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The 6 Easiest Ways To Spend Less On Holiday Gifts This Year Shop flash sale sites, but do a little sleuthing Swap old electronics for new ones Get a price adjustment And don’t forget Free Shipping Day, which is December 16 this year. Go to freeshippingday.com for more information.
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credit: https://www.neamb.com/shopping-discounts/10-tips-to-maximize-your-holiday-budget.htm You Don’t Have to Be Broke in January What is the reason for the season? Every little saving counts. As you prepare your family for the upcoming holidays, look to where you can cut back in your daily routine to start saving. For example, instead of buying your Starbucks coffee every day on […]
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Toni Morrison: Fear Of Losing White Privilege Led To Trump’s Election “The comfort of being ‘naturally better than’ is hard to give up.” credit: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106084107072197471918 Zeba Blay Voices Culture Writer, The Huffington Post Toni Morrison has written a powerful essay in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, and it […]
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The Beauty Pageant Contestant Wore A Burkini RIHAM FESHIR Halima Aden wore a navy blue, embroidered burkini — a full-body bathing suit — during the swimsuit competition. Courtesy of Future Productions LLC The other contestants in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant wore revealing swimsuits. She came out in a burkini — head-to-toe swimwear — and […]
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Foods Your Dog Should Never Eat In this holiday season you might be tempted to slip your dog a treat or two from your own plate (here I slap my own hand!). Beware! Not every food that is fine for humans is good for dogs. Some can be fatal, like chocolate, avocado, and artificial sweeteners. […]
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U.S. President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey during the 68th annual presentation of the turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 25, 2015. Courtesy of REUTERS/Carlos Barria Tobin Miller Shearer Since 1989, when President George H. W. Bush first formally instituted the practice, U.S. presidents have […]
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Here’s What People Buy With Food Stamps Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else. 11/21/2016 01:40 pm ET Arthur Delaney Senior Reporter, The Huffington Post and Alissa Scheller Visuals Editor, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about food stamp recipients using their benefits for unhealthy things […]
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The pope alluded to the wave of xenophobia and hate that marked the Donald Trump campaign, as well as nationalist movements elsewhere. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday (11/19/16) said an “epidemic of animosity” against people of other races or religions was hurting the weakest in society, striking a note of caution against the […]
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Harvard Launches Free Online Course to Promote Religious Literacy Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts. The study of religion is the study of a rich and fascinating dimension of human experience that includes but goes well beyond beliefs and ritual practices. In this […]
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Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The ‘Strength Of The Human Soul’ As a hospice chaplain, it’s Kerry Egan’s job to help dying people accept their own mortality. Sometimes that means sitting with them as they express their regrets and fears. Other times, she listens as they recount their life stories and reflect on […]
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Bad News: What Medicare DOESN’T Cover Medicare benefits extend to a lot of treatments and services, but not all of them. Discover what’s not covered, and learn the exceptions to the rules. The good news: Once you hit 65, Medicare covers many medical issues entirely, and others with just a few pre-requisites. The not-as-good news: Some […]
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Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason PERSPECTIVES ON FAITH & POLITICS AMERICA: CITY ON A HILL? — THE STATE & RELIGION “Politics no longer asks why or whether questions but only how,” author Salman Rushdie once wrote. “It does not ask what kind of world we wish to live in. It does not analyze the […]
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