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    Winter Interest

    FEBRUARY 22, 2011 7:02AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: winter gardening, winter, ice, snow, cold, evergreens, redtwig dogwood, hydrangea, wheelbarrow, annuals, perennials, garden, zone 6, northeast ohio gardening, te

    • 20 Ratings
    • 1701 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    How We Learn

    SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 12:27PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: mind, thinking, how we learn, behaviorism, school, piaget, constructivism, education, learning, te

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1079 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    I Love These Twelve Movies!

    MAY 16, 2010 3:27PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: te, favorite movies, 12 movies, twelve movies, open call

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1298 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Arizona and Baseball: Cactus League Boycott!

    APRIL 29, 2010 3:38PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: travel, sports, politics, grapefruit league, cactus league, boycott, cleveland indians, racial profiling, immigration reform, sb1070, arizona, omar vizquel, major league baseball, baseball, te

    • 27 Ratings
    • 6656 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    On Self-Deception, or Being Clarence Thomas

    APRIL 12, 2010 3:29PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: scotus, politics, i'm gonna get hell for this from several directions, goddamn black sellout, thurgood marshall, retirement of john paul stevens, activist judges, stare decisis, let's not pretend that michael steele isn't relevant here, obama is completely different because he was not appointed but rather had to face the electorate where racial preference exists but in the other direction, the elephant in the room, hypocrisy, racial preference, affirmative action, supreme court, te

    • 29 Ratings
    • 2073 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Lainey's 10 Most Influential Books

    MARCH 27, 2010 2:49AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: open call, silkstone, books, influential books, te

    • 12 Ratings
    • 1092 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Lincoln and Leprechauns

    MARCH 16, 2010 7:29PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: assassination of little green men, reading, teaching, school, march 17th, leprechauns, st. patrick's day, lincoln, te

    • Editor's Pick
    • 49 Ratings
    • 5324 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    On Self-Deception, or Being Ted Haggard

    JANUARY 29, 2010 10:25AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: ted haggard, new life church, gay, homosexual, national association of evangelicals, te, completely heterosexual, gayle haggard

    • 14 Ratings
    • 986 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    I Can Finally Take My Obama Calendar Down!

    DECEMBER 31, 2009 5:51AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: he *is* good looking, science, reason, independent thinking, ideology, politics, happy new year, obama calendar, 2010, 2009, calendar, obama, te

    • 64 Ratings
    • 2517 Views
    • 107 Comments
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    (Invisible Women)

    NOVEMBER 11, 2009 2:20PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: the plain dealer, cleveland murders, murder, anthony sowell, serial murder, drug addiction, black women, feminism, te

    • 7 Ratings
    • 4913 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    The G-20 in Retrospect: A Balanced View

    SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 3:35AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: globalization, te, anarchy, bilderberg group, massive police presence, police, free trade, world trade, protesters, pittsburgh, g-20

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3465 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    David and Goliath at the G-20 - updated

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 2:06PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: mainstream media, anarchy, anarchists, bilderberg group, g20 summit, g-20, pittsburgh, brian williams, protesters, te

    • 16 Ratings
    • 2234 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Looking for Action in Pittsburgh: So Far So Tame at the G-20

    SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 11:50AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: bilderberg foundation, global corporations, protests, globalization, pittsburgh, g20 summit, te

    • 43 Ratings
    • 3265 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Thinky Thoughts

    SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 8:22PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: weird stuff, thoughts, thinking, life, kids, keith olbermann's annoying habits, gas, brownies, red-hat ladies, medical authorization forms, verve, why does the right hate america?, te

    • 24 Ratings
    • 1824 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    Why Didn't the Republicans Stand Up?

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 10:26PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: politics, bipartisanship, speech, congress, health care, obama, te

    • 31 Ratings
    • 2336 Views
    • 56 Comments
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    Dear Mr. Principal: It's About Critical Thinking. (Updated)

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 10:17AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: obama's speech, politics, precious children, school, president obama, critical thinking, letter, principal, education, stay in school, te

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2394 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    A Teenager's Take on Who Owns the News

    JULY 9, 2009 10:05PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: newspaper industry, bloggers, plain dealer, jeff jarvis, first amendment, copyright laws, joan walsh, the kids are going to kill us, ombudsman, ted diadiun, cute boy, how to make money writing, te

    • 39 Ratings
    • 2902 Views
    • 68 Comments
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    On Kit Kats and School Bullies

    APRIL 23, 2009 8:57PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: candy, bullies, school, teachers, tyranny, classroom, urban, education, te

    • 26 Ratings
    • 1981 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Lainy Goes Meta (or, Laying OS Bricks)

    APRIL 15, 2009 12:57AM

    By Lainey


    Topics: os, meta, open salon, bricks, chicks, eggs, forgetfulness, joan and kerry sitting in a tree k*i*s*s*i*n*g, te

    • 39 Ratings
    • 6835 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    What Boys Do

    MARCH 27, 2009 9:41PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: boys, brothers, family, fun, trouble, gray hair, sleepless nights, mom, the transforming power of gratefulness and a little bit of wine, te

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