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Local Youth Sports, Great for Kids, OR damaging to them?

by Ronin Rich March 5, 2007

I am the father of 5 boys, ages 10, 7, 6, 5, and 2. Two of my boys have recently expressed interest in participating in a local youth Soccer or Arena Football program. I like the idea of them participating in team athletics, as team sports teaches you values that can only be learned in [...]

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Why must creationists and evolutionists fight?

by Ronin Rich February 15, 2007

After following the ongoing debate in the letter to the editor pages of the PR about the teaching of evolution in schools, I am left with these thoughts.
Why is it so hard for religious people to accept that evolution is what should be taught in school? Why can’t parents see that to teach creationism or [...]

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The Social Pressures of Mormonism

by Ronin Rich January 29, 2007

To begin: The purpose of this post is NOT to debate the rightness or wrongness of the Mormon Faith. That issue has been covered numerously all over the internet, and also on this site.
I’m sure that most would not disagree that this area is dominated by the LDS (Mormon) culture. This is evident in many [...]

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Got Ink?

by Ronin Rich January 12, 2007

As a gen-x’er, I have a tendency to watch social trends in our society. One trend that seems to be increasing in popularity, is Tattoo and body piercing. The most recent Harris Poll (completed in 2003) found that 16% of Americans had at least one tattoo. In 1936, Life Magazine estimated that 6% of Americans [...]

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What’s the deal with all the empty space?

by Ronin Rich January 8, 2007

I am just posing an open question, here. Why so many empty retail spaces? I just don’t understand it… The shopping center just north of the Ammon Wally World has only two retailers, and it has been open for about a year(?), there are centers south of Edwards on Hitt that aren’t full, yet it [...]

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