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http://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2009/08/14/news/local_news/doc4a8583553b0db373568897.txt
The link above is to an article printed in the Huron County Tribune. This tasteless article is one of the many reasons why I refuse to purchase a paper that seems to have nothing better to do than report local gossip and arbitrarily chosen fluff. The above article is a poor excuse for what should have [...]

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     The following an excerpt from a fictional short-story I’m working on right now. It’s basically just the first two paragraphs. It’s about a woman who’s made some major mistakes and the difficult road (in more ways than one) that lies ahead. It’ll be a total of 1500 words or so when finished. I’m having [...]

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The basic doctrines of early Buddhism, which remain common to all Buddhism, include the “four noble truths”:
 (1)existence is suffering (dukhka);
(2)suffering has a cause, namely craving and attachment (trishna);
(3) there is a cessation of suffering, which is nirvana;
(3)and there is a path to the cessation of suffering, the “eightfold path” of right views, right resolve, right speech, [...]

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Those of you that know me are aware of the less than ideal relationship that exists between my father and me. You’d have to set aside an many hours to hear the entire dramatic saga so I’m just going to recap the latest and most crucial part of the story. We haven’t spoken since [...]

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