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The Good News

Sometimes in the rush of the news day—fascists in Arizona, bigots in Mississippi, Goldman Sachs in the doghouse—we overlook the good news: Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research firm shows. If the trends continue, “the Millennial generation will see churches closing […]

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The End of (Intern) Days

Well, Blogtownies, after an unspeakably long internship I’m finally taking off. Working here has been a whirlwind of laughs, outdated bathroom magazines (a situation soon to be corrected) and threatening to lead an intern rebellion. I’ll miss it. Yours truly, Jane “The Intern” Carlen p.s. Here is a detailed description of the entire Merc editorial […]

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Please Tase Me, Bro

A Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after using his taser on at least 30 students during a job fair. In his defense, they were asking for it. The students “wanted to know what it felt like” to be subdued by the long arm of the law. According to the New York Daily News: Officials […]

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