You’ve probably never heard of Greg Wilhoit. Which is too bad, because he’s a hero. His story is one of the great unacknowledged tragedies of modern America. As sometimes happens with the quiet, unsung heroes, he’s fighting for his life today. And not for the first time.

Greg is one of the thousands of men and women who have been tried, convicted and sentenced to death in our…

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Adobe Illustrator is a powerful software for illustrating that allows users to produce beautiful artwork, technical illustrations, and even graphics for both print and the web. Adobe Illustrator is a multipurpose vector illustration tool…

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Ronald Reagan who defined the term conservative for a generation was occasionally accused of not being conservative enough and liked to joke that sometimes his right arm didn’t know what his far-right arm was doing. It was the kind of joke that let his friends on the far, far-right know that while he liked them all right, since he was in the business of governing he’d have to…

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered with pens, notepads and buttons with the Census 2010 logo, calling out like a sideshow barker.

“Here comes a prospect,” she said as a student walked up.

Ware explained that filling out the census form this spring could mean more money…

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I used to be somebody, now I’m somebody else” is a self-pitying lament from Bad Blake, the washed-up country singer who struggles to find his heart and soul, exquisitely portrayed by Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart.”

For movie-goers, who have been cinematically blessed watching Jeff Bridges for nearly four decades in 65 movies, “I used to be somebody, now I’m somebody else” is a reminder of how Jeff…

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Coffee shops are classrooms for life lessons and insights on human behavior. Today’s lesson was about the perils of tech elitism that I think the echo chamber of Facebook and Twitter perpetuates: that MySpace is no longer a “space” to be.

A conversation with a gentleman yesterday at Starbucks in California’s Inland Empire challenged me to address this issue. As I was…

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When I was talking to a potential client the other day, a topic came up because she’s having difficulty losing weight as she got older. The main subject was, “does our metabolism slow down as we get older?” She said that when she was in her early years, losing weight was as easy as simply eating less. But now, the weight just won’t come of even if she…

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Is this the most effective way to get new patients? I am refering to the community meet and greet.

How does this chiropractic marketing strategy work?

Here is the strategy.

Firstly, you need a practice newsletter.

All professionals should find a way to maintain communication with their patient base. Mailing a periodic newsletter is my favorite strategy. No, don’t worry about sending the full color ones that can…

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Many designers and artists have a true love for vintage and retro design and share their passion when the opportunity arises. One could probably find several hundred showcases of retro designs on display today in…

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly on Tuesday passed two landmark education-reform bills that will give parents and state officials broad authority to overhaul the state’s worst schools.

Lawmakers acted under a tight deadline set by the Obama administration, which is pushing school-reform efforts through its Race to the Top initiative. At stake for California is up to $700 million in competitive grants.

The Assembly’s action sends the…

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