Category: Reflections
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the marriage penalty
In today’s Washington Post, there is an interesting article about the sociological impact of marriage. Contrary to modern thought, marriage tends to isolate a couple from the community leaving the…
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farmers branch bans renting to undocumented individuals
Voters overwhelmingly approve ordinance that bans renting to illegal immigrants Farmers Branch, Texas, near Dallas, became the first community in the country to outlaw local landowners from renting to “illegal…
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2007’s HB 28
In the Texas House Committee on State Affairs rest House Bill 28, a measure that would deny American citizens equal treatment due to their parent’s immigration status at the time…
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the role of a moral leader
I think there is something to be said of a moral leader standing up and acknowledging that morality flows through all different aspects of life, “sacred” or “secular”. The way…
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martin luther king jr. day – making it a reality
In the past, I have celebrated MLK Day by, well, doing much of nothing. Since I’ve started college, classes have started on the Tuesday following so I had no homework…
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septemeber 11, 2001
Today in the blogosphere every website seems to be posting reflections upon the events that took place five years ago today. When the planes hit the two towers of the…