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  • Prof Patty
  • 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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  • Prof Patty
  • September 15, 2025

How to Check If a Website Is Legit or Fake

Written by Nica Latto

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  • Prof Patty
  • 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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  • 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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  • Kintsugi
  • November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

Fifteen Essential Documents

Here is a list of 15 essential documents all retirees must have in order. Some of these docs are important for all of us. Get them before you need them. If you are a senior who

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  • Kintsugi
  • May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Banana Bread Snack Cakes

Ingredients 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 1 small, very ripe banana) 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

You’re Invited to an Open Online Lenten Class with Diana Butler Bass & Tripp Fuller

What does it mean to take up the Lenten journey when Jesus may come with more baggage than blessings and occasions bigger questions than confidence? De/Constructing Jesus is a pop-up lear

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

The Pros and Cons of Balance Transfer Credit Cards – Everything You Should Know About Using a Balance Transfer for Credit Card Debt

By Morgan Noll Updated December 01, 2021 Plastic is handy. But if you pay only the minimum balance on a credit card every month rather than the full balance, the consequences can be price

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Mobile Phone Companies to End 3G Service in 2022, Starting Feb. 22

Up to 10 million will need new devices as carriers look to reuse that part of the airwaves by Edward C. Baig, AARP, Updated February 3, 2022 Most every mobile service provider pitch you come a

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

What I’m Doing Differently in 2022

I wanted to change a few things I do, but resolutions just don’t get it for me, and probably not for you. After reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, I decided to make tiny changes that

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University Mon, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse&nb

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.

By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter Jan. 30, 2022 Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Windows Requires a Minimum of 8 Hours Online to Update Successfully

Microsoft identified this as the main reason some devices aren’t achieving a ‘fully up-to-date’ state. By Matthew Humphries January 31, 2022 In a post on the Microsoft Tec

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Go Out to Eat? Know the Facts

Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires that employers pay workers a minimum wage of $7.25/hour (see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)), the law permits employers of tipped employees to t

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Secret Ways to Reach an Actual Person in Customer Service

By Jeff Somers Your chances of customer service success increase dramatically when you get a human being on the line. The automated options often aren’t flexible enough to cov

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NY Times

  • José Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile
  • U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
  • Gunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
  • What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia
  • Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

NPR

  • Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
  • A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species
  • Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

The Progressive

  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme
  • Lanes of Resistance
  • The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to 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

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
  • Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
  • Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
  • Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information

Snopes.com

  • Rumor has it photo shows John Roberts sitting next to Ghislaine Maxwell. Here's the truth
  • 14 rumors about Epstein's island, fact-checked
  • 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' T-shirts photo truly shows Tim Walz's relatives
  • What to know about claims of California 'radiation fog'
  • Watch out for rumor Helen Mirren announced $107M Netflix investment

Tradeoffs

  • One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
  • 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?

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