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-Benjamin Franklin
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How much time do kids spend on devices -David Rosenberg
How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone? David Rosenberg, Wayne State University and Natalia Szura, Wayne State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many Read more
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High Filing Fees Make Election by Acclamation Likely
Our county commissioners have some control over the filing fees, if only indirectly. MCA 13-20-202 determines the filing fees for various offices. The filing fee for the legislature is set, only $15, but for other positions it’s a percentage of the salary. The County Commissioners adjusted the salary of elected officials back in June. Here Read more
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Rising Cost of Living (Canada) -Seung Lee
The rising cost of living is eroding brand loyalty as consumers seek more cost-effective alternatives Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee, Toronto Metropolitan University and Omar H. Fares, Toronto Metropolitan University As Canadians grapple with the rising cost of living, many consumers are reevaluating their daily choices and purchase habits. The cost of groceries is forcing many Read more
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Finding Data on Gaza
As I write this, I think of how few facts I have about Palestinians and about Gaza. I’ve had Palestinians in the classroom, and found them both pleasant and disruptive. We lack some points of common beliefs. The Koran can be confusing, if you don’t know that, if two verses are in disagreement, the most Read more
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Built to Slide Past the National Firearms Act
The internet has information available on the Boito B-300 pistols – and much of it is wrong. The first site I hit shows part of the problem: “The chamber is long enough to fit a 3″ shell and there are no issues loading, ejecting, etc. However, the (rifled) barrel is stamped “44 cal. ball”. I’m Read more
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Revisiting the Misery Index
We’ve touched on the Misery Index before– it’s economic shorthand for how unpleasant things feel at any given time. Inflation added to unemployment, the higher, the more unpleasant. One of the wonders of the internet is that there so often is “a website for that”. In the case of the misery index, it’s miseryindex.us, which Read more
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