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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 couple less likely to be involved with community affairs. The article by Shankar Vedantam refers to a study by sociologists Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian.…
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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 immigrants”. I hope the community discovers how much of their quality of life depends on undocumented individuals: new construction should slow down quite a bit,…
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accepting the offer
A couple of months ago, I accepted my first formal job offer. For my position now, it was a verbal offer and agreement. No benefits, just a simple “I’ll pay you this” “Sounds good” “Start working”. My previous jobs, all part-time, had been in the same boat. While working here at the UCC in an…
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abp. chaput and the political football of abortion
In a recent column in Commonweal (subscription required), Melinda Henneberger interviews Archbishop Chaput of Denver on the question of “Catholic” politics. Related to politics, I only know of the uproar after Archbishop Chaput criticized John Kerry’s indifference to the abortion issue while claiming to be Catholic. The interview gives him a much more balanced light…
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could you go back to class?
In light of Monday’s shooting at Virginia Tech, their Provost announced a few decisions that I feel were good. First, classes will resume on Monday. Students, on a course-by-course basis, can have their grades determined by one of three methods. First, the grade could be determined based on coursework completed up until April 16th. Second,…
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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 of their birth. This is a horrible bill. HB 28 would restrict from American citizens the ability to be employed by the State or any…