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Live from Ukraine
Posted on October 18, 2008 | 6 CommentsThere is so much in life you can’t predict, and in the Peace Corps, there is even more. I have been in Ukraine for nearly a month, and I am... -
Better sex education should be a family value
Posted on June 24, 2008 | 5 CommentsDespite the controversy surrounding the 17 pregnant girls at a Massachusetts high school, both sides of the political spectrum agree it’s a tragedy. -
The bright side to rising gas prices
Posted on June 11, 2008 | 3 CommentsI’m really not a “the glass is half full” kind of girl. I don’t like to pretend things are great when they aren’t. But there is a bright spot to rising gas prices. Two, actually. -
Why I hate standing ovations
Posted on June 6, 2008 | No CommentsWhile watching Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton give their historic speeches to close the democratic primary season, I was conflicted. Not because the end to their epic battle was bittersweet, or because I would rather see either one of them in the White House than McCain, but because of the crowd’s reaction: a standing ovation.