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Author: Bobbi Clemons

Bobbi Clemons is an an activist, pseudo-educator, and sometimes writer whose passion for all things geeky rivals her love of Norway.

Infographic: Who actually votes in America?

August 8, 2014 Bobbi Clemons Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Ever wonder who shows up to a Presidential election? Here’s a breakdown of the 131 million Americans who voted in 2008.      

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Doing something good and green: St. Louis’ Garden Lease Program

June 10, 2013 Bobbi Clemons Cities, Environment, Good government, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region Leave a comment

It’s not shocking news that there are a lot of empty lots in St. Louis. Some are from demolished homes, some are seized property

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California fights Walmart over Medicaid costs

June 5, 2013 Bobbi Clemons Business, Corporations, Economy, Government, Health care Leave a comment

The Affordable Care Act is coming. No matter how many times Republicans vote against it (39 and counting!) it’s here to stay. While that’s

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Can felons vote in your state? You got a problem with that?

October 26, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Crime/Violence, Politics, States Leave a comment

One of the core beliefs of our country is that everyone has a right to vote. But what about the people who break our

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Psst! Wanna see what your ballot will look like this year?

October 17, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Good government, Politics, States, Voting/Elections 2 comments

Everyone knows there is an election coming up. (It’s on November 6, 2012.) Not everyone knows that you can see your ballot in advance.

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Facebook + Peer Pressure = Voting

September 21, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Ideas, Media, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Researchers are using Facebook. Not just for posting pictures and playing Farmville though. They’re using the social networking giant for social experiments. And in

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Fox news lies about employment rates (again)

September 13, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Economy, Media Leave a comment

In a turn of events that will shock no one, “fair and balanced” news source, Fox News, was discovered to be using incorrect data

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Google searches on “register to vote” go crazy after Obama speech

September 10, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Technology, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Proving that President Obama is still a trend starter, after his speech at the Democratic National Convention, online searches for registering to vote doubled

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Ryan’s fiscal hypocrisy

August 16, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Politics Leave a comment

In a world of 24 hours news, this story s a little old. (A whole week! *gasp*) I found it on NPR, but it

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We should do business like Norway

July 18, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Business, Corporations, Foreign Policy, International 2 comments

If you had $600 billion to invest in various businesses, how would you do it? Would you only invest in companies that provided a

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