I just erased a whole post that I had written.      It was funny. At least, I thought it was.  But, I couldn't bring it around to say what I wanted it to.  I was working on it and working on it, and I couldn't get past the typical "girls, don't feel pressured by the media to look a certain way.
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So, what about this issue of cohabitation?  Why is it a bad idea?  Does a piece of paper or a ceremony really make that much of a difference? I have several friends who opted to live together before pursuing marriage.  And, as far as I know, each of those instances turned into marriage, and each marriage is going strong.
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Part 1 These last two weeks have certainly been full of news stories.  From record amounts of snowfall in the Northeast, to autopsy results revealing that Amy Winehouse had a blood alcohol level of more than 4 times the legal amount at the time of her death, to Jessica Simpson revealing her pregnancy, to Kim Kardashian announcing her divorce from Kris Humphries after only 10 weeks of marriage.
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I attended Rhea County High School. I'm a Rhea County Golden Eagle. And when I go back to teach there and tell the students that I've been where they are, I mean it. Well, except for the last time I was there. We didn't have our own classroom, so we met in the locker room.
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  by: Tiffany SoysterThis newsletter was extremely difficult for me to write. As I started to compile some recent articles that pertain to this line of work, I felt it was time for another blog post. An opportunity for you to hear from one of us.  What would be the topic of discussion?
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Our program, the Edge, is presented to students starting in the sixth grade. Before we spend the week with the students, they are given an "opt out" form to give to their parents. This allows parents to decide if they want their child to participate in the program.
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As I sit here at my desk, I type with one hand. Not because I like to make things more difficult than they should be, or because I lost a hand in some gallant effort to save a small family of kittens from a large dog on the attack. No, nothing like that.
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