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Stephanie Gilbert of Pasadena served six years as an Arabic linguist and was an Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan before being honorably discharged last year. The former staff serg...

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Did You Know? That the personal effects of chronic unemployment range from depression to divorce?    Here are the facts from the book Pinched by Don Peck whose research opened discu...

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Did you know? The United States is falling far behind when it comes to keeping up our national infrastructure. Here are the facts from the book Pinched by Don Peck whose research ope...

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Did you know? During the long recession women have come to dominate the workforce. Here are the facts from the book Pinched by Don Peck whose research opened discussion points as par...

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For once, they were going to be on time. Christina Lucara and her son, Carl Jones Jr., had been up since 6:40 a.m., eager to get to Swansfield Elementary School for Carl’s first day ...