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Saturday, March 28, 2026

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy: Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/

Posted by Krista at 6:15 PM No comments:

Monday, March 23, 2026

Getting at the Roots of Sexual Violence Against Women: Research shows sexual violence is more likely where women are isolated, unsupported, undereducated, unmarried, and surrounded by addiction.

https://publicsquaremag.org/sexuality-family/sexual-abuse/getting-at-the-roots-of-sexual-violence-against-women/

Posted by Krista at 2:16 PM No comments:

Sunday, March 22, 2026

No Pills or Needles, Just Paper: How Deadly Drugs Are Changing Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/deadly-drugs-paper.html

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