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America’s Need For A New Military Strategy

America’s Need For A New Military Strategy

The United States spends $711 billion on defense spending every year—more than three times the spending of China, the country with the second-highest budget for defense. This isn’t new spending, either; the United States has a long history of dumping ...

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found In American Pork Products, Alongside Internationally Banned Drug

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found In American Pork Products, Alongside Internationally Banned Drug

Samples of pork from six cities have shown heavy contamination with five distinct bacterial strains and an often-banned controversial growth-enhancing drug, according to Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. According to the report, out of 148 pork chop samples ...

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Should The Government Subsidize Nuclear Power?

Should The Government Subsidize Nuclear Power?

Our government has clearly demonstrated subpar judgments when choosing energy companies or fields to invest in, and the fallout from the Solyndra debacle has not just affected solar companies. People are watching every loan, grant, and loan guarantee that the ...

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A Guide For Raising Turkeys

A Guide For Raising Turkeys

Raising animals for food or profit is a good way to grow fresh meat and make a few dollars throughout the year. Before you start your own farm however, you need to know what the most profitable animal will be. ...

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How To Locate Where Animals Congregate

How To Locate Where Animals Congregate

If you always caught something when you went hunting it would be called catching instead of hunting. Many would-be hunters quickly grow weary of the sport since not only do they not catch animals – most people don’t even see ...

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Orientation in the Woods: How to Avoid Getting Lost While Hunting

Orientation in the Woods: How to Avoid Getting Lost While Hunting

Hunting is a centuries-old pastime that once used to be required to survive. A hunter would have to procure the family’s food on a weekly basis, and thus that hunter became intimate with the local terrain. It was expected that ...

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The Laser Sight vs. The Flashlight—Which One Is Best?

The Laser Sight vs. The Flashlight—Which One Is Best?

The first thing most new gun owners do after purchasing their weapon is immediately start buying accessories. Let’s face it – buying gadgets is half the fun. Sure, your AR-pattern rifle weighs double what it used to because you have ...

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Getting Started With Beekeeping

Getting Started With Beekeeping

Beekeeping offers incredible organic benefits that go far beyond enjoying the purity and sweetness of fresh honey. Bees are an essential part of any organic garden, as they do their part to pollinate your fruits and vegetables. In recent years ...

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Oh No, There Is No Toilet Paper! What Do I Do?

Oh No, There Is No Toilet Paper! What Do I Do?

There are very few situations in life that have ever caused me to lose my cool. I am quite proud of the fact that I can keep a level head when everyone else is stumbling around in a blind panic. ...

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Let’s Talk Fertilizer: Which Manure Is Right For You?

Let’s Talk Fertilizer: Which Manure Is Right For You?

I admit it—when I first started gardening, I was a little overly ambitious. My approach to growing vegetables was simple. In my mind, any old patch of soil in my backyard would do. All I needed was my green thumb ...

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