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Video:Letterman's 'Top 10 Reasons I Decided to Become a Teacher'
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JL
- 9 hours ago - takepart.com
In this funny clip, ten rookie educators from Teach for America tell Letterman why they entered the teaching profession.
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Citizen Army Lobbies Congress for Clean Air
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JL
- 1 day ago - earthjustice.org
Ambassadors from every state arrive en masse to buttonhole congress reps
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ACTION NEEDED Update #1 Stop Dunkin' Donuts From Using Styrofoam
Offbeat  (tags: pollution, wildlife, conservation, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, destruction, endangered, environment, protection, world, money, business, politics, safety, prevention, treatment, animalwelfare, animalcruelty, animaladvocates, endangered, sadness, suffe )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Today I propose that we all tweet to Dunkin' Donuts (@dunkindonuts) urging them to phase out their Styrofoam cups. We can make a difference!
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Bizarre or Brilliant? Recycling Projects So Offbeat, We Can't Tell (PHOTOS)
Offbeat  (tags: pollution, recycling, sustainable, society, off-beat, unusual, protection, odd, pictures, photos, environment )

JL
- 1 day ago - takepart.com
Reusing is always noble, but sometimes it's tricky to gauge the results.
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Video:A Gorgeous Waitress Gets Harassed By Some Jerk. Watch What Happens Next.
Offbeat  (tags: culture, americans, abuse, ethics, gayrights, freedoms, law, media, rights, sadness, society, women, usa, unusual, performance, society, ethics )

JL
- 1 day ago - upworthy.com
This is heartwarming as all hell. Would you have had this kind of courage?
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Alabama City Destroying Ancient Indian Mound for Sam's Club
Offbeat  (tags: Sams Club over Tribal Site, culture, environment, ethics, protection, humans, crime, society, safety, government, arts, design, americans, culture, ethics, family, religion, rights, news )

Roxie
- 5 days ago - earthfirstnews.wordpress.com
Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club There are concerns that human remains may be present at the site, though none have been found yet.
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Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, pictures, photos, society, safety, protection, humans, interesting, americans )

JL
- 7 days ago - upworthy.com
"While the emotional repercussions of war aren't easy to measure, the before, during, and after pictures of soldiers who have seen combat tell a pretty unsettling story. There's something mesmerizing about these photographs, but I can't quite put my fin
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Bringing the Fun Back to Childhood
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JL
- 7 days ago - kaboom.org
When six-year-old Jadon Gotay (now seven) was given a class project to help a nonprofit, he knew he wanted to help an organization that did "fun things for kids."
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Investigation Of Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Begins As Paramedic Is Arrested
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Carol
- 11 days ago - freedomoutpost.com
Earlier today it was revealed that a West, TX paramedic named Bryce Reed had been arrested on charges of possessing a destructive device, and also that a criminal investigation has been officially launched into the April 17th fertilizer plant explosion..
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Take Action/Video:Student Freaks Out In Front Of His Class And Says What We're All Thinking About Our Education System
Offbeat  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, government, interesting, sadness, society, rights, usa, unusual, ethics )

JL
- 11 days ago - upworthy.com
Duncanville High School student Jeff Bliss got in trouble in class for talking out of turn. What was he talking about? Basically everything that's wrong with our education system today. It's a mic-droppingly epic speech.
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Motherly Advice - Happy Mother's Day!   video
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Nancy
- 11 days ago - youtube.com
We have a special (and very funny) treat for all of you. In honor of Mother's Day Jessica hit the streets of New York city to ask an interesting question: "What is the best advice your mother has ever given you?"
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Mother's Day for Dog Moms - Riverside Dogs | Examiner.Com
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Dianne Ly
- 12 days ago - examiner.com
Do you know any women who refer to themselves as their dog's mom? Many of today's dog owners consider themselves a pet parent (rather than dog owner), since they have a dog at home rather than children, and they give their dogs the day-to-day care
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Video:Service Warriors: Students Collect More Than 1,300 Pieces of Trash
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, environment, GoodNews, nature, humans, oceans, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, society, culture, interesting, children )

JL
- 17 days ago - blog.oceanconservancy.org
Cleaning up the ocean starts in your own backyard! Watch this video and see how local students are working with Ocean Conservancy to help keep our ocean healthy.
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US Sailor Thwarts Dubai Bus Driver Rapist After Putting Him in Strangehold With Her Thighs and Then Beating Him Into Submission
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G
- 22 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
An off-duty US navy sailor wrestled a bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he attempted to rape her at knife point, a court heard yesterday. Prosecutors said that she knocked the knife from his hand, broke it in two, bit him in
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Healing A Shelter Dog's Broken Back and Wounded Spirit
Offbeat  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, cruelty, animalcruelty, goodnews, GoodNews, pets, rescued, suffering, dogs, abused, animalwelfare, society )

Annie
- 23 days ago - youtube.com
Janie was brought to the shelter after being runover by a car. In so much pain, she was too scared to let anyone near her. Surgery was able to repair her broken back, but she really needed help repairing her soul. Watch what one man did to help to her.
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