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Bush needs to spend more time working on the railroad

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Bush needs to spend more time working on the railroad
Amtrak could be on the path to change if the Bush administration has its way. According to the Chicago Tribune, under a new system "Amtrak would compete with other railroads to run long-distance passenger trains." Bush's current budget proposal allocates no money for Amtrak, according to Reuters.… Post the First Comment

No more Napoleon

It has to be stopped. If it requires me to build a cake for everyone in the world just to have the catch phrases stopped, so help me Pedro, I'll do it. This isn't like other movie quoting. People who haven't even seen "Napoleon Dynamite" are reciting it. That's the only funny part about hearing the peers reel out line after line from the movie - you can tell who's seen the movie and who hasn't.… Post the First Comment

College best time of your life

Before I came to Western Illinois University, people told me college is the best time of your life. I remember shrugging and just thinking, "OK, I'm sure it will be fun" in response. Well, now that I am a junior, I agree. College is the best time of your life and when someone grows the most.… 2 Comments

You never know who you know

It didn't really hit me until this weekend that while we're in grade or high school we don't know who we're actually going to school with. I mean, think about it: You don't know if anybody that went to your school is going to be a celebrity, singer, politician or make a difference in the world some other way.… Post the First Comment

Brain vs. body: an internal battle of good vs. evil

The way most human systems operate is not to act on the body's impulsive desires, but rather to think through a situation and make a decision to act based on whatever will benefit the individual the greatest. These normal terms of operation have always had a mutual agreement between the body and brain that through co-operating with each other, the human will be most happy.… 1 Comment

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