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Entries by Michael J. McCarthy from 03/2011

Strip Club Lessons in Democracy

| Posted 03.22.2011 | Politics
Read More: Politics, Democracy, Lessons From Strippers, Complacency, Government Run Like Strip Club, Strip Clubs, Innovation, Politics News

While our nation is struggling, strippers -- yes, nude and scantily clad women -- earn more in one day than the average person earns in a week. What can we learn from these entrepreneurial dancers?

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Break the Chains: America Is Ripe for Prison Reform

| Posted 03.22.2011 | Denver
Read More: Saving State Dollars on Prisons, Colorado Lawmakers, Prison Reform, America's Prisons, Downsizing America's Prison Population, Politics, Colorado State Budget, Racial Discrimination, Drug Policy Reform, Denver News

America's penal system needs a top-to-bottom overhaul -- and a movement of people ready to do something about it is taking shape nicely.

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Does Colorado Have to Cut Education? The Answer Is No

| Posted 03.29.2011 | Denver
Read More: Children's Future, Colorado Budget Cuts, Education, Believing in One's Self, Being Proactive, Ending Mandatory Parole, Colorado Lawkmakers, Graduated Tax Program, John Hickenlooper, Colorado State Budget, Education Cuts, Deporting Illegal Immigrant Prisoners, Denver News

3,600 school district jobs, making an average of $56,000 a year, will be eliminated in Colorado in the near future. If that isn't worth getting out of your seats -- you're already dead where you sit.

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