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WB Volleyball Provides Clean Water for Village

Photo by Dan Hockett Todd Baldridge (center) of ‘Water Our Thirsty World’ accepts check for $826.50 from the West Burlington High School Volleyball Team to build a well for a village in India. The Volleyball team held a fundraiser for the project.
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Todd Baldridge (center) of ‘Water Our Thirsty World’ accepts check for $826.50 from the West Burlington High School Volleyball Team to build a well for a village in India. The Volleyball team held a fundraiser for the project.
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Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

Is Islam a religion of peace? Is it compatible with Western liberalism? Or does Islam need a reformation, just as Christianity had the Protestant Reformation? Somali-born author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains.

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She Was Raped at 22. As a Rape Survivor, she speaks out.

Oct. 22, 2007, when Amanda Collins was just 22 years old, her life would change forever. “I lived through the worst fear that I had had up until that point,” says Collins, who’s now a mother of three,  “What happened was that while I was a student at the University of Nevada Reno, I was brutally raped.” Nine years later,  Collins’ convicted rapist is now sitting on death row for raping and killing another victim in Nevada.

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Why is College So Expensive?

VIDEO: Why is college tuition so high? Why are so many students in so much debt? Is it the fault of colleges, the government, or both? And can anything be done? Get the answers in this short video.

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Can You Trust The Press?

VIDEO: Is the press trustworthy? Can we believe what reporters and journalists tell us? Judith Miller, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the New York Times, explains why Americans’ trust in the news media has fallen, and why that matters.

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Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance

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Is America’s Tax System Fair?

VIDEO: Is the U.S. tax system fair? Are the rich paying too little or too much? What about the middle and lower class? New York Times bestselling author Amity Shlaes answers these questions, and offers a tax solution that most Americans could get on board with.

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What’s Killing the American Dream?

The American Dream is real, but it may not be for much longer. What exactly is the American Dream? And why is it in danger? Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network explains.

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Where Your Electricity Comes From

Where does your electricity come from? Whether it’s charging your phone or keeping your refrigerator running, the energy sources that power modern life have allowed electricity in the U.S. to remain inexpensive. But these very energy sources are under attack. What are these energy sources? And why are they under political siege?

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Were the Founders Religious?

What did the Founding Fathers believe about religion? Were they Christians, or just deists? Did they believe in secularism, or did they want Americans to be religious? Joshua Charles, New York Times bestselling author and researcher at the Museum of the Bible, explains.