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I think this morning's conversations will offer some insight.

I'm very curious to know what kind of sex education was offered to the young mothers before they became pregnant. I graduated from high school in 2003, and I found the "abstinence plus" education being offered by the my (public) school significantly lacking in terms of application.

It's not a question of right or wrong so far as teen mothers go, but rather a question of what resources were, and are, available for teens so far as education is concerned. Assuming that this morning's guests also attended public schools, do they feel as though appropriate information was provided?

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My only experience with PTSD comes vicariously. With an increasing eye on the news over the past several years, my views about celebrating the 4th of July with fireworks have changed dramatically. Not only are those actively involved in combat affected, but also uncountable numbers of civilians being exposed to war. Maybe I'm over analyzing, but it seems to me, that fireworks emulate bombs via colorful explosions and violent sounds intentionally.

I live in Vancouver, only a couple miles from the annual 4th celebration at Fort Vancouver - listening to the huge explosions in the distance with what others may have experienced in my mind is sobering and terrifying.

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