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For Valentine’s Day: Thoughts on True Love, First Crushes & Second Chances

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Valentine’s Day has a different meaning for each one of us. For my eight-year old, it means buying a rose for the boy she likes in third grade, and hoping he likes her back. I hope so too, for her sake. For my 11-year old, nothing yet, or…
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Adderall: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

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THE GOOD Ritalin is the Salieri to Adderall's Mozart. —Molly Young During my sophomore year at Notre Dame I joined the boxing team and began taking upper-level courses in history and political science. I also began taking Adderall. As…
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The Land of Two Million Deportations

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Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series on immigration, leading up to our Twitter Talk on February 13 at 9pm EST with Emmy-winning journalist Jorge Ramos. To take part in the conversation, follow #CountryForAll on Twitter. Welcome…
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In ‘A Country for All’, Jorge Ramos Still Speaks for the “Invisibles”

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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series on immigration leading up to our Twitter Talk on February 13 at 9pm EST with Emmy-winning journalist Jorge Ramos. To take part in the conversation, follow #CountryForAll on Twitter. Award-winning…
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On Immigration: What if the Tables Were Turned?

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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series on immigration leading up to our Twitter Talk on February 13 at 9pm EST with Emmy-winning journalist Jorge Ramos. To take part in the conversation, follow #CountryForAll on Twitter. As a…
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America: A Land Built Through Immigrants

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When it first captured the national imagination, the word “immigrant” used to conjure up dreamy images of pilgrims braving the uncharted waters of the Atlantic Ocean, or throngs of foreigners crowded onto a ship’s deck, craning to…
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Has Meaningful Immigration Reform Finally Arrived?

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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series on immigration leading up to our Twitter Talk on February 13 at 9pm EST with Emmy-winning journalist Jorge Ramos. To take part in the conversation, follow #CountryForAll on Twitter. It looks…
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Obama We Voted For is Back in Stirring Inauguration Speech

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Liberals and progressives who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, and again in 2012, took heart yesterday. On the steps of the U.S. Capitol, they heard the Barack Obama they voted for in 2008: the progressive Democrat who wasn’t afraid to…
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10 Reasons Why It’s Great to Be Latino in 2013!

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I know what you’re thinking. What is this, some type of joke?  Why wouldn’t it be great to be Latino all of the time! ¿Verdad? Well, hold on to your sombreros and rebozos there for a second. It is. But this year in particular promises…