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Looking For The Best Online Dating Service?
2007-10-31 14:17:00
Online dating has been the trend nowadays. During the previous years, dating sites were very popular only to those who are said to be distressed and lonesome in life. But now, it is being accepted by more and more people from all over the world. And people have been engaging in finding the best online dating service they can get.It has been more acceptable to resort to online dating especially those singles who are so busy with their work. They are sometimes bombarded with so much paperwork or fieldwork that they no longer have time for meeting other singles personally. And if you are looking for the best online dating service, you are not the only one who is looking for it. Everybody wants it!More and more single individuals are into online dating because they have their own reasons. Some people say that it is more practical and convenient because you actually get to know first the person before you actually meet or date in person. Moreover, you will also get to meet or chat with m...
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Top 10 Successful Dating Site in 2007
2007-10-31 13:56:00
Browse the most Successful Dati ng sites in U.S and Canada in 2007.May be useful for you to choose one fits you to date.Eharmony - America's relationship site where millions of people of all ages.Match - Dating Service - Singles, Personals and Love.InterracialMatch - The best and largest dating for interracial singles and friends in the world.Perfectmatch - An online relationships and dating community featuring singles serious about finding love and lasting relationships.InterracialFriends -#1 Site to find african-american,black girl,white,BBW Dating with high success ratio. Americansingles - Offers the dating scene. Meet singles in your area for friendship, dating and romance.Date - The online dating site, offering free online personals to help singles find other singles.Plentyoffish - An online dating and matchmaking service for singles.True - Online dating service for singles to search and post personal ads, post pictures, flirt and chat.Lovedating - Find love,romance,friends, re...

A happy woman share her interracial love
2007-10-31 13:20:00
By AnnaI have 3 serious relationship,with one man i was engaged but our future was not good so i brokeup. For me the look is not important and i am not dificult person,i dont want too much but every time my love go down.i want to beleive in love but i am very disapointed and i dont know that is just for a cople of month or than come goood friendship whit sex.On the wedding party of one of my friends, she let me try online relationship. I knew Interracial Friends.com from her. After i complete to create my personal profle, i searched out many great serious single man in my city. I choose 35 men from them and send messages to them. Two days later, I received over 30 feedbacks from them. It make me happy. Two months later, I met my present boyfriend, Jack. He is a real good man to marry. Here i want to let all alone single know that you can be happier if you got a true love. Thanks all kind friends of mine.
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Interracial Relationships
2007-10-30 14:31:00
It all started when the first English occupants in America have built their colonies in the 1600’s. The Americans have been criticizing these interracial relationships because they do not want a black slave to marry a white person. These relationships have been highly contested in the states of Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Maryland where there are laws that prohibited interracial marriage.By the year 1691, the state of Virginia have charged serious offenses to interracial couples and labeling their siblings to be bastards and outcast in the society. When the 13th amendment on the American constitution was instituted in 1865 in some southern states of America, slavery on blacks was abolished. However, interracial marriage is not yet allowed and will still be banned from every part of the country. The reason is, many white Americans do not want any black slaves or Native Americans pollute their genuine white race.Many believe that 70 percent of black Am...
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Suburban irony with flair, wit
2007-10-30 14:17:00
Over the course of five novels and a collection of short stories, Tom Perrotta has laid claim to the prime real estate of upwardly mobile suburbia, hilariously probing its leafy, soccer-obsessed, McMansion-lined streets.No component of life here is safe; crime watches are as ripe for satire as is social one-upmanship.Perrotta has skewered politics, parenting, the educational system, marriage and sex, the sacred cows of family life unspared by his sardonic insight and incisive humor."The Abstinence Teacher" is not a sequel to "Little Children" -- his previous novel, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film by Todd Field -- but it's a logical follow-up to Perrotta's exploration of the culture wars as they play out with surprising ferocity in parks and schools."Little Children" introduced two adulterers who conduct an affair as their hometown panics over the return of a sex offender."The Abstinence Teacher" further stirs the mix by introducing evangelical Christianity and its effe...
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The awful truth, and the better future
2007-10-30 02:34:00
Hi everyone – great to be hereI thought, for this introductory post (filed, of course, from a convenient Starbucks), that I’d focus on one of the key themes in The Conscience of a Liberal – the central role of race in understanding both what happened to America over the past 30 years, and its implications for the future.Basically, the book is an attempt to understand two puzzles about what happened to the America I grew up – the broadly middle-class society of the postwar generation.The first puzzle is economic: what happened to the middle class. I argue in the book that a large part of the rise in inequality is political in origin, having to do with the rise of movement conservatism, the cohesive set of people and institutions that has taken over the Republican Party. Maybe we’ll talk more about that in later conversation.The other puzzle is why rising inequality, far from provoking a populist political backlash, has been accompanied by a move to the right: politicians wh...
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Five Online Daters To Avoid (2)
2007-10-25 04:23:00
2. Photo FakesDating site traffic analyses show that profiles with pictures are clicked on twice as much as those without. Having a good picture of yourself can be the difference between getting seen and getting lost. However, some people take the notion of "looking good" a little too far. They post misleading pictures that can trap you into thinking you're meeting your dreamboat only to find a shipwreck waiting for you. Let's face it, not everyone looks as good as George Clooney or Angelina Jolie.Joan, a woman from New Jersey, had thought she met Mr. Right. He was charming and -- according to the picture on his profile -- quite handsome. She looked forward to seeing his auburn hair and deep eyes when it turned out that Mr. Right had gone gray. He also hadn't seen a gym in years. Turns out that his profile picture was over five years old. While there's nothing wrong with gray hair or a couple extra pounds, people who misrepresent their looks aren't being honest.How to avoid the...
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Online Dating -- Five Things to Avoid(1)
2007-10-24 09:50:00
Everyone's doing it - over 40 percent of U.S. singles are finding matches online. That's more than 40 million single Americans cruising the Internet looking for love (based on census results that say there are over 100 million single Americans).So the Internet must be a great place to find true love, right? Not so fast. While online dating can be a great way to find someone new, dating sites are littered with scam artists, cheaters, and straight-up liars.Now, this doesn't mean you should avoid online dating altogether -- just don't believe everything you see out there. In order to help sort out the winners from the losers, we've compiled a list of the top five types of online daters you should definitely avoid, along with some tips to help you save some heartache. Be careful out there, and good luck!1. LiarsIn a recent survey, it was found that most online profiles contain some sort of lie, whether it's the person's age or -- in some cases -- relationship status. White lies -...
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Dating is no Sex and the City for me
2007-10-22 11:26:00
Mary-Kathryn MillnerWhat the first thing that comes to mind when you think of dating in the States? Sex and the City , of course.It's undeniable that most self respecting women have watched at least one episode of the crazy antics carried out by Carrie Bradshaw and her friends. And to be honest, who wouldn't want their love lives to be equally as cool?But contrary to popular belief, dating in small town America is not quite as exciting as the fiesty foursome of Sex and the City make out. In fact, the picture created by movies and television shows about dating in America is not quite what you'd find here in Oxford, Mississippi.Cosmopolitans and silk sheets are in fact the last thing on a girl's mind - for us, it's really just about trying to land a date!One great example in Oxford of this whole theatre of dating always pops into my mind at this time of year.You see, the University of Mississippi is a school steeped in traditions, and none more popular than football.But aside from...
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Love Story: He won croquet … and her heart
2007-10-22 11:16:00
DEBORAH SHOUSEIn the fall of 1999 Avis Garrett and a group of Scandinavian friends were enjoying a game of croquet on her front lawn.A man wearing a suit showed up and joined the game.“I was not excited about seeing this man in a suit,” says Avis, who was then 64. “I thought he looked like a stuffed shirt.”But she was impressed when the “stuffed shirt” won the game.She soon learned that Jeremy Baptist, then 59, was an interesting man with a good sense of humor. When Jeremy found out Avis was an artist, he invited her to the Plaza Art Fair the next weekend.The rain poured while they were at the art fair. They ended up wet and laughing at a Plaza restaurant, where they ate and talked. And talked. They had a lot in common. They were both widowed with large, close-knit families. They were both working with children who had autism, Jeremy as a doctor and Avis as an art therapist.“We enjoyed being together,” Jeremy says.They continued the croquet games and started going to...
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A long and lasting love
2007-10-22 11:01:00
Their fates were sealed eight years ago when young Jason Jarrett and Cassania Lewis met at the Aquasol Theme Park in Montego Bay.When Jason asked her name, the fun-loving Cassania replied, "If I tell you, I'll have to kill you." Luckily, after the exchange of names, what resulted was not death but an undying devotion which culminated in their marriage on Sunday, September 9. The two developed a love based on an extraordinary friendship, which no doubt led Jason to propose in 2001. However, a number of reasons, such as Cassania leaving for university, prevented them from setting a date.Later, Jason left for the United States of America, but neither time nor distance was able to keep this dedicated duo apart as they visited each other often and spent countless hours on the phone."He's soft spoken and has a big heart," said Cassania, a 23-year-old marketing representative at The Gleaner Western Bureau.A beautiful daughter and five years later, the proposal was renewed. The couple was...
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Love story: Mary and Harvey Ritland
2007-10-14 08:33:00
Christina HarperMary Otteni went on a blind date in December 1962 to a friend's party.Her parents hadn't let Mary date until she was 16, and she'd just had her birthday in November.Mary had already seen a photo of Harvey Ritland, the boy she was being fixed up with. Her girlfriend was dating Harvey's best friend.Harvey remembers his friend giving him some advice before he met Mary."He said, 'Now Harvey. She's a Christian girl. You behave yourself,' " Harvey said. "And I did."Mary's first thought when she saw Harvey was that he was tall."I'm 5-foot-4 and he's 6-foot-2," Mary said. "He was quiet and nice. We hit it off pretty good."Harvey thought Mary was very pretty."I thought, 'Wow,' " Harvey said. The couple dated off and on through their years at Cascade High School in Everett. After graduation in 1965, they lost touch. Mary became a beautician. Harvey became a plumber.Then on her 20th birthday, Mary got a card from Harvey with a nice, little note. She wrote a thank-yo...
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Love story: A picture-perfect proposal for couple
2007-10-14 08:25:00
Suzie Stier-Waletzki"We started out as best friends," says Marissa Wacek, care manager at Sunrise Cottages. "I was so scared to date him in the fear of losing my best friend."Wacek met Jason White their first day at Rochester Community and Technical College in August 2004. They were close friends for about a year before they started dating."We have known each other for three years," Wacek says.White, a surgical technician at Olmsted Medical Center, said the two enjoy going to movies, to dinner, swimming, playing games of catch and painting. He also enjoys many things about Wacek."I love how she can be 'one of the guys' sometimes and my lover," he says. "Someone to take care of me, and find things when they are missing -- it never fails she always knows where its at."White's sense of humor and caring are a few of the things that Wacek fell in love, and the list just grows from there."I love how much he cares about me, his cooking skills, his heart, his thoughtfulness . He is so sw...
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Love story: Couple shares Hallmark moments
2007-10-14 08:03:00
DEBORAH SHOUSEI’m going to marry Kerstin,” 5-year-old Bill Kraai told the kids in the neighborhood.It was 1980. Bill and Kerstin Kolbe, then 4, lived on the same street in Sioux City, Iowa. They often played together.“I had a crush on her,” Bill says. “She was a fun, cute girl, but she was also great at playing with boys.”In 1980 their friendship was put on hold when the Kraai family moved to Kansas City.Years passed. When Kerstin was 17, she and Bill saw each other at a wedding. Several years later her mom saw Bill at another wedding, after he had graduated from college. Her mom later gave Bill’s business card to Kerstin.“I held onto it,” Kerstin says.After she finished college, Kerstin moved around for several years and then took a job in Kansas City at Hallmark Cards.In fall of 2002 Kerstin and a colleague were eating lunch in the Hallmark cafeteria when Kerstin thought she saw Bill. But she wasn’t sure, so she didn’t go over to talk to him.Bill, who was doi...
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How women love
2007-10-14 07:52:00
She will die,If he love her not;And she will die,Ere she makes her love known.Shakespeare,Much Ado About Nothing.Women need to be loved, they have to be loved, they want to be loved, they have to be told that they are loved, and it's almost with desperation that they constantly have to hear the words 'I love you' said to them all the time. That's why special events like Valentine's Day, anniversaries, New Year's Eve, are so important and special to women.That's also why women clamour to get married, not just for the marriage, but to show the world that someone loves them enough to marry them. For them, it showcases that the man loves them, it shows the world that they are loved and not left on the shelf like some forgotten loaf of bread, squeezed up, felt up, picked up, but never embraced and taken home. Ah, the essence of love, so important to a woman, and indeed, it makes her whole. But even with all this craving for love, it is not pure, in the giving or the taking.I can c...
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Am I in love with my best friend?
2007-10-11 10:23:00
Are you in love with your best friend, your very best friend of an opposite sex?To be falling in love with your best friend whom is of the opposite sex is perfectly alright. There is definitely nothing wrong with that. You, falling in love with someone of an opposite sex; what wrong can there be? It is not that you are falling in love with your best friend whom is of the same sex? In fact, to put things in a nicer and more encouraging way, I would say that this could just be an establishment of a healthy love relationship.Well, how would you define a healthy love relationship? One, which both understand each other well; sharing a lot in common and nevertheless always enjoying that companionship of one another? Yup, these are without doubts few of the very key criteria to a healthy and successful love relationship. Similarly here, why would one become your best friend? Because the both of you get along very well, sharing a lot in common, always enjoying that presence of one another?N...
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HOW to tell he's flirting with you and/or attracted to you
2007-10-11 09:39:00
1. The Eyebrow LiftWhen a guy first sees a girl he's attracted to, chances his eyebrows will rise and fall. Quickly. (You can slip the flip of an eyebrow back at him, if you're interested - it's a clear signal both ways.) 2. Gaining Your AttentionExaggerated movements or gestures usually mean that he's trying to stand out from the crowd. He may shift positions so that he is standing slightly apart from his friends or a group of people.3. Slight Parting of the LipsHis lips may automatically part for a second when your eyes first meet.4. His Nostrils Open Slightly - Face WidensAs his eyebrows raise and nostrils flare slightly so with the parted lips, he has an open, friendly expression on his face.5. He Shifts to the Classic Male Courship Stance The macho stance (cowboy style) - he'll probably lock his thumbs in his belt or belt loops, point his fingers downwards, spread his legs about shoulder distance apart and tilt his head to one side. 6. Touches His Own FaceHe may rub his ch...
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The beauty of interracial relationships
2007-10-11 08:28:00
My sister believes that the world's most beautiful people are products of interracial relationships. As a dark skinned fluent Spanish speaker with a Chinese last name, people are often confused and intrigued by her ethnicity, and she works it. Her interesting look leads her to men of all ethnic backgrounds, and it was during one of her more serious relationships with a man of Japanese descent that she realized people of mixed ethnicity should always date.Plus, she knew the children she would have with this guy would be gorgeous; thus, the beginning of a long line of interracial relationships.I am a big believer in interracial dating: it only makes sense. There are thousands of different cultures in the world, and it's only logical that they come together. Besides the obvious benefit of possible children being absolutely beautiful, there's also the bonus of having two cultures embrace one another.Two cultures equals twice the fun, twice the celebrations, and twice the history-who ...
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Bad marriage could damage heart
2007-10-09 16:14:00
A lousy marriage might literally make you sick.Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday.What it likely boils down to is stress -- a well-known contributor to health problems, as well as a potential byproduct of troubled relationships, the scientists said.In a study of 9,011 British civil servants, most of them married, those with the worst close relationships were 34 percent more likely to have heart attacks or other heart trouble during 12 years of follow-up than those with good relationships. That included partners, close relatives and friends.The study, in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine, follows previous research that has linked health problems with being single and having few close relationships. In the new study, researchers focused more on the quality of marriage and other important relationships."What we add here is that, 'OK, being married is in general good, but be careful about the kind...
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How Do I Spice Up My Love Life?
2007-10-08 15:08:00
If you have been in the same relationship for more than 2 years, you may want to spice things up in the bedroom a bit. Here are 5 tips to try.1. Try a natural aphrodisiac: There a number of foods like oysters, avocadoes, chocolate, grapes, pine nuts, peas and asparagus which are said to hold natural powers to stimulate your partner's excitement. Experiment with some of these when you cook and see what works for the two of you.2. Talk about what turns each other on: For both men and women, the verbal centers are very deeply connected with sexuality. Try talking about your fantasies or what you have done before. Before you know it, you could both be in a new state of arousal.3. Film yourselves making love: This may have sounded too kinky to try 20 years ago, but in the home electronics era of today this is an increasingly common way for couples to stimulate themselves. Watch a clip of your lovemaking and then try the real thing.4. Make more time for yourselves: When most couples plan...
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Love And Romance
2007-10-08 15:03:00
In life we are taught a great many things, but for some reason we do not learn much about emotions! For most of us our emotions are something of a mystery. We know that we have them but have little idea where they come from or how we can experience them more positively.A useful model developed, by psychologist Dr C. Spezzano, allows us to become more self-aware and to better understand our emotions. At any point in life, our emotions will be experienced from any of six different perspectives.Denial > Resistance > Pain > Guilt > Fear > Love Denial - Many of our fears and insecurities are hidden beneath the surface of our conscious minds and we can therefore be completely unaware of them and how they affect our lives. We are often in denial of these insecurities - an unconscious strategy designed to avoid us having to face the emotional pain that we believe might overwhelm us if we were to unearth our hidden fears. We hide them away for protection and then try to get on with life. Unfo...
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Love comes in all colors
2007-10-07 16:15:00
Interracial couples face all the challenges other couples face - and then someBefore they got engaged, Sherrell Larkin and Jesse Kuhns discussed how their relationship might be affected by one significant difference. They decided it didn't matter that he's 13 years older.As for the even more obvious difference - she's African-American, and he's white - the Mount Lookout couple says that had no bearing on whether to spend their lives together."She has a great personality, strong beliefs that are aligned with mine, great outlook on life, wants to make the most of her life, loves to travel, and we are compatible in many ways," says Kuhns, 36. "Oh, and she is absolutely beautiful!""Our (June 2008) marriage reflects how our culture is becoming more integrated," says Larkin, 23, a graduate student in human resources at Purdue University.Indeed, 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws that ban interracial marriage, such unions are much more common and more accepted in thi...
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A love story across the ages
2007-10-04 07:29:00
A 24-YEAR-OLD Argentine man has married a woman 58 years his senior. Groom Reinaldo Waveqche told reporters after the ceremony in Santa Fe, northern Argentina: "I've always liked mature ladies." "I don't care what other people say," he said. Mr Waveqche and his bride, Adelfa Volpes, 82, will have their honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro. Asked if the marriage was purely spiritual, Ms Volpes laughed and said: "There is going to be more." The couple were married in a civil service after several years of engagement, and later walked through a local church surrounded by reporters. Their love blossomed when Mr Waveqche went to live with her after his mother's death when he was 15. He said he admired his new wife's zest for life, and emphasised how special she was to him.Sponsored Links:Interracial Friends - Sexy White Women and Black Men Personals OnlineInterracial Friends& Dating service online for singles for dating relationships or turning online romance into off-line re...
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Free Interracial Dating Sites and Interracial Dating Online
2007-09-28 10:35:00
Though the last vestiges of intolerance are yet to be overcome, interracial dating continues to gain acceptance. Interracial dating sites are a fast growing niche, serving singles who want to meet others for dating, romance, marriage, friendship or just good old fun.Statistics by the Census Bureau indicate that the number of interracial marriages has been on the increase, which in turn indicates increase in interracial relationships.Though interracial dating sites are not the only way to meet singles of other ethnic groups, they have certain advantages.While popular dating sites do list singles who either want to meet people of other races or have no racial preference, searching for members who are open to interracial relationship can take time. You would have to go from persona ad to personal ad if the site does not offer advanced search.In contrast, members of interracial personals sites are actively seeking people of different ethnicity or culture.There in lies one of biggest adv...
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The beauty of interracial relationships
2007-09-26 10:48:00
Lau, MadelineMy sister believes that the world's most beautiful people are products of interracial relationships. As a dark skinned fluent Spanish speaker with a Chinese last name, people are often confused and intrigued by her ethnicity, and she works it. Her interesting look leads her to men of all ethnic backgrounds, and it was during one of her more serious relationships with a man of Japanese descent that she realized people of mixed ethnicity should always date. Plus, she knew the children she would have with this guy would be gorgeous; thus, the beginning of a long line of interracial relationships.I am a big believer in interracial dating: it only makes sense. There are thousands of different cultures in the world, and it's only logical that they come together. Besides the obvious benefit of possible children being absolutely beautiful, there's also the bonus of having two cultures embrace one another. Two cultures equals twice the fun, twice the celebrations, and twice t...
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Online dating: For more than just the desperate
2007-09-21 16:23:00
Running out of options of people to drink with, date, or do on the weekends? Online dating websites might have the solution to your weekend woes.According to MSNBC.com, over 40 million Americans, or 40 percent of the single population in America use online dating services. And college students are quickly catching onto the trend.From subscription sites such as Match.com to free sites such as Interracialfriends.com, online dating is emerging as the newest way to meet singles and expand your social network.Frustrated by the lack of variety at Macalester, Alison Johnson* '10, joined Interracialfriends.com as a joke with her friend. "I am using an online dating service because, as much as I love Mac guys, they are either overly-confident and self-centered or they're so introverted that basically don't exist," said Johnson. "In addition, we have the three G's to contend with: gay, gross, or girlfriend."Despite enjoying the academic challenges of Macalester, Johnson has been disappoin...
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The taboo of interracial relationships-yes, dating!
2007-09-21 16:05:00
Anastasia A. MeltonEarlier this week, I had the pleasure of watching one of my favorite shows, Tyra. I love everything about Tyra Banks. I think she is a great role model for young girls and women. She is not afraid to speak up for things she strongly believes in. She is not afraid to get controversial. She is trying to make a difference and open our eyes to the world around us. Well, I was inspired to talk about a topic that many people are afraid to address.That topic is interracial relationships. Insert horror film music here. You're probably asking yourself, "Did she really just go there?" You better believe it. I did just go there. I personally see nothing wrong with it, considering my own personal multi-faceted racial background.There are many sides to this topic. It is not just one-race feels one-way and the other race feels another. Instead, some people from each race feel opposed to it, while other people from each race have no problem with it.The question I want to ask is...
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Same-sex marriage: 'A cruel imposter'
2007-09-19 12:24:00
Same-sex marriage has become central in Iowa news recently. A judge overturned Iowa state law recognizing marriage as between only a man and woman. Since then, some have spoke in defense of that decision. The supporters of same-sex marriage often press their agenda by applying labels and assumptions upon those who oppose same-sex marriage.We are either anti-gay, homophobic, irrational oppressors of human rights or enemies of equality. Indeed, some who oppose same-sex marriage do so out of hate. But the majority of Iowans are socially conservative. We are hard-working, patriotic, religious followers of tradition. That tradition, handed down through the Greeks, Romans, Judeo-Christianity and English was transplanted to American shores where it lives and breathes perhaps stronger than in its sources.Loving and following our tradition, embedded firmly in our culture, is neither irrational nor oppressive. As the church teaches, homosexuals must be treated with dignity. We are to love the...
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After 66 years, a love story that almost wasn't comes to its end
2007-09-18 14:57:00
By ANDREW MEACHAMIt was the summer of 1941. Bill Simon, 19, was staying in a cottage with his family on Conesus Lake in upstate New York. Sailboats skimmed across the lake's breathtaking surface, a mile wide and 8 miles long. The United States had not yet joined the war in Europe, and Bill's biggest problem was a girl whose parents had rented the cottage two doors down.Helen Clark was 18. She had long black hair and blue-gray eyes. Bill liked the way she looked in a bathing suit.They talked and swam in the lake. Bill was quickly smitten. He confessed his attraction to a friend named Wes, who dropped the bombshell."He said, 'Bill, forget about it. She's engaged,'" Bill said.It was true. Charlie Moran was five years Helen's senior and a graduate agriculture student. When Bill met Charlie, Charlie was taking a course in the artificial insemination of farm animals."He was getting cows pregnant," Bill said.Which meant that Charlie was gone a lot. Bill and Helen swam in the lake tog...
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Older women dating face depression, STDs
2007-09-17 16:59:00
U.S. women over age 35 who return to the dating scene after the breakup of a long-term relationship often face depression and sexually transmitted diseases.Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa completed a study on the health risks of older women dating and found the women were depressed, had a lack of health information and had a lack of social support after their relationships.Lichtenstein surveyed women in Alabama, who were recently divorced or widowed, and found almost all the women reported being depressed after ending a relationship and at least half the women had been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection. The women also faced biological, emotional and personal issues, although the real problem is that the issues aren't being addressed, Lichtenstein said."Women are biologically more at risk for STDs at 50 than at 20 and most women don't realize it," Lichtenstein said in a statement."One of the most interesting things for me was that t...
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