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KY_EnviroGuy

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2. Thanks for those great points. We need to restore all the arts to our schools.

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Fri Dec 22, 2017, 07:58 AM

Dec 2017

I'm a particular advocate of music, which experts say is very helpful in child development and learning, even for math and science pursuits.

We're going to regret losing Al Franken because he was a powerful, effective voice for the left.

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Franken's Vaudeville vs Trump's Villainy [View all] DemocracyMouse Dec 2017 OP

Excellent points pandr32 Dec 2017 #1

Thanks for those great points. We need to restore all the arts to our schools. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #2

We are becoming illiterate in so many ways. yardwork Dec 2017 #3

Empathy can be learned by reading literary fiction nuxvomica Dec 2017 #4

Thank you Democratic Undergrounders! DemocracyMouse Dec 2017 #5