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@hdnellis @boileruplori I feel like this type thing happened a lot during the early days of COVID when we started doing grocery pickup. I was always mixing up quantities.

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@marlowdurbin @juliepatrish @FreddyLA7 FloraBama is a must!

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I grew up Presbyterian and was never more proud that my church and upbringing didn’t allow that. In all my travels never did one of my Muslim friends try to convert me or speak ill of me being a Christian. But sure keep spouting hate at our neighbors and we’ll keep noticing.

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While pregnant with my 1st baby we went to my SIL’s Presbyterian church and heard a guest preacher. It was the only time I was scared while pregnant. He spoke that Muslims were in America to convert us to Islam. It was hate that I had never heard from a preacher before.

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Michael Hicks’ column is a perfect example of why so many Americans have lost confidence in higher education and the political class surrounding it.

Hicks wants Hoosiers to believe there is nothing to worry about when it comes to the influence of Islam and Sharia-inspired ideology in the West. That argument ignores both history and present reality. Across Europe, citizens have watched parallel societies emerge, free speech curtailed, religious tensions rise, and governments struggle to integrate large populations whose values often conflict with the historic foundations of Western civilization.

What is truly remarkable is that a tenured professor at a taxpayer-supported university making $250,000/year can write an entire opinion piece attacking those who raise concerns while refusing to seriously engage with the historical record. Since the days of Muhammad in Medina, Islamic political thought has not merely been religious in nature; it has contained legal, governmental, and societal dimensions. To suggest that concerns about Sharia or Islamic political influence are simply irrational fears is not scholarship, it’s ideological advocacy.

Ball State University should be asked why one of its most prominent professors appears more interested in ridiculing dissenting viewpoints than engaging in honest debate. Universities are supposed to be places where ideas are tested, not where politically fashionable narratives are protected from scrutiny.

Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims. History is filled with examples of leaders and intellectuals who dismissed legitimate concerns until it was too late. Hoosiers deserve a serious discussion about preserving the principles that built Western civilization - constitutional government, religious liberty, individual rights, and the rule of law, not lectures from academics who seem intent on caricaturing anyone who disagrees with them.

The question isn’t whether Hoosiers should hate Muslims. They should not. The question is whether Americans are willing to honestly examine ideologies that conflict with the constitutional order and cultural foundations of this nation. Refusing to have that conversation doesn’t make the problem disappear. It only guarantees that others will have it for us.

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@brkolo I’m so sorry. I’m sure she felt loved by you everyday.

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@BoilersBeyond Suspect they knew of this when Daniel was appointed as interim. I think his stellar reputation will help to navigate him and board making a choice while searching for new president. It’s not a normal transition situation b/c of his history.

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@swd2 I have a very similar story. We’re in the Midwest and Uncle Brugh lived in NYC. We loved letters from him talking about computers. Got very sick & passed in 88 or 89 but I didn’t realize how till I was in college. We didn’t talk about it or him very much and it makes me sad.

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@itsAntWright @SowellsTaker The stories (I can only assume they’re true) are like hillbilly Blue Chips.

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@itsAntWright @SowellsTaker My husband was held back in 7 or 8 grade b/c he was starting to grow. His bball career went nowhere. Fast forward to senior year there was a shooting at his HS, had he stayed in his class he wouldn’t have been there for it. In his 50s and he still talks about it.

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@SeanTrende Thank you for sharing your and Judson’s story. My cousin (more like my nephew) was adopted at birth; his story of development sounds eerily familiar to Judson’s. As an 19yo I had the opportunity to be his sitter for a summer. It was the best and built a special bond.

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@GayBearRes It sucks and it’s hard. We have been living through this but on a smaller geographic scale (all w/i 3-4 hours) and we’ve been lucky to convince my parents to move closer to my brother. We’re untethering their old life. We know we have it lucky and it’s still exhausting.

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@dst6n01 My 8yo daughter was a delayed reader. Graphic novels helped us to get excited her about reading. We made her diversify her reading-a graphic novel, then a regular book. It paid off hugely. She brought home Land of Stories from the library on the day after she finished 3rd grade.

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@Acyn There’s a reason Vance doesn’t go up in front of reporters like this, he is horrible off the cuff.

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@richarddeitsch There have been a lot of moments that screamed “reality TV” instead of “President” but I think this one might win.

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@AdamKinzinger “A sovereign independent state” made up of 1 square mile* of what used to be Ukraine and everything else is Russia. *not made to scale

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@mattlindner I’m sure this was proceeded by a quiet moment and me getting something done.

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@kerri_3lizabeth I’m so sorry. Sending you strength and comfort.

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@walkeri141 Ugh, I wish Columbus could drum up a competitive independent or democratic challenger to take her down.

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@Mikeggibbs Much like the rest of life I think it’s a decision that needs to be made individually. My brother, SIL, husband and I are working parents of kids aging from 6-19. We could care for my parents in our homes but I am not sure that would be in the best interest of all of us.

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@emilykmay I have claimed that also along with amazing genes and lots of sun block since age 25.