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Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Disabled Workers

May 2, 2013 By Abigail Ortlieb 1 Comment

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Court awards $240M to disabled workers in a groundbreaking Iowa case.

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Susie Meister Interviews “Hoarders” Extreme Cleaning Specialist Matt Paxton

December 23, 2012 By Susie Meister 2 Comments

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In the latest installment of her podcast series, MTV reality star Susie Meister gets real with “Hoarders” extreme cleaning specialist Matt Paxton.

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Waiting for Superman

June 26, 2012 By S. Maxam 6 Comments

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Shawn Maxam explains how the only person who could save him — was himself.

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Internet Bullying and Youth Suicide

June 18, 2012 By S. Maxam 2 Comments

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Shawn Maxam wonders if technology and social media prevents us from showing compassion to our fellow human beings.

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The Benefits of Anger

June 15, 2012 By S. Maxam 5 Comments

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Shawn Maxam explains why anger can actually be a constructive and positive emotion especially for people with mood disorders .

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I am Just Giving Myself a Pep-Talk

May 31, 2011 By S. Maxam 3 Comments

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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes The older I get the more emotionally isolated I become. I am not this way because I’m embracing some antiquated perspective of manhood or a masculine approach to feelings. It is rather a pursuit Charles Darwin would approve of. I have adapted [...]

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying...& Love the Bipolar Disorder!

March 1, 2011 By S. Maxam 11 Comments

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. -Confucius Most of the time having Bipolar sucks! The medication, the talk-therapy, the occasional psych ward visit and best of all the unrelenting self-inflicted mind f*ckery of being emotionally/mentally unhinged. Controlling your disorder (and not having it control you) takes a combination of Dalia Lama restraint and [...]

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Caffeine Overdose May Lead to Murder?

September 20, 2010 By Ryan O'Hanlon Leave a Comment

A Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife is pleading caffeine insanity. The amazingly named Woody Will Smith says that there’s no chance he could have knowingly killed his wife, since he was left mentally unstable from too many sodas, energy drinks, and diet pills. Smith says he drank five or six energy drinks per [...]

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My Daughter Was Arrested, Expelled and Charged With a Felony for a Same-Sex Relationship She Had as a Minor

The nightmare began in February when the cops came to arrest my daughter, who had just turned 18, and took her away without telling us what was happening.

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Zach Sobiech May Have Died, But His Music and His Love Live On

Justin Baldoni: “It’s not because you’re dying. It’s because of the way you’re living.”

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Gun Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Officials in Connectucut

The Office of the Connecticut Attorney General asserts that the new legislation is legal and the office is “prepared to vigorously defend the law against any court challenge.”

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Walmart Security Accuses Father of Kidnapping His Own Biracial Children

A Virginia man was accused of kidnapping his own children last week because, according to Walmart security, a white man with biracial children just didn’t “match up.”

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Boy Scouts Vote on Lifting Ban on Gay Members

A controversial debate within the Boy Scouts of America is coming to a head this week as 1,400 of its leaders vote on lifting the ban that doesn’t allow homosexuals or atheists into its ranks.