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Patrick Swayze Hospitalized

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By: crayonmarks

Patrick Swayze has pneumonia and has checked himself into the hospital. The pneumonia is a result of his chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer. Swayze has bee...

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Disaster Preparedness: Eart...

By: kellyarmstrong

Yesterday, at the Earthquake Preparedness Seminar at the Embassy, I made my first New Year's resolution in years: to finally get properly prepared for a disaster. I w...

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New Respite Worker??

By: mamabear

I interviewed a new respite provider today, and I have high hopes that she's going to work out. She's young, but she has the common sense of a much older person... an...

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Surviving the Holidays

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By: annie

It's definitely white and wintery in the Northwest. My boyfriend and his daughter arrived from L.A. last Wednesday right before the snow hit and we've been virtually ...

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Adventures Into Mythical Middle-Class America

DaNice D Marshall | 12 days ago

Quite contrary to some beliefs, there is a great swath of America that are first generation Middle Class Americans and this, despite the fact that the economy isn't doing...

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We won! In Spite of Ho Ho Hobo Santa!

Kimberly Michalski | 7 days ago

As tradition has it, everyone sits in the hot seat when they open Santa's gifts. And we get to wear a Santa cap, too. It's always a load of fun no matter what's under the...

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Recovering From the Post-Ick Icks

laurieboris | 2 days ago

Image Okay, suppose, like me, despite your best intentions you end up with a cold. You probably have enough life experience and advice from your mother on how to get through on...

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Life through winter snow storm...

parpornratn | 9 days ago

Image December 25, 2008. I am now 28 months old. I am so glad I get to spend Christmas with my mom this year. Last year, I did not even get to see her or talk to her. My mom wa...

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Bubble Wrap Just Got So Much Better

B The Gossip Girl | 2 days ago

I know that I am not the only person who loves getting boxes in the mail. The best part for me is the bubble wrap that is stuffed in with my goodies. I will sit for hours...

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A Parent Rant....

kkwhitmore | 6 days ago

When I was a teenager, my mother drove me crazy. She wasn't all that smart (I knew so much more than she did by virtue of my "worldliness"..) and then she would ruin my p...

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GRAVITY

frontporch | 21 days ago

This is a repost from last week. It is not my intention of slamming the boards with reposts and I apologize. While attempting to 'redo' the site all the posts were accide...

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New Year of 2009

Grace Allen | 8 days ago

Ok so the topic of the moment is the New Year of 2009. Everyone has written or is writing their New Year resolutions. Sadly I fall into the latter category. Anyway, since...

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2008 Year in Review

Hyro | 8 days ago

Greetings Friends, Family, Casual Visitors, This post is my first attempt at a holiday year-in-review for myself and Vero, and generally a way to get in touch with everyo...

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big noise...hm

Stubblejumpers Café | 8 days ago

Image When I switched on my bedside radio at 7:30 this morning, the weather report stated that the temperature in my part of Saskatchewan was -33. I believe it— the furnace o...

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The Audacity of Fulfillment

By: singleparent

I'm fairly certain I'm entering a third-life crisis. My birthday is next week, and in one year I will turn 30. And I am just not where I thought I would be when I was...

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Yaa, Gibson, Yaaaa!

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By: soulscompanion

Looking back on 2008, an old fart now who is not quite gone and certainly not forgotten--- Remember that god-awful primary debate that ABC's Gibson and Stephanopoulos...

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How to Outsmart a Thug

By: yeayeawendy

A lan Heuss was minding his own business in Columbus, Ohio when he was car jacked . The carjackers took his BMW, cash, and his cell phone. A distraught Alan called th...

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Thrift and consignment shop...

By: cribnotes

After thousands of complaints from consignment and thrift stores, and hand-made toy makers, the Consumer Products Safety Commission has made exemptions to the Consume...

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I Have A Secret

Elle Rae | about 2 hours ago

It's true, I have a secret. Well, sort of. If you're reading this it will be no secret to you. However, if you are a member of my family or a friend, then yes, I'm keepin...

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New Year in Barcelona!

angeles | 2 days ago

Image Oh , yes! You know? Our plans didn't include the idea of visiting my family in Barcelona. What's more, we didn't even plan this trip. After having spent Christmas time wi...

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Words of Inspiration...

parpornratn | 2 days ago

In this economy, there is no job security anywhere. It’s easier to start your own business than to look for a job. All dedication and hard work you put into your busine...

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Bubble Wrap Just Got So Much Better

B The Gossip Girl | 2 days ago

I know that I am not the only person who loves getting boxes in the mail. The best part for me is the bubble wrap that is stuffed in with my goodies. I will sit for hours...

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Antarctica News

Kid's Talk Radio | 2 days ago

Image Where is my cell phone, I want to call Antarctica? Real Smart Kids and dedicated parents and teachers are helping kids to work to their full potential. We are find very c...

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f words

Stubblejumpers Café | 2 days ago

Image Wadena News felt this picture of some carrots sent in from Fosston needed no explanation. Once in a while Everett throws a choice word into his conversation and I do my p...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Revisited

DaNice D Marshall | 4 days ago

I was not quite nine years old when Martin Luther King, Jr. passed from this world and although I knew of him, I did not know him. All of the stories that I've heard have...

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Tribute To Jett Travolta

B The Gossip Girl | 4 days ago

As many of you already know John Travolta’s son Jett passed away on January 2. This memory video was sent to me on Myspace, I thought it was so beautiful I wanted to sh...

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Recovering From the Post-Ick Icks

laurieboris | 2 days ago

Image Okay, suppose, like me, despite your best intentions you end up with a cold. You probably have enough life experience and advice from your mother on how to get through on...

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Meanwhile...

claire | 5 days ago

So, I haven't started looking for other jobs yet. In the meantime, I've been doing some transcription (and I might start looking for means of obtaining more transcription...

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