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Outdoor Living

I love Colorado, I really do.  But summer makes me want water and beaches, and Colorado is seriously lacking both of those amenities.  Yes, there are reservoirs, but they tend to be overcrowded and, frankly, it’s not the same.  I’m … Continue reading

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Sunday reading

Happy Sunday everyone!  I figured that since I’ll spend all day reading, and misery loves company…  just kidding.  I actually found some really great articles this week, and I’d highly recommend checking them out.  I’d love to hear your opinions. … Continue reading

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Economic Mobility

I thought this was a particularly interesting graph of economic mobility.  Bear in mind that some of the bottom line statistics to come out of this can be seen as good news for the lowest quintile; they have up to … Continue reading

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The myth of welfare mothers

Based on a lot of the claims I’ve been hearing about in my readings about welfare mothers, I thought that this was a particularly interesting finding by Stephanie Coontz in her 1992 book, The Way We Never Were: American Families … Continue reading

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