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Do Sports Build Character or Damage It?

Do Sports Build Character or Damage It? Chris and Adrienne Scott By Mark Edmundson Do sports build character? For those of us who claim to be educators, it’s important to know. Physical-education teachers, coaches, boosters, most trustees, and the balance … Continue reading

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US Stealth Drone captured by Iran intact?

For the second time this year, the Iranian government is claiming it forced down a stealthy U.S. Air Force spy drone. Only this time, Iran says it bagged the RQ-170 “with little damage” by jamming its control signal — a … Continue reading

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Poppy Crops Set To Bloom If Afghanistan Aid Withers

Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. Poppies grow in the city of Fayzabad in Afghanistan. In case you missed it, June 26 was the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Afghanistan, the world’s largest provider of opium poppy, did mark the … Continue reading

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