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Straight Talk: Meet Your Kissing Cousin

By Al Jacobs The report from NASA was provocative: “Scientists find Earth’s ‘Cousin.’” The article that followed announced that scientists at Ames Research Center in…

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Straight Talk: Understanding the Constitution

Is same-sex marriage a constitutional right? It depends on the justices you ask By Al Jacobs On the matter of same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme…

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Straight Talk: Beware of Higher Education

By Al Jacobs The title of one of many recent articles on the subject tells the story: “Student Debt a Growing Monster.” At $1.2 trillion,…

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Straight Talk: All That Glitters

Rise of precious metals marketing calls the bluff of Americans By Al Jacobs In case you hadn’t noticed, the marketing of precious metals is becoming…

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