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2015 written on sand re Ten Most Read Nuggets Articles of 2015

Ten Most Read Nuggets Articles of 2015

To be sure you didn’t miss any of the ten most read Nuggets articles of 2015, I’ve listed them below. If you’re anything like me, a title isn’t enough to refresh your memory of articles already read. Included is a brief summary.

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Black Friday re Three Joys of Black Friday

Three Joys of Black Friday

Pushing, shoving and angry crowds are a blind person’s nightmare. For this reason, I limit my serious shopping to that one special day each year—Black Friday. I’m not being sarcastic and haven’t taken leave of my senses. I think Black Friday’s been given a bum wrap. So, I decided to share three joys of Black […]

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Eiffel Tower re: Five Tips Re Paris Attack Fears

Five Tips Re: Paris Attack Fears

    Fear grips viewers thousands of miles from Paris as anxious reporters struggle to describe the gruesome carnage rolling in the background footage. The unthinkable has happened; the innocent have been slaughtered in the name of ISIS. Over and over the news broadcast the disturbing scenes, igniting an impenetrable cage of fear around the […]

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Map of Europe re: How does the refugee crisis affect Europe?

How Does the Refugee Crisis Affect Europe? Part II

Though much less dramatic than the thousands storming the European border crossings, their stories need to be told. The incredible and prolonged intrusion into the lives of the ordinary folk in European countries, presented in last week’s post, might be justified if every undocumented person sought freedom from the horrors of war in Syria. Here’s […]

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Map of Europe re: How does the refugee crisis affect Europe?

How Does the Refugee Crisis Affect Europe?

While news clips of pregnant women and children fleeing war tear at everyone’s heart, have you considered how thousands and thousands of undocumented foreigners suddenly pressing through the frontiers change the lives of average citizens in the border countries? The media focuses on the asylum seekers, but they’re not the only innocent victims. How does […]

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