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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 13, 2012

  Dogs and cats are helping college students cope with the many stresses of academia life. And with the realization that more than half all American college graduates are unemployed or underemployed, they’re going to need plenty of pet therapy. Resident therapy dogs are even being used at Harvard and Yale. Puppy Power! Just don’t [...]

Category: Animals, Pet Tips, Photos, Videos, Education, Health, Social and Political Climate | 1 Comment »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 13, 2012

  This week, Pres. Obama admitted, while at a posh Hollywood fundraiser at actor George Clooney’s mansion, that he sometimes forgets the magnitude of the recession in America. Stunning disconnect. Per polls, 76 percent of Americans believe the country is still in a recession. An even larger number, 81 percent, are dissatisfied with the economy. [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 6, 2012

  Before the 2008 presidential election, Michelle Obama’s college thesis was locked up, kept away from the prying eyes of American voters. While her Princeton thesis has been available online for viewing for three years now, the American public still hasn’t been able to read Pres. Obama’s Columbia University thesis. Because Obama’s thesis is reportedly [...]

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