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"Jeopardy's" Ken Jennings Preps to Manage Money
In his record breaking run on "Jeopardy," Ken Jennings won more than $2.5 million. He has shown he can handle facts, but can he handle money? ...
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Blow Dryer Slows Speeding Cars
Dale Rooks, a school crossing guard in Florida, tried everything to get cars to slow down through the school zone. But nothing workedÂ…until he took a ...
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Politician Calls Abstinence "Inhumane"
"An abstinence-until-marriage program is not only irresponsible, it's really inhumane."
—California Democratic U.S. Representative ...
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John Wayne on Courage
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway."
—Actor John Wayne (1907–1979)
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Augustine on Bad Habits
"Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."
—St. Augustine (A.D. 354-430)
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"Endurance": Destroying Hindrances
Endurance is the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's daring expedition to cross the Antarctic. In August of 1914, Shackleton and 27 crewmen boarded The ...
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Vegetarians Who Like Sausage
Are you interested in being a vegetarian, but concerned that you might not be able to adjust? Not to worry…you can become a flexitarian.
As vegetarianism ...
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Dexter Manley Had Nothing but Football
He played in three Super Bowls, winning twice. Known as "The Secretary of Defense," the six-foot-three, 260-pound NFL defensive end compiled ...
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Forcing Hoarders to Clean Up Won't Solve the Problem
A USA Today article described the Seattle home and lawn of an elderly man as resembling a junkyard. After many complaints by his neighbors, relatives ...
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Girl Honored to Be God's Temple
Flannery O'Connor's short story A Temple of the Holy Ghost tells of a precocious 12-year-old girl and two country boys who have come to court ...
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