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It Takes (More Than) a Village: A Few Words for Colorado's Young People

Jamie Starr | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Leadership, Small Business, Unemployment, Youth, Fiscal Crisis, Community, Innovation, Independence, Colorado, Denver News
Jamie Starr

The abundant talk about cutting Colorado's budget to "core services" rightfully rattles our collective resolve to bounce back from this recession.

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The Ever Expanding Umbilical Cord, or Tweens and Independence

Donna Fish | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Independence, School, Peer Pressure, Tweens, Public Transportation, Teen Independence, New York News
Donna Fish

While I might love the extra freedom I am getting from the care and feeding of my kids, some mothers hate it. So we have to acknowledge that the process our kids go through in separating from us.

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34 Years

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, Living Alone, Raul Castro, Leaving Home, Subsidies, Independence, Fidel Castro, Soviet Union, World News
Yoani Sanchez

Since I left home in Cuba, I have learned to value autonomy, to distrust the subsidies and all these "gifts" that they constantly throw in the faces of citizens.

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How Independent are You? Take the July 4th Quiz.

Tara Stiles | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living

Read More: 4th of July, Freedom, Yoga, The Balanced Life, Women's Health, Men's Health, Independence, Living News
Tara Stiles

How independent are we as individuals today? We may have moved out of our parents' house, but do we really take the time to reflect on the balance of dependence and freedom in our own selves?

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Fireworks, Partying, and The Real Meaning of the 4th of July

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Inner Life, Inspiration, Happiness, Independence Day, Freedom, Fourth of July, Independence, Barbeque, Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

How can we integrate a greater sense of independence into our lives? How can we truly practice such an important declaration, not just as a country but also as individuals?

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Historic Power Shift in El Salvador (VIDEO)

The Real News | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: Nationalist Republican Alliance, El Salvador, Fmln, Mauricio Funes, Victory, Presidential Election, Independence, Farabundo-Marti-National-Liberation-Front, Guerilla, Arena, Farabundo, Latin America, World News
The Real News

Just over 17 years since the 1992 Peace Accords brought an end to El Salvador's vicious civil war, the country has seen its first peaceful transfer of power.

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The Journalist and the "Other" in Times of War

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.24.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Photography, Wmd, Pentagon, War, Iraq, The Other, Independence, State Department, Journalism, El Salvador, Voices, Iran, Photographs, Conflict, Ethics in Journalism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Ethics, Wartime, Iason Athanasiadis, Orwell, International, Guillermoprieto, Shadid, Bonner, World News
Sandy Tolan

What is the ethical responsibility of the journalist in telling the story of the Other? And what larger forces come to bear in shaping that story in the press?

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The Waffle Guy, or, Financial Independence in Uncertain Times

Ike Eze | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Fear, Finance, Economy, Job, Part-Time, Entrepreneurship, Independence, Income, Business News
Ike Eze

In times like these, we harbor this nagging fear of corporate layoffs, or worse -- the failure of the entire company. So how can we tackle this fear and come up with a solution?

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