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    A Polite Dinner

    FEBRUARY 16, 2013 1:50AM

    By Sophia Ballou by Corrie Vela


    Topics: conversation, dinner party, smoking, natural childbirth, bermuda triangle, sophia ballou

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    Cheap BlueAnt Q2 Voice-Controlled Pure Conversation Bluetooth Headset (Black, in BlueAnt Retail Packaging)

    NOVEMBER 7, 2012 10:49PM

    By aaronschmidt431 aaronschmidt431


    Topics: fashion, packaging), retail, blueant, in, (black, headset, bluetooth, conversation, pure, voice-controlled, q2, blueant

    • 1 Ratings
    • 303 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Talking across political divides

    OCTOBER 17, 2012 4:51PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: democracy, conversation, wisconsin, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 190 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Bulls and Greyhounds

    OCTOBER 7, 2012 2:31PM

    By Nick Weber


    Topics: strangers, conversation, life-journeys, storytelling

    • 0 Ratings
    • 102 Views
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    Closed Mind-Dr. Jackie's Mental Health Moment

    AUGUST 25, 2012 10:34PM

    By jackie2


    Topics: conversation, attitude, personality, rigidity, narrow-mindedness, politics, discussion, mental health

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1049 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    We're not just 'right' or 'left'

    AUGUST 23, 2012 1:35PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: haidt, political compass, dionne, conservative, liberal, political conversation, conversation, politics

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1143 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Are we debaters, salesmen, or citizens?

    AUGUST 20, 2012 6:19PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: conversation, news, civil rights, republicans, democracy, communication, citizenship, politics, conversation, obama

    • 7 Ratings
    • 489 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    When you're the cruise director...

    JULY 23, 2012 5:27PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: socializing, crowds, groups, dinner, conversation, family, friends, open call

    • 0 Ratings
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    "I’m Just Saying" & Other Annoying Phrases

    JULY 17, 2012 1:11AM

    By lynn margolies


    Topics: joking, teasing, i'm just kidding, verbal deception, deception, i'm just saying, just saying, misunderstood, hostility, criticism, dialogue, language, phrases, expressions, speech, passive-aggressive, expressions, relationships, conversation, language, relationships

    • 1 Ratings
    • 297 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Aisles

    JULY 15, 2012 9:28PM

    By Nick Weber


    Topics: divisions, separations, literary genre, conversation, strangers

    • 1 Ratings
    • 225 Views
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    Talking Too Much-Dr. Jackie's Mental Health Moment

    JULY 9, 2012 10:45PM

    By jackie2


    Topics: professors, geeks, social skills, conversation, relationships, psychology, mental health

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1091 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Technique for political conversation: Let them know you hear

    JUNE 24, 2012 3:21PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: compassionate conversation, nonviolent conversation, conversation, wisconsin, grassroots, democracy, citizenship, government, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 239 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Creed, Coffee and Conversation

    JUNE 13, 2012 9:00PM

    By Nick Weber


    Topics: faith notions, ideas, openness, conversation

    • 2 Ratings
    • 56 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Comfortable Uncomfortable Silence

    JUNE 8, 2012 4:36PM

    By Linda Lacy


    Topics: social life, people, conversation

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1236 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    This is what democracy (without conversation) looks like.

    JUNE 2, 2012 3:13AM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: right-wing, conservative, liberal, democracy, conversation, communication, government, recall, matt rothschild, progressive, barrett, walker, wisconsin, politics

    • 4 Ratings
    • 753 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Have We Lost The Art Of Conversation?

    MAY 11, 2012 9:32AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: talking, conversation, relationships, intimacy, family, health, news, technology, television, travel

    • 0 Ratings
    • 300 Views
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    To communicate you must first understand.

    MARCH 14, 2012 11:54AM

    By Art Lynch


    Topics: open+call, demographics, maslow's hierarchy of needs, maslow, civic responsibility, republican, democrat, conservative, liberal, politics, hatred, sociology, conversation, communication

    • 1 Ratings
    • 409 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    A Friend By Any Other Name

    MARCH 4, 2012 9:46PM

    By Nick Weber


    Topics: friendship, conversation, tolerance, diet, will power

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1516 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Snake handling: An essential skill for democracy

    MARCH 2, 2012 1:26PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: verbal abuse, patricia evans, abuse, right-wing, conservative, liberal, democracy, conversation, communication, government, wisconsin, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 515 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Mimi tells all

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 4:36PM

    By Claudia Sternbach


    Topics: gimlet, secret, memoir, conversation, interview, usa, kennedy, drama, sex, love, walters, affair, life, family, mimi, jfk

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