Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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C.A.S.A. volunteers are there for the children
(Editor’s Note: Originally Published as Letter to Editor-Ashland Times Gazette – 2/22/17) Editor: How many adults do not feel nervous when seeing a police car in the rear-view mirror even if doing no wrong? Is it not intimidating when going into a courtroom, even if only for a minor traffic ticket? Imagine then how a…
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30th Anniversary Honors
Ashland Parenting Plus received several honor citations for its 30th Anniversary.
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SnapChat isn’t helping us
The drama created by the combination of youthfulness and social media can’t be measured. just this week a local school spent an entire day pushing through the messiness of unbridled comments and statements on social media sites. similar to the “burn book” in the Mean Girl’s… its simply craziness. One application, SnapChat, has many concerned…
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Mocktail Mixer promotes Safe Driving
Editors note: Originally Published in December 6, 2013 edition of the Ashland Times Gazette By Courtney Day T-G Staff Writer APP’s Entry: Peppermint Egg Nog 1 2 liter of Ginger Ale 1 1/2 gallon Egg Nog 1 carton Peppermint Attendance was light at Ashland County Safe Communities Coalition‘s Mocktail Mixer on Thursday, but community members…
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Digital Kids Initiative?
The cultural context of children and teens is changing at breakneck speed, especially when it comes to technology. These changes leave kids facing a host of unprecedented problems, challenges, and choices. Because parents, youth workers, educators and other adults are by and large ignorant to these changes, their ability to influence, guide and direct teens…
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Learning from Steubenville
As I sit and reflect on the events that have been unfolding in Stuebenville, this post came across my Facebook. As I read the words, I was silently cheering, YES! in my head, but my eyes filled with tears; this is someone’s daughter, I have two daughters. These are someones sons, I also have two…
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