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December 22, 2013–You Are Not Alone

Contributed by Seth Moland Kovash, Palatine, IL   Warm-up Question What is the best thing about relationships with family and friends? You Are Not Alone A couple and four children were stranded for two days in below-zero weather in the...

December 15, 2013–A Step Forward or Backward?

Contributed by Brian Hiortdahl, Overland, KS   Warm-up Question What are you hoping for this Christmas?  What are you expecting?  Are your hopes and expectations the same, or are they different? A Step Forward or Backward? Last month, a coalition...

December 8, 2013–Critical Choices

Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland, Fairfax, VA   Warm-up Question Should a woman with Down Syndrome be allowed to decide where she will live? Critical Choices Jenny Hatch had a job she loved and had found a new place to live....

December 1, 2013–Swords, Ploughshares, and John Lennon: War is Over?

Contributed by Jay McDivett, Mequon, WI   Warm-up Question How have the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affected your family or friends? Swords, Ploughshares, and John Lennon: War is Over?” The U.S. has been engaged in active conflict in Afghanistan...

November 24, 2013–It’s Good to be Remembered

Contributed by Lindean Barnett Christenson, Bozeman, MT   Warm-up Question How do you hope to be remembered at the end of your high school (college/current) career? How do you hope to be remembered at the end of your life? By...