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Author: Prof Patty

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  • October 25, 2025October 25, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025

Banned Books Week 2025: the theme of this year’s event was Censorship Is So 1984 — Read for Your Rights. For the 15 most banned books in the 2024-2025 school year, go here. PEN Americ

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  • September 15, 2025

How to Check If a Website Is Legit or Fake

Written by Nica Latto

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  • June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

Less Biased News

Looking for less biased news? Check out the following interactive chart and sources:

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  • April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

How to Get a Real Person on the Line in Customer Service

Have you ever tried to get a live person on the phone when you needed customer service? It seems almost impossible, especially in these days of AI. Here is a list of numbers for cable, tech, reta

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 24, 2025

International News Sources

Interested in international news from a non-USA perspective? Here are some sites, although some are USA-based, like the NY Times, Associated Press, CNN, and NPR:

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  • December 20, 2023March 24, 2025

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian issue goes back nearly a century when Britain, during World War I, pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration. Br

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  • July 12, 2022July 12, 2022

Book Series (Sheroes/heroes) I’ve Enjoyed

Kate Daniels/ Ilona Andrews Parable Series/Octavia Butler Brown Sisters/Talia Hibbert Benjamin January/Barbara Hambly Sookie Stackhouse/Charlaine Harris Jack Reacher/Lee Child (and Andrew Child) El

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  • May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

How to Convert Measurements in Baking Recipes — and Why You Might Want To

Measuring by weight isn’t just easier, it’s far more accurate. By Abigail Rose March 15, 2021 First, let’s talk about why using a scale and working in grams or ounces is essential.

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  • May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

The Best Creamed Corn

5 cups corn 1/2 cup whole or 2% milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup), melted heaping tablespoon sugar 2 dashes salt 1 dash pepper Combine all ingredients and cook on low heat on your

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

9 Lymphoma Symptoms to Watch For, According to Cancer Doctors

By Barbara Brody Lymphoma symptoms can vary from person to person, so not everyone experiences the same issues. You should also know that many symptoms associated with lymphoma can be vague or ca

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

What Happens When You Stop Having Sex

 Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on April 21, 2021 Your Heart May Not Work as Well. Research says people who have sex once a month or less get heart disease mor

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Peach Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel Recipe

Pecan Streusel 1 cup chopped pecans 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup granulated sug

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Zendaya’s Oscars Updo Was Created With a $6 Product Shoppers Call a ‘Godsend’ for Fine Hair 

The volumizing mist is brilliant for everyday use, too. By Chloe Irving March 29, 2022 While so many of the sprays, serums, and sculptors used to create this week’s Oscars looks cost mo

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

The Country Lady

 Advice from An Old Hillbilly Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks, bankers, and politicians at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

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  • April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Cataracts

 Medically Reviewed by Whitney Seltman, OD on June 15, 2020 A cataract is a progressive, painless clouding of the natural, internal lens of the eye. Cataracts block light, makin

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NY Times

  • Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence
  • Trump Hosts the Kennedy Center Honors, Breaking Tradition
  • United Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half
  • Dogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday With Pets in Mind
  • He Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.

NPR

  • Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says
  • Elephant seals remember their enemies
  • This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations
  • Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
  • What do birds think of forest management?

The Progressive

  • The Education Experiment Gone Wrong
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
  • Trump’s War on ‘Narcoterrorism’ Is a Smokescreen
  • In ‘Wicked,’ and in Life, Politics Is Messy Business
  • A Quiet Revolution Is Improving Schools

Latest Posts

  • Banned Books Week 2025
  • How to Check If a Website Is Legit or Fake
  • Less Biased News
  • Do you struggle with anxiety or depression?
  • How to Get a Real Person on the Line in Customer Service
  • International News Sources
  • What is the difference between acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin?

FactCheck.org

  • Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
  • Pentagon Inspector General Report Not ‘Total Exoneration’ for Hegseth
  • Examining Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S.
  • Unpacking the FDA’s Black Friday Vaccine Memo
  • Q&A on Vetting of Accused National Guard Shooter

Snopes.com

  • Chart linking Democrat-led cities to higher violent crime is misleading
  • Did Bette Midler declare $68M Netflix investment on live TV?
  • 15 rumors about Erika Kirk, investigated
  • Rumor claims California law requires kids up to 16 to use booster seats. That's mostly false
  • Pete Hegseth's tattoos have raised eyebrows. Here's what we know about their meaning

Tradeoffs

  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America
  • One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
  • Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?
  • The Quiet Cuts Making ACA Enrollment Harder

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