Opinion
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BFG?
I’m sure that like me, many of you also grew up hearing stories about giants—be they from the Bible, Jack’s infamous Bean Stalk, or in the grocery store aisle in the form of every child’s favorite Jolly green giant—and it’s probably crossed your mind at least once what you would…
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Approach online weight-loss drug offers with skepticism
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you’ve probably seen the ads.
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What NC’s new budget means for teachers like me
As an experienced science teacher in North Carolina, finding innovative, authentic resources to engage my students has never been easy. After all, math and English are the tested subjects, and school funding and professional development often follow the areas the public sees—and judges—first. The new state budget has made my…
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A rhude awakening …
Growing up in Michigan, you learn to accept certain universal truths. The winters last until May, the potholes can swallow a Honda Civic, and rhubarb is a weed.
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Meet Henry, the murder goose
Recently, I took my annual road trip with my boys up to the “motherland,” a.k.a., the great state of Michigan.
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They fought for this country, they shouldn’t have to leave it to heal
Veterans with severe PTSD and depression are increasingly traveling overseas for treatments they cannot legally access in the United States.
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AI is doing more harm than good
In modern society, there are so many open resources at our fingertips. I could pull out my phone and Google something like “What is the best way to cook chicken?” Within less than one second, I could have hundreds of thousands of recipes at my fingertips.
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Ever been hunted?
If you could, would you disappear? Have you ever thought about where you would go or what you would do?
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Listening to the Heart: What survival and science are saying
Recently, I learned of two very interesting stories that I feel highlight, from the perspective of survival and science, the very true adage: “Never solve a temporary problem with a permanent solution.”
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Small steps to make a big change
Without realizing it, I’ve grown older. I don’t enjoy the same things that I did when I had just reached adulthood. Instead of spending my time locked into a video game or doom scrolling through TikTok, I find myself wanting to connect with real life. I want to go to…
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Orbs among us
First there were three, then five, now eight missing top UFO scientists—and it’s not just this news that has conspiracy theorists reaching for their tin foil hats—there have also been mysterious sounds and lights in our night sky. Not to mention President Trump has ordered full alien disclosure and former…
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Money can’t buy me love
The Bible says money is the root of all evil and the Beatles claim you can’t buy their love, so just what does it mean to be like King Solomon with hordes of gold lying at your feet? Most of us will never experience the world looking askance at us,…
