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READ MORENothing gets headlines like guns, and few things get a reaction like laws giving gun rights to felons. Put the two together and you get, well, explosive coverage. That may well have been the intent of Republican Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, whose bill to give felons the opportunity to restore their Second Amendment rights passed […]
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READ MOREInformation is power. Nobody knows that better than those cut off from so much of it, like those inside our prisons and jails.
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READ MOREI was down. I had hit bottom. Hard. But my mother didn’t raise a quitter. I knew I needed to learn from my mistakes. I needed to reset my life and start over. And soon I realized, I wasn’t alone.
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READ MOREWhen we lose small businesses, we lose the innovation, independence, and work ethic that give America a unique trading advantage over other countries. We need these advantages.
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READ MOREYour past, your life experience, is like the fuel in the Space Shuttle. If the fuel is properly used it can propel you into orbit, your destiny. If the fuel is improperly used it becomes dangerous, explosive, and can destroy the Shuttle. If the fuel is unused it weighs you down and keeps you stuck on the launch pad.
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READ MOREI’m ashamed to say that as an employer, before becoming a felon, I refused to hire anyone with a criminal record, regardless of what the position was and whether the criminal history was relevant to the job. It’s amazing what serving a prison sentence does to your perspective. Now I openly advocate for hiring returning […]
