By Rebecca Kimbel motivational speaker Have you ever watched crabs in a bucket? One tries to climb out. The others pull him back. Like people, those who don't have the desire or the capacity to escape their circumstances, do all they can to see that no one else escapes either.
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Guest Commentary by Karen Brooks California is in a financial mess exacerbated by irresponsible spending choices and failed leadership. We have failed our children by refusing to give local school districts more control over education spending.
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Guest Commentary By John Kabateck Look up the word 'disclosure' in Webster's Dictionary and you will see at the heart an intent “to expose to view; to make known.
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A Pastor's Perspective By Sharon Latour We're continuing our series thinking together about Time's recently published Influence Index: the magazine's pick of “the 100 most influential people in the world.
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By Rebecca Kimbel Motivational speaker Frequently we hear,” if I had power, position or money, I'd make a difference.” We placate ourselves with desires that seem to be out of reach.
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Guest Commentary By Douglas E. Schoen The federal government just announced that the nation's unemployment rate is still hovering around 10 percent.
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By Rebecca Kimbel motivational speaker Today's children are tomorrow's nation. What is written on the “blackboards” of a child's psychic will effect intellectual and emotional decisions in their future.
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Dear Editor, We wish to thank the Humboldt Beacon for their help in promoting the 16th Annual Ruth Lake Summer Festival that occurred at Ruth Lake Recreation Campground on Aug.
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