May 2012
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A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of...
Here is a link to the New York Times column called the “Choice” (HERE) which is all about the college admission and debt process. here’s the overview of what the column is about:
Making a college list, filing applications, and marshaling the resources to afford an education can be intimidating. But it need not be. Join Jacques Steinberg, a New York Times education writer and...
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Slowly, as Student Debt Rises, Colleges Confront...
E. Gordon Gee, the president of The Ohio State University, says that public colleges and universities need to devise a new business model to pay for the costs of education, beyond sticking students with higher tuition and greater debt.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a wood-paneled office lined with books, sports memorabilia and framed posters (including John Belushi in “Animal House”), E. Gordon Gee, the...
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50 Years of Government Spending, In One Graph
From NPR and Planet Money, HERE.
Of each dollar the federal government spends, how much goes to defense? How much goes to Social Security? How much goes to interest on the debt? And how has this sort of thing changed over time?
The graphic below answers these questions. It shows the major components of federal spending 50 years ago, 25 years ago, and last year.
A few notes:
Everything else...
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““All that believe are justified.” Acts 13:39
The believer in...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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How Feminism Begat Intensive Mothering
From Belinda Luscombe at Time Magazine; full story HERE.
Feminism and motherhood have long been cast as feuding sisters, one always attempting to undermine the other. In this calculation, women had to choose between the independence, education and self-expression of the feminist path and the nurture, sacrifice and child-centricity of the family path. The more feminist a...
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Same-sex couple barred from Lexington Catholic...
Two female students say they were not allowed to attend Lexington Catholic High School’s prom as a couple Saturday night, upsetting a number of students at the school.
Hope Decker, 18, a senior, and sophomore Tiffany Wright, 16, had already gotten their dresses for the event, but Friday afternoon they were told by school administrators they could not attend as a couple because of the...
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““For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power...”
– Romans: St. Andrews Expositional Commentary, R.C. Sproul
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A Brief Histroy of Mother's Day: For Peace and to...
A history of Mother’s Day from Mother’s Day Central; full story HERE.
A holiday to honor Motherhood can be traced to Europe. It fell on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 days of fasting preceding Easter Sunday). Early Christians initially used the day to honor the church in which they were baptized, which they knew as their “Mother Church.” This place of worship would be decorated...
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““I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” 2 Corinthians...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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Christianity in Crisis: Christianity has been...
Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic, weekly columnist for the Sunday Times of London, brought his hugely popular blog, The Dish, to the Daily Beast in 2011. He’s the author of several books, including “Virtually Normal,” “Love Undetectable,” and “The Conservative Soul.” This is an excerpt from his article on the Church and his idea that...
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WatchMusic You Need To Know: Joan Jett
Driving home the other day, the song “I Hate Myself For Lovin’ You” came on the radio. And once again, my passion for straight-at-you rock and roll was in full gear. Whether it’s the Ramones, Chuck Berry, the Clash, Bob Seger, George Thorogood, the Animals, Elvis, James Brown, Springsteen or so many others, it’s rock and roll. And this song is by Joan...
