmitted diseases every year. Many studies show 50, 60 or even 70 percent increases during the last decade in STDs like syphilis and chlamydia for the Americans 55 and older. In...

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  Having the Conversation
  Article by Michael Gordon

  There is often an enormous reluctance for loved ones to broach the subject of future planning for living arrangements...

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  Public Pension Crisis: States, Localities Lack Funds to Meet Commitments
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  State governments face a serious pension crisis, one that threatens the economic well-being of both political entities and individuals. There is simply not enough money to pay the pensions promised to employees of many state and local governments. For instance, Pennsylvania is $41 billion in...

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  How to Start Seeds for Your Garden
  Article by David Daehnke

  What could be better than the special satisfaction that comes from harvesting the bounty of a particular plant that w...

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  The Decadent Lives of the Extremely Wealthy
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  Some say that the grass is greener on the other side, but what about those who live on the other side? A life full of private jets, multi-million dollar mansions and designer closets may be appealing, but can money really buy happiness? What does the decadence of the "one percent" and others...

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  More Than Half of Mothers are Unwed in U.S.
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  The phrase “shotgun wedding” may be retiring from the American lexicon. Today more than half of all American babies are born to single mothers – single in the sense that they are not married to the father of their child. In a society long associated with Christian values, the trend is...

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  Cockfighting Popular in America Despite Being Banned in All 50 States
  Topic by Ed Murrieta

  Although cockfighting is outlawed across the United States, the ancient bloodsport remains popular in America, especially in California, where large populations of Latino and Asian immigrants -- and relatively lax penalties for breeders and spectators alike -- fuel the illegal activity in...

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  Alzheimer's Disease: The Demographics of Aging
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The numbers are sobering. The fastest growing segment of the American population, is the 85 year and older group. There are 6 million now, in less than 40 years, by 2050, projects the National Institute on Aging, that number will more than triple to over 20 million. And that ushers in...

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  Voice Lesson
  Article by R Allen Shoaf

  Reflections on the mystery of singing

• Are We Living in a Post-Racial America?
  Topic by Tracy Williams
• Auto-Tune Moving Back Stage, Slowly
  Topic by Nora G Hertel
• Foodies Eating at Sweatshop Restaurants
  Topic by Erin Luhmann
• So You Want to Be a Leader?
  Article by Mark Herbert