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Author: Sue Evans

Sue Evans is a displaced Alaskan-in-spirit whose body currently resides near St. Louis, Missouri.
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The true story of Thanksgiving: Not what we learned in school

November 25, 2019 Sue Evans History Leave a comment

American children are taught in grade school that the Pilgrims came to North America seeking religious freedom.  In actuality, they had disembarked  for America

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A rape survivor tells her story. Think about it when you vote.

October 30, 2012 Sue Evans 2012 Election, Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Politics, Reproductive rights, Women One comment

“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”  U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-MO). “If

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Poverty, obesity and malnutrition: myth vs. reality

February 24, 2012 Sue Evans Consumer issues, Education, Missouri region, Poverty 3 comments

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you are familiar with first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program to combat childhood obesity. You are

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