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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: February 2011
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Saturday, February 26, 2011. Oklahoma Mayor thinks guns belong in school. When buying school supplies next fall, be sure to add a Colt revolver to the list. Nathan Bates, the mayor of Stillwater, Oklahoma, the town that hosts Oklahoma State University, wants to lift the ban on concealed weapons. He also boasts that if a malicious shooter arrives on campus, students with guns could respond more quickly than the police. Where were the heroes? Those not...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: Math, the gateway discipline
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Sunday, April 8, 2012. Math, the gateway discipline. 8220;Math is like crack to you, isn’t it? The question I hear most often from my students is, “how am I going to use this in real life? When I read the news, listen to political commentaries, and take part in the debates over current issues, I realize that we could do with a bit more poetry of logical ideas. Too often when it comes to the important things of life, logic and clear critical think...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: May 2012
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Friday, May 25, 2012. It's not about marriage. It’s nothing to do with marriage. Across the country, people are making commitments to life partners, some to partners of the opposite gender, some to same gender partners. They do so in ceremonies and celebrations attended by friends and family as well as more private ceremonies. Together, then, they create homes. What can the law do? In the end, civil equality will win, and I will proudly tell my grand...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: Religion: a faith or an excuse?
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Monday, March 19, 2012. Religion: a faith or an excuse? For many it is a deeply held faith, but for others it is an excuse to avoid civic duty, operate outside the bounds of the law and grasp for power. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.". How far can it go? When a religious organization buys property, must it abide by all the laws that apply to other property owners? Labor la...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: April 2011
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Friday, April 8, 2011. Is "luxury" a bad word? The early morning drive to school is tough for my daughter and me, but we have fortunately discovered that the morning news sparks her inquisitiveness and leads to some of our best conversations. Yesterday morning we heard this story. What's going on in China? What are they doing there? Well, it sounds like they're banning the advertising of luxury," I respond. What's that word, 'luxury? But maybe they h...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: August 2011
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Friday, August 19, 2011. Governor Brownback's answer to poverty: get those women married. Shortly after returning a $31.5 million grant to enable Kansas to develop its own online health insurance exchange, months after cutting the state’s education budget. To create his marriage initiative program. He claims that this will address childhood poverty in the state. What is the reasoning? The project will use the millions of dollars to hire counselors wh...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: May 2011
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Tuesday, May 10, 2011. I Didn't Want to be a Mom. Motherhood was not part of the plan. Any of my friends from high school can vouch for that. I just didn’t have that motherly instinct, and nurturing is one of the last words anyone would use to describe me. Plus, I didn’t like children. This is why one of the biggest surprises in my life was when I fell in love with my daughter. Eight years later, people still wouldn’t describe me as nurturing&#...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: January 2013
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Sunday, January 6, 2013. Repurposing an old school. Here is the letter I sent to the committee that's deciding what to do with the property where Bingham school now sits, at the corner of 77th and Wyandotte in the Waldo area of Kansas City. To share your thoughts with the committee, come to the community meeting:. Thursday, January 10. Keystone United Methodist Church. 406 W 74th St. Dear Ms. White:. Unfortunately, this deal fell through, so we may b...
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God: What will you do when you're 111 years old?
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Thoughts of a dancing, loving, searching child of God. Friday, January 13, 2012. What will you do when you're 111 years old? I'm too old to.". Never mind, because in light of Warina Zaya Bahou. That excuse just crawled in the corner, released one last pathetic whimper, and died of asphyxiation. Today at 2:00 pm, Bahou, born in 1900, will become the second oldest person to become a naturalized citizen of the United States (who was the oldest? Fifteen minutes of intense googling did not reveal an answer).