Excess and the life we choose to spend it
Rick Kraft discusses how modern Americans accumulate excess beyond basic needs and urges readers to monitor spending. He cites credit card debt, advertising drives, and daily purchases, urging alignment of spending with life purpose and offering a financial-goals resource.
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Baylor University
Robert Reid
America
Federal Reserve
Andy Stanley
Rick Kraft
Leadership
Letter writers rail at taxes and doves in weddings
A reader urges voters to decide on a new bed tax and a joint event center plan, arguing taxpayer approval is needed for spending. A separate letter condemns wedding dove releases as cruel, sharing a rescued dove tale and warning about birds dying from human vanity.
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New Convention Center
Convention Center
Roswell
Heart and
Smith Veterinary Hospital
Julie Blossom
Dew Drop
Stossel critiques Common Core amid calls for educational choice
John Stossel warns that federal Common Core aims to standardize education despite diverse student needs. He notes incentives tied to tests have narrowed instruction and questions the voluntary nature of a program that withholds funds from nonparticipants. Promoters tout parental choice through tax credits and vouchers as counterpoints.
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Lamoreaux
Common Core
U.S. Postal Service
Transportation Security Administration
Schaeffer
Alabama
Indiana
Iowa
John Stossel
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
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