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  Fighting Fear

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Fear may be the bane of mankind. Fear has driven wisemen mad. It has driven the wealthy into poverty. It has crippled armies and nations alike. It has long been discussed how to deal with fear. Do we run from it? Hide from it? Lock our doors and throw away the key? Perhaps not. ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Heroes

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  What is a hero? Is a hero a knight in shining armor? Who slays the ferocious fire-breathing beast, Saves the damsel in distress, And takes her hand in marriage? What is a hero? Is a hero a nerd by day? Who runs around in tights at night? Who can fly, lift heavy things And always...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  A Thief at Heart

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Once, in a land ruled by enchantment, there lived a king who had a legendary lust for gold. Though he had not ruled long, the king was already a legend; spoke of around the hearths and in the halls of people everywhere. Some said that he had leveled thirty-five separate cities, just so that he could...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Wisconsin

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Wisconsin Electoral Votes: 10 Governor: Scott Walker (R) State Legislature (Upper House): Democratic (17-16) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (59-39-1) Senator: Herb Kohl (D) Senator: Ron Johnson (R) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (5-3) Well here, it is...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Ohio

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Ohio Electoral Votes: 18 Governor: John Kasich (R) State Legislature (Upper House): Republican (23-10) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (59-40) Senator: Sherrod Brown (D) Senator: Rob Portman (R) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (13-5) I’m sure a lot of...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Nevada

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Nevada Electoral Votes: 6 Governor: Brain Sandoval (R) State Legislature (Upper House): Democratic (11-10) State Legislature (Lower House): Democratic (26-16) Senator: Harry Reid (D) Senator: Dean Heller (R) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (2-1) Oh the Silver State...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: New Hampshire

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  New Hampshire Electoral Votes: 4 Governor: John Lynch (D) State Legislature (Upper House): Republican (19-6) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (293-105-2) Senator: Jeanne Shaheen (D) Senator: Kelley Ayotte (R) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (2-0) Well, o...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Virginia

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Virginia Electoral Votes: 13 Governor: Bob McDonnell (R) State Legislature (Upper House): Republican (20-20) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (68-32) Senator: Jim Webb (D) Senator: Mark Werner (D) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (8-3) Virginia is another...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Pennsylvania

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Sorry to all of you guys, but last weeks article hasn’t gone up yet. I’m guessing that it’s just due to a bunch of wrangling by the editors, but if you’ll just sit tight and wait a bit, I’m sure that it’ll be up in a bit. Pennsylvania Electoral Votes: 20 Governor: Tom Corbett (R...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: North Carolina

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  North Carolina Electoral Votes: 15 Governor: Beverly Purdue (D) State Legislature (Upper House): Republican (31-19) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (68-52) Senator: Richard Burr (R) Senator: Kay Hagan (D) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Democratic (7-6) After 2008...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Iowa

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Iowa Electoral Votes: 6 Governor: Terry Branstad (R) State Legislature (Upper House): Democratic (26-24) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (60-40) Senator: Chuck Grassley (R) Senator: Tom Harkin (D) U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Democratic (3-2) Well this one’s ...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Colorado

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Colorado Governor: John Hickenlooper (D) State Legislature (Upper House): Democratic (20-15) State Legislature (Lower House): Republican (33-32) Senators (Both): Democratic U.S. House of Reps. Majority: Republican (4-3) Colorado has for the past few years been considered a ...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Graceling by Kristin Cashore

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  I wasn’t expecting much when I began reading Graceling, but suffice of to say I was truly blown away. Kristin Cahsore’s imaginative fantasy covers a sweeping epic of seven kingdoms, with seven kings of differing morals, and one woman who’ll affect them all. The book opens with Lady Katsa o...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Michigan

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  So a lot of people say that this presidential election is one of the most crucial in the history of our country. Others say that it is just another election cycle. Either way, all indications suggest that the race is going to be close. You may’ve heard a lot of hype about battleground state...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Swing States Breakdown: Florida

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  I know this isn’t exactly a week later, but to get around to all the swing states I’ve got to double up at least once. Anyhow, let’s see what’s next on the list. Florida Electoral Votes: 29 Governor: Rick Scott (R) State Legislature Majority (Both Houses): Republican Senator: ...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  To Invade or Not to Invade

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  Vrosh Sharem was one who liked order in his life. He liked his writing utensils in a specific order on his desk. He enjoyed it when his goblets for every day of the week were in order. Even when he scored a perfect round in Obertise, he was happy. Relativity, order, and the expected was what Vrosh h...
• Fiction > Historical Fiction
  You Too?

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  The sun had not risen yet.  All was quiet in the city.  The bustling, yells, and cries of merchants and citizens alike would eventually fill the streets and marketplaces.  But not now.  Not for hours.  Now the magnificent arches and splendid aqueducts that were the pride of the Roman Republic w...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  The Masked Visitor

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  It was a rainy afternoon at the Durbin Farm. It was a good thing for the crops, but a bad thing for little Sally and Bobby Durbin. They couldn’t go outside and play. In fact the whole Durbin family was cooped up inside, Papa with his newspaper because the fields were flooding, and Mama knitting aw...
• Fiction > Historical Fiction
  Overpopulated

  

  By Caesar123, Union Grove, WI

  In the year of 1849, the great nation of the United States of America was on the move. Not only had recent wars and disruptions opened up plenty of unclaimed land to the average American, but cries of gold and untold riches in these far off places that had been dubbed Oregon and California drew num...