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Tax Revenue Getting Higher in Colorado Thanks To Marijuana Sales

Colorado made headlines a month ago with the news that they would be making recreational sale of marijuana legal.  Only one month after this groundbreaking legislation, Colorado has raised more than 1.24 million dollars in tax revenue.

This information comes …

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High School Student Expelled For Participating in Porn Films

Cocoa High School Senior Robert Marucci has been kicked out of school for performing in adult films.  What started out as a way for Robery Marucci to earn some extra money for his family, has turned into quite a controversy.  …

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Gov. Christie Under Investigation for Misuse of Hurricane Sandy Funds

After recently coming into the spotlight for a scandal that caused a week long traffic jam in Fort Lee, NJ, Governor Chris Christie is under fire once again.  A federal investigation has been started by the Department of Housing and …

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I Google, There-for I am

There is no question that the invention of the internet and the wide use of Google searches has forever altered our mindset as people. The way in which we gather and process information will never be as it was before. …

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Our Automated Motivators

When it comes to the impact that the automation revolution has had on our society, no one is without an opinion. Many of these varied viewpoints were clearly expressed in Haye’s article “Automation On the Job”. After absorbing the numerous …

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A Pictures Worth a 1000 Causes

The age old debate over whether images are too graphic to display will always be prevalent and one in which reasonable people on either side can disagree over. Speaking directly to the aftermath of Haiti’s devestating 2008 earthquake, I believe …

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The Arab Winter in Thaw Mode

Why is it that Arabic countries like Egypt and Syria have governments that oppress their people rather than raise them up? In the “Revolution of Change in Egypt” the blogger asks this question. To me it’s simple really. It goes …

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