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Raising Children Who Serve Others

February 13, 2017

Teach your Children to Serve and Spread Some Love this Valentine’s Day By Brittany It’s no secret that we live in a world where we are encouraged to think of ourselves as often as possible. There are entire…

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Senate Rule 19: Learning to Play Nice

February 10, 2017

By: Andrea There is a room in the U.S. Capitol building where only senators can enter. Senator Bob Bennett, a republican, used to tell me stories about that room as we’d walk down the long underground tunnels…

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U.S. Presidents 101: James Madison

February 8, 2017

Today we are featuring our nation’s fourth president, James Madison. This post is part of our U.S. Presidents 101 series. If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all…

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Checking and Balancing those Pesky Executive Orders

February 6, 2017

And a Thing or Two about Twitter By: Andrea “Don’t they realize he wasn’t actually the one tweeting? It was his press secretary!” I exclaimed to my coworker as we watched the news pour in after a State…

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Tips for Contacting Your Congressional Office

February 3, 2017

  Making Your Voice Heard: Effective Ways to Contact Your Congressman By Brittany Let me guess…there are a few things going on in our country right now that are really concerning to you? You want to do…

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U.S. Presidents 101: Thomas Jefferson

February 1, 2017

  This post is part of our U.S. Presidents 101 series. If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all the U.S. Presidents in order and some fun facts…

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America’s Response to Refugees

January 30, 2017

Thoughts on Refugees Coming to America By: Andrea “All Mormons are welcome in Missouri! You’re welcome, too!” I giggled a little bit as I listened to Senator Kit Bond, a Republican senator from Missouri, warmly invite…

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Keeping Your Cool Online

January 27, 2017

Five Tips for Maintaining Civil Discourse on the Internet By: Andrea I glanced at the clock. It was 1:04 a.m. I was wide awake. My mind was racing a million miles a minute over a debate…

U.S. Presidents 101: John Adams

January 25, 2017

  By: Brittany If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all the U.S. Presidents in order and some fun facts about each one. If you…

The Peaceful Right to Protest

January 23, 2017

The Peaceful Right to Protest: The Women’s March on Washington By: Andrea and Brittany Protests have been happening since the birth of our country. Boston Tea Party, anyone? The First Amendment protects our right to free…

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