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Thank you, Billy Graham. You changed Louis Zamperini's life and his example changed me.

Billy Graham taught Louis Zamperini how to forgive the guard who beat him daily in a Japanese POW camp. His example freed me to forgive in my own life.

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Republican members of Congress in Washington on Nov. 28, 2017.

Don't forget small businesses. We're booming under Trump tax cuts, too.
We're green-lighting two start-ups, doubling research and development, hiring more people and giving larger raises and bonuses.

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Florida Sen. Debbie Mayfield, center, listens as student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tell their personal experiences in her office at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 21, 2018. The students from Marjory Stoneman D

Readers sound off on gun violence: Florida House's decision is a slap to student survivors
From arming teachers to calls for better mental health treatment, our readers shared their thoughts on gun violence.

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Russian communist party supporters with photos of Joseph Stalin in Moscow on March 5, 2017.

CNN thinks that socialism is cool. My grandparents from the USSR would disagree.
It is frustrating to me that many Americans are ignorant of the crimes of socialist and communist movements.

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Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, James Corden show us what Oprah, KFC and unwanted kisses have in common in Best of Late Night
The late-night comics tie it all to Trump. Take a look, then vote for your favorite joke.

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I admired Mr. Rogers as a mentor from afar — now I'm walking in his sneakers.
The issues that affected children in the 60s affect them still: the inner drama of childhood, anger, and feelings towards siblings and friends.

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Free-range kids: Finally, one state lets kids grow up without helicopter parents
We need to protect the rights of parents to raise their children with the traditional childhood experience of independence.