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Kymberly Bays

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    Emmily Bristol wrote a new post, Education and The Economy: Going Bust in Las Vegas, on the site Independent Voter Network 9 months ago

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    Nevada ranks at the bottom for education and quality of life, and high for foreclosures and unemployment. It needs a renewed focus on education and libraries to turn things around because a well-educated […]

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    Emmily Bristol wrote a new post, Nine Reasons to Save Public Libraries, on the site Independent Voter Network 9 months ago

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    While the War on Women and Chick-fil-A might be getting all the juicy headlines lately, there’s another issue quietly smoldering in the background noise of this election season. It’s buried under all the […]

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    Kymberly Bays wrote a new post, Michele Bachmann’s McCarthy-esque Conspiracy Under Attack, on the site Pangea 10 months ago

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    A firestorm is coming to a head over a letter sent by one-time Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann and four other GOP lawmakers to various government agencies alleging an elaborate government […]

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    Brad R. Schlesinger wrote a new post, Crime Continues to Decline Though Uncertainty Remains As to Why, on the site Independent Voter Network 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Last week the FBI released its preliminary crime statistics for the first six months of 2011. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) figures show that “law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a […]

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    Indy commented on the post, Crime Continues to Decline Though Uncertainty Remains As to Why, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months ago

    crime is crazy, can’t we all just get along

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    Brad R. Schlesinger wrote a new post, The War on Drugs and Marijuana Policy Reform Are Anything But Peripheral Issues, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 1 week ago

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    To understand why the War on Drugs persists, one has to journey deep inside the prohibitionist mind. During a discussion about marijuana on CNN, talking head LZ Granderson hoped he wasn’t going to have to […]

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    Indy posted an update 11 months, 1 week ago

    @thebear Welcome to IVN @ivnus

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    Kymberly Bays wrote a new post, Romney, Ron Paul & RNC Rules, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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    The blogosphere is in a flurry today on the heels of the Ron Paul campaign announcement. Concerning its future in states yet to hold Republican primary elections, it looks like Dr. Paul will not be pouring […]

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      Kymberly Bays replied 1 year ago

      I wish more people knew about these rules. @jsusskind, wrote a great piece on Ron Paul dropping his TV ads too.

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    Kymberly Bays wrote a new post, United States Lagging Behind? Best Countries to Be a Mother, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

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    Save the Children’s 13th State of the World’s Mothers report is out just in time for Mother’s Day. The report considered multiple factors including women’s health services, economic and political status, […]

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      Kymberly Bays replied 1 year ago

      I really liked writing this article!

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    Al_Nava and Jane Susskind are now friends 1 year, 5 months ago

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    indy voted on California in flux: Politically, culturally, ethnically, the Golden State change 1 year, 5 months ago

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    indy voted on Big midyear hit for Prop 98 likely 1 year, 5 months ago

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