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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:01:00 GMT Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ As we begin the New Year it's time for America to face the fact that the modern American family is in crisis. With the pressures of dual careers, often no one is keeping the home fires burning. What families gain with... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/12/29/make_family_your_new_year_priority 37a6d16e-eefb-45fe-af53-dbda465a9cf6 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:01:00 GMT As we celebrate Christmas this week I depart from the regular format of my column in order to share one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read. When I was a child I heard, "One Solitary Life" by Reverend... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/12/22/one_solitary_life 8793d7bd-eee1-4d46-a612-25197234ec0e Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:01:00 GMT In an attempt to make our children feel as if their lives have meaning, many parents bustle them from countless sports, clubs, and social activities, and then back home for homework, quick dinners and weary evenings. We... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/12/14/"self_esteem"_versus_worth 25e57dcf-53a1-482b-8dbd-feb8581c59b7 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:20:19 GMT As the Christmas season gets into full swing, the odd reality is that in many institutions, homes and hearts, Christ will be absent from his own birthday party. Jesus is a gentleman, and he will not intrude as an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/12/08/missing_christ 447c6924-2b5f-4f8f-b2e7-5b69386f5fa0 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:38:58 GMT Just who is a "young adult"? Common sense says it starts with legal adulthood at age 18. But elements of our society have unofficially declared that the onset of adulthood matches the onset of puberty at the very... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/12/01/kids_as_young_adults 2989588d-dd43-4ff8-9a7f-3e75558fead3 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT I am a very blessed woman: This week I will have been married to my wonderful husband Andy for 25 years. He is a very patient man! Before we were married Andy made it clear that he would walk by my side for life... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/11/24/the_promise_of_marriage c9f400e4-2cd6-416d-bb5b-cf151c82c60f Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:59 GMT Carrie Prejean is, in many ways, representative of today's young women. Her generation is "star struck", into all-things Hollywood, and programmed to use their bodies and sexual power to get ahead. In other... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/11/17/carrie_prejean,_sexting_and_a_lost_generation ce3ac371-5980-4c4c-99b0-8713b386cf60 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT A recent report by Maria Shriver on the status of women in America calls on the government to provide more day care, require more flex time, and grow programs across the board to accommodate the needs of what she calls,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/11/10/maria_shriver_misses_the_point ac625d99-512c-411f-a63a-a7254ec90a8c Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:20 GMT Recent news stories have focused on the tremendous advances women have made in society. But there's bad news too: The Parents Television Council reports that women and girls are victimized more often and more brutally... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/11/03/violence_against_women_and_girls_explodes_on_television 33042a9b-d211-41ae-a79d-401f42c18631 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:02:11 GMT "Of course I dislike the Nazis. But who is to say they're morally wrong?" The shocking statement was made by a college student in New York, as documented by author Kerby Anderson in a much-needed book, "Christian... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/10/20/tolerance_gone_wild 2ccbc13b-8265-4465-904c-3bdd03684eb4 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT When we have wronged someone it is often a great challenge to humble ourselves, say, "I'm sorry" and ask for their forgiveness. But, more often than not, the greatest challenge for most people is to do the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/10/12/the_power_of_forgiveness 13497c28-c2cb-41de-ab3b-64b2243bb3b0 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:45:57 GMT Three summers ago I witnessed the dancing eyes and exuberant smiles of fellow humans who were tasting freedom for the very first time. I was on a Florida barrier island when some three dozen very lucky Cubans escaped... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/10/06/communisms_forgotten_victims 57ef9731-869e-4d3f-82c8-a3aa8af04b78 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:01:42 GMT The ugly face of female oppression is all around us. But the source might surprise you. Females are favored on college campuses for scholarships and sports, so it's not educational opportunity that we lack. In fact,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/09/29/enlightened_-_and_joyful_-_women 416ce642-9d10-49dd-a257-4f442de60039 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:01:17 GMT No one wants to talk about America's growing addiction to pornography. Certainly not me, but I do quite often because I know it is one of the greatest evils of our day. Like a toxic plague, pornography usage is sweeping... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/09/22/pornography_and_you 9b8517c9-2449-4f47-b758-eff8f0d49645 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT It still stuns me when people of great privilege and position choose to behave like spoiled children. You've seen it a million times as have I - the boss going out of his way to humiliate an employee with a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2009/09/15/serena_and_incivility f3ee7eae-7572-453e-a4c0-b54358befe9d Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:48:42 GMT