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  Woody Guthrie's Best Known Song Was Made For You And Me
  Topic by Peter Haugen

  In this centennial year of Woody Guthrie (born in 1912), as tributes to the iconic American folksinger abound, the story of how his best-loved song came to be is worth repeating. Although a spate of recent recordings of dozens of his songs by contemporary artists, remastered reissues of his...

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  Simpsons' Stamps Overprinted, but Celebrity Stamps Can be Moneymakers
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  The dwindling strength—and, debatably, importance—of the United States Postal Service (USPS) means that stamps may become more important to collectors than to customers looking to mail letters. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Collector stamps are a way for postal organizations around...

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  White Birth Rate Will Change America
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  The complexion of America is changing. With white births no longer the majority in the US, politicians and sociologists speculate about the future of this increasingly multi-ethnic country. These demographic shifts have a history of immigration behind them, including decades of recent growth...

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  The Third Party Problem
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  Come election time, my husband and I often find ourselves on opposite sides of the voting booth. It's not that our political beliefs differ much -- we're both liberals. The difference is that he believes in voting for the candidate who most closely matches his personal beliefs, which often...

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  The Global Luxury Market: Should It Be a Degree?
  Topic by Marta Segal Block

  In May, North Carolina State University's graduate school announced a unique arrangement with SKEMA, a French business school. The two institutions will be the first to offer a one-year graduate studies option in Global Luxury Management. While demand for luxury goods remains strong in the...

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  Public or Private, Shelters are Necessary for Tornado Season
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  Growing up in Indiana, I accepted tornado safety as a reliable sign of spring. Every April in school I practiced drills, lining interior halls and bathrooms with my peers. My older brother experienced a close encounter with a tornado glancing by our elementary school, so I spent my years...

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  Feeding Poison: Fairy Tales and Disney
  Topic by Tracy Williams

  The beloved stories parents yearn to pass down to their children do more harm than good. Classic fairy tales, especially those that have been transformed into animated Disney feature films, are not only entertaining to youngsters, but also reinforce stereotypes and inject racist and sexist...

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  Goth Girl
  Article by Randy L Cima

  Goth Girl is about a 14 year old who was lost, self-abusive, and hearing voices. Medical doctors were forcing her to ...

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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...

• "Protecting" Women from the Front Lines Holds Them Back
  Topic by Nora G Hertel
• Cockfighting Popular in America Despite Being Banned in All 50 States
  Topic by Ed Murrieta
• Americans and Soccer
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• More Than Half of Mothers are Unwed in U.S.
  Topic by Erin Luhmann
• Raleigh, North Carolina Z-4-13 New Hope Road Zoning 101
  Article by Lillian L Thompson
• Are We Living in a Post-Racial America?
  Topic by Tracy Williams
• So You Want to Be a Leader?
  Article by Mark Herbert