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Branded For Life

Branded

Sep 21, 2011 6 Comments ›› Nancy

I had my meeting with my probation officer on Monday, something I have to do regularly during my three years on probation. Its typically a very short visit with some basic questions asked each time, which pretty much revolves around am I being a good girl. I had taken in my two prescription papers from ...

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Offended in America

How Dare You! (Being offended in America)

Sep 11, 2011 1 Comment ›› Nancy

A few days ago I made a post entitled “Life in Bizarro World” which talked in part about how we now see many citizens actually fighting for things that are against their own best interests. To continue our journey into this strange upside-down country we now live in we’ll take a look at “being ...

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Bizarro World

Life in Bizarro World

Sep 6, 2011 1 Comment ›› Nancy

Some issues have become so convoluted and steeped in politics its hard to even see the root idea anymore much less view it through logical eyes. Headlines like this one from this month tend to jolt some of us back to reality: "24 Year Old Dies From Toothache. Could Not Afford Medicine." Or this ...

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prisonovercrowding

Private Prisons: Cashing in on Crime

Sep 1, 2011 No Comments ›› Nancy

I was unaware of the whole Private Prison issue until about 10 months ago when I was threatened with being placed in one. It's a topic that is making more and more headlines as times goes by, most recently in Arizona and Florida. Florida's Correction Chief Ed Buss just resigned over disputes as to whether ...

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