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May 09, 2014

Pop Culture Sheds Different View on Income Inequality Debate

Pop culture is a better indicator of the public mood than political talking points, so it's interesting to see how two top-rated and long-running CBS television dramas have...
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May 09, 2014

Award-Winning Educator Releases New Book This Summer

We are excited to announce that Kim Bearden's book, Crash Course: The Life Lessons my Students Taught Me, will be released by Simon and Schuster on July 15th. Crash Course...
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May 08, 2014

Elizabeth Smart on the Kidnapping of the Nigerian Girls

Written by Jill Filipovic When Elizabeth Smart was 14, she was abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, and held for nine months. Her kidnapping and rescue made...
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Topics:   Female Motivational
May 08, 2014

How-to Show Your Love Language of Gift Giving

My 16-year-old son followed me around the store recently, trying to pry out of me what I wanted for Mother’s Day.“Your love is all I need,” I said. “That and promising to take...
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Topics:   Finance
May 08, 2014

Exclusive Speaker Named One of Forbes' Most Influential

One of our exclusive speakers, Tyler Gage (pictured right), and his business partner (pictured left) were recently named Forbes 30 Under 30 Most Influential for cofounding...
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Topics:   Business
May 06, 2014

How-to Be an Optimist

Have you ever been to an Optimist Club meeting? If you haven't, you're missing out on a great time. I've had the pleasure of speaking for the Optimists a few times and it's...
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Topics:   Olympics
May 06, 2014

Book Review "Not Cool:The Hipster Elite and Their War on You" by Greg Gutfeld

Written by Dr. Helen Smith I am reading Greg Gutfeld’s new book Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You. It’s a very funny book that looks at how our culture is...
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May 06, 2014

Co-Founder of The Ron Clark Academy Wins Influential Award

We are thrilled to see one of our exclusive speakers, Kim Bearden, named one of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Women by Women Works Media Group. Biography Kim...
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May 05, 2014

24: Live Another Day - Jack Bauer is as unrealistic as ever, and that's ... OK

The show returns with Snowden-style leaks and drones upon drones. But trust me: that's enough non-fiction. Real spy work isn't nearly as exciting. As a former CIA operations...
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May 01, 2014

Adult Children and Their Parents Need to Have That 'Other Talk'

Although elder care is such an important topic of discussion, many families have trouble talking about it. During a recent online chat with Tim Prosch, who wrote “The Other...
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April 30, 2014

Specialty Food Entrepreneur Shares Story

Written by Eva Meszaros Immersing himself in the indigenous communities of Ecuador gave Tyler Gage insight into the daily lives of the Kichwa people and their struggle to...
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Topics:   Entrepreneurs
April 28, 2014

Mark Levin Speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum [VIDEO]

Mark Levin addresses the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum recently, and it's a must-watch speech. Biography Mark Levin has become one of the hottest properties in Talk radio, his...
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