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#1861voted by our readers
By Scott Ogle SILVER
University Place, Washington

What ails contemporary American society? Everyone seems to have an answer. Racism, intolerance, ignorance, depression, lack of compassion – all valid issues that share one thing in...
Scott Ogle SILVER, University Place, Washington
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#1862 Opinion
By KadeHolt BRONZE
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
KadeHolt BRONZE, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1863 Opinion
PaolaC. PLATINUM, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
21 articles 3 photos 41 comments
#1864 Opinion
By mittensgizmo SILVER
Hanahan, South Carolina
mittensgizmo SILVER, Hanahan, South Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Life is a Balance of Holding on and letting go" -Keith Urban

RonRon BRONZE, Reno, Nevada
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1866 Opinion
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."Edgar Allan Poe
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell" ~ Colin Powell
"Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom
"A poem is never finished, only abandoned."-Paul Valery

#1867 Opinion
By NonaBear SILVER
Sharon, Massachusetts
NonaBear SILVER, Sharon, Massachusetts
7 articles 7 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou

#1868 Opinion
By klegault SILVER
St. Thomas, Other
klegault SILVER, St. Thomas, Other
9 articles 61 photos 17 comments
#1869 Opinion
By Osmond BRONZE
Flower Mound, Texas
Osmond BRONZE, Flower Mound, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1870 Opinion
Critic_Everything BRONZE, Tel Aviv, Other
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Knowledge is the ultimate power"