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Don’t Keep Your Eyes Wide Shut, Mamas…

July 18, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth
Don’t Keep Your Eyes Wide Shut, Mamas…

Remember when you see or hear or read about a “drug addict” or a “junkie,” some other parent sees his or her child. Henry was a child. Henry was addicted to drugs, and his addiction killed him before he reached adulthood. This is what a drug addict looks like:
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Consumption. It’s So Much More Than A Word.

July 8, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth

The average American uses 150 gallons of water per day. The average person in a developing nation struggles to find 5. Perspective. How much do you consume?
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Our Shermanistic Way of Life … The Daily Shock And Awe

June 26, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth
Our Shermanistic Way of Life … The Daily Shock And Awe

All the advances and technology that could have been our legacy will be nothing to the wasteland we are leaving behind for future generations. If there ARE future generations even around to read the history once my generation is through with its Shermanistic way of living.
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Teen Drug Use: Breaking The Comfort Zone Of Stereotpying.

June 4, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth
Teen Drug Use: Breaking The Comfort Zone Of Stereotpying.

Prostitutes, druggies, homeless people... who cares? Right? Good kids don't end up robbed and beaten during drug deals. Right? Decent people don't end up burying their children after a drug overdose... Wrong.
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Knoxville Mother and Writer Begs Other Parents Read Her Story… Son, 18, Dies From Injuries Received During A Drug Deal Gone Wrong

June 1, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth

"Talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol. Talk some more. Do it today. Dig deeper. Look more closely. Trust your gut no matter what your teenager is telling you. Err on the side of doing too much rather than not doing enough. Please. I don’t want H's {death} to be for nothing." -Katie...
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Barack Obama Is PISSED. Apparently So Is Mother Nature. Stop And Listen, World. This Is Serious.

May 13, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth

NPR has learned that at least ten times the original official estimate of oil is currently gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. That’s the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez tanker full every four days. It as already far exceeded the spill from the Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska in 1989. People look at me like I...
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You’re Not Paranoid If They Really Are Out To Get You

March 16, 2010
Author: TM Illingworth
You’re Not Paranoid If They Really Are Out To Get You

The Associated Press | Tue, 03/16/2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice...
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