Personal Development
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WORKING WITH A SMILE? Convenience Store Clerk Shocks Mom — and Will Teach Her Children a Powerful Lesson
I had an interesting experience today that made me evaluate the way I hope to influence and raise my children.…
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IVORY TOWER PASTORS — and Their Collateral-Damaged Parishioners, Part 1
Wikipedia defines the term “ivory tower” as a: (derogatory term) of a willful disconnect from the everyday world. Merriam Webster…
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OUCH?! Is Disciplining Children Seriously Harmful When Parents Spank or Yell?
With ISIS on the march in Syria and Iraq, it is probably safe to say that most parents are more…
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IGNORANT ‘KNOW-IT-ALLS’ CAN BE SO TEDIOUS: At Odds With Liberal Knowledge
Ronald Reagan said, “It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It is just that they know so many things…
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YOU GO, J.K.! Best Supporting Actor Winner Adds Touch of Class to 2015 Academy Award Spectacle
I literally watched not one minute of last night’s Oscar ceremony — I usually will check in periodically, but didn’t…
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ENVY, JEALOUSY, ‘CRAB’ MENTALITY: Someone’s Always Out There to Pull You Down
I have always said that jealousy, and envy are probably at the root of most evil. Some people say that…
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LENT 2015: A Season of Sacrifice, a Season to Appreciate Our Blessings — Including Our Freedom
Today is Ash Wednesday. If you don’t know why there is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday here is…
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WHY SHOULD ANYONE PAY ATTENTION TO YOU? Selling, Communicating, Persuading Effectively
Nothing irritates me more often than an email message that promises something but requires me to click on a link…
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Dangerous Precedents! Protecting College Students from Thinking
What is it about institutions of higher knowledge? Are they afraid of ideas, or are they only afraid of ideas…
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DRIVING WOMEN AND YOGA PANTS: Should They Both Be Outlawed?
What do Dr. Saleh Al-Saadoon, noted Saudi historian and State Representative David Moore of Montana have in common? Both men,…
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BIRTHDAY HAPPINESS AND REGRETS: Confessions From a 15 Year Dad
Today we celebrated my son’s 15th birthday. We celebrated at his home, with his mom, grandpa, aunt, and her fiance.…
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PARENTS’ TREATING CHILDREN AS EQUALS: Big Problem for Our Day
Today’s news reported that a well-known singer has become pregnant at 50. She had decided to implant embryos that she…
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AN APPEAL TO BRUCE JENNER: The Answer Is ‘Heart’ Surgery Not Cosmetic Surgery
Dear Mr. Jenner, You probably don’t know who I am and certainly have no obligation to read on. Even so,…
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NO LIKEE: Trends That Suck
This is going to be a slightly different offering than my usual material. This time out, I want to take…
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TWO FATHERS’ WORDS: Raising Sons to be Proud of
A father was asked on TV to explain why his athletic sons turned out so well. He said he taught…
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FOOL NEVER LEARNS? Foolishness and Gun Control
by Mike Martin Clash Daily Contributor To My Country : A fool never learns and I’m gonna do a very…
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‘WENT TOO FAR’? Coach Suspended for Winning Too Much
A California basketball coach was suspended for two games because his team crushed the other team. According to them, he…
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MEMO TO PACKERS: Champions Play for 7. . .Not 3!
Although I am a Green Bay Packers fan, I predicted they would lose their game against the Seattle Seahawks when…
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GERRY RAFFERTY REMINDS US: Don’t. Waste. Your. Life
Until recently, the neighborhood Dunkin’ Donuts I visit almost daily featured an in-house music station specializing in the soundtrack of…
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APPLYING ‘VIRTUE’: Use Judgment, Please
by Jesse Fennig Clash Daily Contributor The curious thing about arete [virtue] is how true virtue is rarely strict. The…
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FOR FAMILY’S SAKE–2015: a Domestic Violence Free Year
If you are a woman who has suffered from domestic violence, you may have just managed to get through the…
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BENEFITS AND CONSEQUENCES: Why Duty Matters
by Jesse Fennig Clash Daily Contributor Perhaps the most misunderstood of the classical virtues [arete] is duty. It is generally,…
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STAND TOGETHER and Even Cattle Can Have Their Day
The idiom is “every dog has his day”, but I have a cow story. I have written before about how…
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GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP: More Than Campaigning and Influence Peddling
by G.R. Bud West Clash Daily Contributor Not long ago, a friend of mine asked me why I have taken…
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GALLAGHER’S LAW–From One of the People I’ve Met…
Of all the people you meet in 2015 (and in your lifetime) . . . — 25% will not like…
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GROWN MAN COPING WITH LOSS: Tears, Questions
I don’t know what is wrong with me. I feel as if I am sinking, drowning, and the only way…
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CIVILIZATIONAL VIRTUE: Fraternity, Tolerance–Courtesy!
by Jesse Fennig Clash Daily Contributor [See part 1 and part 2 of this series…] One of the hazards of…
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WANT EFFECTIVENESS? Advice for Conservatives
As 2014 draws to a close, I wanted to provide conservatives with some friendly advice when it comes to dealing…
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HOLIDAY HAND-TO-HAND: A Little Self-Defense for Christians
by John Tutten Clash Daily Contributor ‘Tis the season and this time of year, most families like to get together…
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NON-RESOLUTION RESOLUTION: Congress Be On Notice
Well, we’ve pretty much survived the Great American Holiday troika and it’s time where a lot of people start making…
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UNBREAKABLE RESOLUTION: How to Make One for the New Year!
As the nation rises above the noise and confusion that national and international turmoil brings into America’s living room daily,…
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BEST OF ALL: Merry Christmas, Peace on Earth
Merry Christmas and Please, Peace on Earth Short and sweet this week. It’s Christmas Eve and I have a thousand…