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  Vernal Equinox Has Long Been a Cause for Celebration
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  “Spring is here, spring is here, life is skittles, and life is beer.” So go the opening words of a tune by master satirist Tom Lehrer. Though the tune goes on to have a dark side, for most of us its opening lines capture the way we feel about spring. Not only does the season herald a renewal...

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  Valentine's Day; The Day of Romance....and Spending
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  Falling in February, Valentine's Day is an occasion for sparking a little romance, or at least generating a fond glow in the middle of what is often the gloomiest month. That's the ideal. In practical terms, it's yet another great marketing opportunity. Formally called St. Valentine's...

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  The Easter Bunny and Easter
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  Easter Sunday marks what is arguably the most important holiday in Christianity: the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. How, then, did a bunny, the Easter bunny, which hops around delivering eggs become an integral part of this sacred holiday? The connection has to...

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  The Winter Solstice Marks the Angle of Sun to Earth
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  “Christmas comes but once a year,” goes the old song. But solstices come twice. And like Christmas they mark significant events in the calendar. The winter solstice—which falls on Dec. 21 this time—is the point at which the sun is farthest from the northern hemisphere. It is at the...

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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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  "Protecting" Women from the Front Lines Holds Them Back
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  Keeping women off the front lines of combat isn't just about protecting them; it's about preserving the separation between women and men. And this divide limits access to training and experience for women who currently serve. Why alienate a contingent of our military in order to preserve a...

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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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  Americans and Soccer
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  It’s bigger than the Super Bowl; it dwarfs the World Series, a name that is a major example of overreach. Does it compare to March Madness? Please, be serious. It’s the World Cup—the quadrennial shoot out in soccer, or football as it’s often called. Countries have gone to war over...

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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...

• 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
• Summer Traveling
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons