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    • 26 Ratings
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    • 55 Comments
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    Robin Gibb in a Coma

    APRIL 16, 2012 3:40PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: robin gibb, the bee gees, andy gibb, maurice gibb, teen and preteen years, music, cancer, charity, hard work, new york mining disaster 1941, massachusetts, stayin alive, love so right

    • 6 Ratings
    • 340 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Blarney Alert - Finding an Honest Politician

    MARCH 13, 2012 9:19PM

    By Rita Bourland


    Topics: gold, rainbows, hard work, honesty, politics, wishes, magic, leprechauns, st. patrick's day, satire

    • 1 Ratings
    • 168 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Greatest Myth...Relationships Are Hard Work

    MARCH 2, 2012 5:13PM

    By Kristen Crockett


    Topics: relationships, hard work, love, couples

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 2073 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Killing Me Softly (With This Economy)

    FEBRUARY 9, 2012 10:43PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: gave up, not interested, bum, handout, lazy, unemployed, employment, overseas, jobs, semiconductors, manufacturing, production, marketing, sales, door-to-door, experience, self employment, work ethic, desire to work, training, education, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, employment, unemployment myths debunked, open call

    • 8 Ratings
    • 580 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Meritocracy? -- Not Really True

    JANUARY 9, 2012 6:01PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: merit, meritocracy, american dream, american exceptionalism, scorn, pride, contempt, achievement, virtue, hard work, success, worth, worthy, myth, ideology, facts, horatio alger, luck, pluck, society, socialism, capitalism, democracy, plutocracy, aristocracy, oligarchy, leaders, markets, level playing field, all men are created equal, equality, opportunity, mobility, education, environment

    • 7 Ratings
    • 673 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    The Labor We Value -- And That Which We Do Not

    SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 10:45AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: politics, movies, news, business, hard work, workers, employment, labor day, work

    • 8 Ratings
    • 912 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Toad Hollow in Summer

    AUGUST 21, 2011 9:15PM

    By Dr. Susanne Freeborn


    Topics: gardens, rhododendron, dogwood, clematis, columbine, dirt, hard work, beauty, dan the man is a hard working digger man

    • 15 Ratings
    • 390 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Grandma’s Tale, part 5: She Goes to Work and Meets a Soldier

    JUNE 25, 2011 7:59AM

    By AtHomePilgrim


    Topics: grandma, grandpa, immigrants, immigration, 1900s, 1910s, italian americans, detroit, hard work, hard work, protecting herself, candy is dandy, and a little play, awful coffee, separation, love, world war i, soldiers

    • 4 Ratings
    • 955 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    "Malled" On Sale Today: Retail And The Recession

    APRIL 14, 2011 8:09AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: business, retail, shopping, malls, labor, low-wage work, hard work, malled, work, writing, books

    • 16 Ratings
    • 789 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Good News Sunday: I almost have the script memorized!

    NOVEMBER 7, 2010 4:50PM

    By bluestocking babe


    Topics: hard work, new job, memorization

    • 61 Ratings
    • 1953 Views
    • 109 Comments
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    Writers are artists who deserve respect

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 4:10PM

    By emma peel


    Topics: van morrison, window washers deserve respect too, the most fun you can have without laughing, sacrifice, learning from those better than you, raising the bar, natural talent, skill, hard work, respect, artists, writers

    • 0 Ratings
    • 304 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Lazy-Americans: The Last Despised Minority

    AUGUST 4, 2010 7:27AM

    By Allan Goldstein


    Topics: satire, august, dog days, tweets, morality, laziness, capitalism, hard work

    • 26 Ratings
    • 783 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Siempre Adelante: A Father's Day Tribute to Papi

    JUNE 17, 2010 7:28AM

    By AtHomePilgrim


    Topics: father's day, papi, mami, cuba, family, love, optimism, dedication, hard work, he was a great man, open call, reflections on father's day

    • 0 Ratings
    • 363 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    "The Honor of Work"

    JUNE 3, 2010 11:26AM

    By Dave Scriven


    Topics: the honor of work, hard work, bible, jesus, belief/religion

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1076 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    It's So, So Green at Toad Hollow Today ...

    MAY 24, 2010 5:37AM

    By Dr. Susanne Freeborn


    Topics: dan the man is a hard working digger man, beauty, hard work, dirt, columbine, clematis, dogwood, rhododendron, gardens

    • 7 Ratings
    • 340 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Perps in Economic Collapse Still At-Large/OS on Alert

    APRIL 13, 2010 2:16AM

    By jay busse


    Topics: reponsibility, honesty, hard work, fucktards, ecomony, goldman sachs, chase bank, financial collapse, television, news, business

    • 3 Ratings
    • 322 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    The Winner Was.....?

    MARCH 20, 2010 12:43AM

    By tom k


    Topics: nintendo ds i, selling coupon books, cub scouts, art, hard work, persistence

    • 27 Ratings
    • 714 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Two Calls from the Kid: The Good News, and the Bad News

    MARCH 12, 2010 8:12AM

    By AtHomePilgrim


    Topics: parents, children, young adults, education, hard work, good people, crime, modern life, ebay is everywhere, it's all how you look at it

    • 40 Ratings
    • 1523 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Trim Tab

    OCTOBER 8, 2009 5:10PM

    By Greg Correll


    Topics: hard work, generosity of spirit, lovingkindness, forebearance, invective, vitriol, rants, co-operation, can't we pull together?

    • 0 Ratings
    • 235 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Gravel Trap

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 3:38PM

    By William Green


    Topics: hard work, environment, yard work, gardening

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