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Art_from_Ark

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6. I once had a roommate from Trumann, Arkansas

Reply to LondonReign2 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:33 AM

Apr 2013

He told me that his town led the state (if that's what you could call it) in the number of teen pregnancies. Almost no sex education at all in the schools, from what he told me. This was back in the late '70s. It is really, really stupid to deny sex education to teens.

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The enlightened Baptist Mr. Stubblefield. CurtEastPoint Apr 2013 #1

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Because what Arkansas needs is more teen mothers LondonReign2 Apr 2013 #2

I once had a roommate from Trumann, Arkansas Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #6

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*sigh!* HappyMe Apr 2013 #9

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