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VIDEO: Everyone Should Stand for the National Anthem

Why should every American stand for the National Anthem? Because the Anthem and the flag represent America, and America is a free nation. That alone is worth standing for. Joy Villa, singer, songwriter, and recording artist, explains.

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DEMOCRAT NEWS NETWORK: CNN Fails To Report 24 Democrat Sex Scandals

Click here: Democrats can count on CNN to deliberately avoid reporting about dozens of sexual allegations on members of their party.
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VIDEO: The Key to Unhappiness

Want to be miserable, resentful, and bitter? Few people do, and yet many people are. Why? Because many people have the one primary character trait that leads to unhappiness. And you need to avoid it. Nationally syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager explains.

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Study: Homeownership doesn’t build wealth

Click here: The old adage of “throwing your money away on rent,” doesn’t hold up because it mistakenly assumes that the extra money a renter saves not owning a house is simply spent on goods or services and not invested.

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7 of 10 Richest Members of Congress Are Democrats

Click here: Seven of the ten richest members of Congress are Democrats while only three are Republicans.

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Danville downs Wapello at Jamboree, 25-10

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Danville defeated Wapello, 25-10, at Iowa Wesleyan University Jamboree in Mt. Pleasant Monday night.
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Danville defeated Wapello, 25-10, at Iowa Wesleyan University Jamboree in Mt. Pleasant Monday night.
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VIDEO: What’s the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?

Should Americans celebrate Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude? Or should they mourn it as a day of guilt? Michael Medved, author of The American Miracle, shares the fascinating story of the first Thanksgiving.

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Renting homes is overtaking the housing market. Here’s why.

Click here: “Almost all the housing demand in recent years has been filled by rental units,” says Sara Strochak, a research assistant with the Urban Institute. She also states that single-family rentals have gone up 30% within the last three years.

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Early Facebook investor compares the social network to Nazi propaganda, and claims it is creating a climate of ‘fear and anger’

Click here: Early Facebook investor compares the social network to Nazi propaganda, likens its workers to Goebbels and claims it is creating a climate of ‘fear and anger’ 
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Education Week, “The Case(s) Against Personalized Learning (aka IEPs)”

Click here: “Leading researchers say their work does not support the most enthusiastic claims being made by personalized-learning supporters. Education experts are raising questions about implications for teaching and learning. Tech-industry critics are sounding alarms about Silicon Valley’s growing influence over public schools. And a small but vocal coalition of parents and activists from across the political spectrum deride the term “personalized learning” as an Orwellian misnomer for replacing teachers with digital devices and data-mining software.”
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