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10/03/2013
A Student's Perspective on the Real Value of Graduates ...You're right to say that grades don't matter anymore-they don't. At least in my industry public relations, experience is king. A 3.8 GPA used to be an impressive thing, and would probably get you an interview at most firms.... More >>

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10/01/2013
Parents Speak Their Children's World into Existence I appreciated your commentary on the failure of our education system and the people coming out of it: high school, college or even graduate school today without the ability to develop and coherent paragraph. More >>

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09/20/2013
Poem: The Right to Life I share your views on protecting children and know you will be moved by reading this. My 17-year-old niece, Angela, had an extra credit assignment for her history class regarding the Constitution. More >>

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09/12/2013
Loneliness Is a Voluntary Condition I thought you might be interested in taking a look at this article about the health risks of loneliness. The article is brief, informative and it has links to scientific research... More >>

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09/06/2013
Today's Hookup Culture I graduated college in the 90's and felt that girls respected themselves enough not to hop in bed with everyone they met. In fact I met someone in college and though we may not have held out for each other, we had less than you can count on one hand as far as partners go... More >>

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09/01/2013
Dear Daughter Letter After watching Miley Cyrus disgusting performance on the VMAs, angry mom Kim Keller wrote an open letter to her 13-year-old daughter to turn this ugly display into a teaching moment. I loved her letter so much, I read it on air, and am posting it here... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySexSocial IssuesValues
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08/30/2013
Rumors - A Poem Years ago on the radio, you mentioned an old Jewish story about rumors and forgiveness. I was struck by its simplicity and never forgot the message. Now, I have a granddaughter who wants so desperately to be in the "in group" yet, they are poison. They say things about others not knowing the harm they do. For that reason, I put the story you told into a poem... More >>

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08/29/2013
In My Day You have a favorite saying that I understand very well - "In the Day..." More >>

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08/27/2013
Living Within Your Means I am one of the few these days who was taught financial lessons growing up. Ever since I started to receive money for birthdays or babysitting, my parents sat me down and showed me how to budget and save money... More >>

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08/22/2013
Dr. Laura's Ten More Commandments On yesterday's show there was some joking about you having your own ten commandments for listeners. Here's my draft... More >>

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