How Pope Benedict's Courage Changed My Life
How Pope Benedict's courage changed my life
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… pope without the full use of his faculties. He would have witnessed the dysfunctional handling of sensitive and urgent issues with far-reaching effects on the life of the church and on its members. … When Ratzinger became pope he immediately …
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Tech's Best Feature: The Off Switch
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Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse have compared the sense of technological dependency — the feeling that we must be accessible and responsive at any time and in any place — to that of drugs and alcohol. Here is a three-minute film I …
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Prescription drug abuse behind some of Austin's deadliest crimes
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It's no secret prescriptions and alcohol can be abused on their own, but when taken together, the pair can have devastating effects. Criminal Court-at-Law Judge Elisabeth Earle sees a dangerous trend on the rise. "These drugs are legal for some people …
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Doping scandal haunts former cyclist Tammy Thomas
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Now 43 and living in Ridgeland, Miss., Thomas still endures the consequences of a past she insists wasn't entirely her fault. She trusted the wrong people, she says, and it cost her everything. Thomas was … Thomas says she fell victim to sustained …
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