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on Local Library
My father is a librarian and I have grown up with books my entire life. I have fond memories of attending story hours at the public library when I was a child, and can't imagine a world without libraries or books. I recently heard that Stanford University is closing one of it's libraries and that made me angry. I prefer to read a book than something online. The two do not compare.
posted 2 years, 10 months ago
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on Sex Ed
Many adults do not feel comfortable talking to their own partner about sex. What makes this woman (Lisa) think that parents should be the only people to teach their children about sex?
posted 3 years, 6 months ago
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on Sex Ed
If the schools don't teach children how to properly use a condom or dental dam who will? I do not know many parents who are out there teaching their children how to use these "tools". I keep hearing from parents that it's their responsibility to teach their children about condoms, etc. but how many of you are actually teaching them?? The notion that schools are promoting that kids have sex is rediculous! They are just providing the education that many parents are not providing.
posted 3 years, 6 months ago
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on Algae and Seabirds
I volunteer at Chintimini Wildlife Center in Corvallis, OR and know how important it is to receive help. We are a 501c non profit and rely on the help of our community to support us; financially and with animal care and transport. In order for people to continue enjoying the wildlife that graces our lives we must be willing to help out in any way possible, even if that means using our tax dollars to help out. It costs thousands of dollars a year to feed and care for injured wildlife, and when natural "disasters" such as this algae bloom disable such a large number of animals rehabers need all the help we can get. Every animal plays a crutial role in maintaining balance in our ecosystem and I personally feel we should be able to rely on state or federal agencies to help out if there is a need.
posted 3 years, 6 months ago
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on Hoarders
My father is a hoarder and my sister and I have been trying to deal with this our entire lives. I never had friends over as a child b/c our house looked as if we had just moved in and I was too embarrassed. Boxes of papers, TV Guides, magazines, newspapers, etc. were kept for that one article he might want to read one day. He kept every twistie tie from bread bags, every margarine tub, every produce bag, every strawberry basket. There were paths around the house through all of the boxes and clutter. He would cram everything into his bedroom when we had company over so no one would know how bad it was; I called his bedroom the attic b/c of the amount of stuff in his room. I never got in trouble as a kid for coming home at 5am but I got in trouble for throwing a few bags and tubs away.
My father moved overseas in 1997 and I could not help him clean out his house b/c it was entirely too overwhelming. Several family friends helped and as a result of the chaos and extreme clutter, important papers were thrown away. They filled the big dumpster outside the apartment complex and still left an entire apartment's worth of clutter.
Last year I tried to help my father get rid of some things and organize his nice, new apartment. He responded by running into his room to hide a handful of spinach bags. Those familiar paths are present in his new apartment and I as much as I look forward to seeing him in a few months, I am anxious to see how bad his apartment is today.
This is a problem that is very difficult to treat; the person must admit they have a problem and many do not. It makes me sad, upset and worried that I too may turn into a hoarder, or already am in a little way. I'll catch myself holding onto something thinking "I'll use it one day" and make myself get rid of it if I haven't used it in over 6 months- one year. We need a support group for the relatives of hoarders. This isn't a problem that is going to get better on its own.
posted 3 years, 9 months ago
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on Judge a Book by Its Pixels
There's something to be said for actually turning the page in a book. My father is a librarian and I inherited his love for books. They are one of the few things I own that I can't part with. The thought that books may be replaced by an electronic device scares me a little. As a student, when my instructors assign a paper to be read online I, more often that not, print it out. I can't highlight or makes notes on my computer screen and having the print copy helps out a great deal. Not to mention the eye strain that comes along with reading a computer screen for an extended period of time. If I were told I had to use a Kindle or any other form of electronic "book" instead of using my text books I would not be a very happy student!
posted 4 years ago
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on How We Vote
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posted 4 years, 6 months ago
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