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Happy Father’s Day 2015 – Dad: Are You Part of “The Great Conversation”?

by Ask Marion  –  Reposted by Request A hundred years ago, Sonora Smart Dodd was sitting in church one Sunday when she came up with the idea of a national Father’s Day on the order of Mother’s Day. It took … Continue reading

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Happy 101st Birthday, Daddy

Reposted by request… Originally posted in 2012 for my Dad’s 100th.  Today, December 8th 2013, would have been my dad’s 101st birthday, were he still alive.  And he is still alive in my heart and mind.  I think of him … Continue reading

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Common Core = Commonly Controlled Failure = Education Nightmare – Updated

What kind of world do we live in when math becomes a philosophical essay, and not a system of numbers, arithmetic, and simple truths? "’Truth’ is an artificial construct of the patriarchy, invented as a tool of oppression…" Quote From … Continue reading

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Happy 100th Birthday, Daddy

Today, December 8th 2012, would have been my dad’s 100th birthday, were he still alive.  And he is still alive in my heart and mind.  I think of him and miss him each and every day, especially when something special … Continue reading

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God Bless the Conservative Father

By Betsy M. Galliher  -  American Thinker Michelle Obama sent yet another plea last week, imploring the common man to wish her husband a happy Father’s Day. That is to say, Mrs. Obama — who undoubtedly left the note’s details … Continue reading

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Trailer – Welcoming Schools Film: What Do You Know?

Video:  Trailer – Welcoming Schools Film: What Do You Know? Is This Really What You Want You Kindergartners and Lower Elementary School Kids Learning… and from Strangers? Trailer for the new Welcoming Schools (www.welcomingschools.org) professional development film for educators and … Continue reading

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Dad: Are You Part of “The Great Conversation”?

Originally Posted on June 20, 2010 by Ask Marion A few weeks ago, John Mackey, founder and CEO of Whole Foods, invited me to a social event at his ranch west of Austin. Wandering through his home, I couldn’t help … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day

“Any man can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be called Dad.” (The Dads and Moms in this world are the people, the real parents, who loved us everyday… and who were there for the good, … Continue reading

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