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This is what Only Honest is all about! You have more power than you realize, so don't keep all of your good ideas locked away! 

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Was what happened to Donald Sterling morally wrong? Marc Randazza thinks so– not because he thinks Sterling wasn't wrong, but because his privacy was violated. Read the whole opinion piece here and tell us if you think Sterling's punishment was deserved.

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Joe Heller: Donald Sterling

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The Afghanistan election results are in, but none of the candidates garnered over 50% of the vote– which means that the election will have to go a second round in June. So, now that it's down to Abdullah and Ghani, who do you think will win?

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Do you agree with this little girl's statement?

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Do you believe that everyone deserves equal rights?

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Here are all the States' stereotypes, according to British people. Do you agree (and maybe laugh) with the way they labeled your state?

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Are these stats what you expected? When do you think the day will come that it’s 50/50 everywhere?

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Do you have some misconceptions about America? Why do you think these stats are the way they are?

(Image credit to Vanessagrace)

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The Boston Marathon is today, so let's support the brave runners returning to finish the race that didn't get a chance to do it last year. Oh, and happy Patriots' Day!

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15 famous landmarks zoomed out that tell a different story

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There has not been an upsurge of homegrown terrorists in the past year and there have been no copycat bombing attacks. To put this in context, over the same period there have been 14,000 murders in the United States, including 46 murders in Boston.

David Schanzer and Charles Kurzman, referring to The Boston Marathon Bombings

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Many people feared that the Boston Marathon Bombings would lead to more domestic terrorism– but has the threat been overhyped? Read Dan Schanzer and Charles Kurzman's opinion piece explaining why we're not in as much danger as we've been led to believe.

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Boston will not be deterred by the tragedies at the Marathon last year. Instead, the hard working athletes will continue to run, demonstrating that we are stronger than terrorism.

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What do our followers think of this horrendous news?

There was a 17-year-old detainee. They put a gun up his rectum. He was screaming, ‘I’m no woman! I’m no woman!’ I yelled at the guards to stop in English. Then, because I spoke English the soldiers said, ‘He’s a traitor. He speaks perfect English.’ They beat me even harder. A black female soldier stopped them, saying, ‘You���ve had your fun.’

At about 0600, after 20 minutes of not being beaten, they put me in a cage with a blanket. They put me on my face and unshackled me. Then they ran out. They gave me bread. At about 0730 or 0800 they yelled at me to get up. They put my head on the ground, hooded and shackled me and took me to the interrogators tent. I was kept awake for 10 days.

The guards were starting at me. I felt humiliated. Sal talked to me as if I were a human being. Then Sal would say he was going to screw my five- year-old daughter; he was going to do this and that to my daughter sexually; how my daughter would scream and scream. I thought about attacking Sal and getting killed. But I wouldn’t do anything aggressive. Force is the weapon of the coward.

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The Boston Marathon Bombings were a year ago today. Do you have a reaction or story you'd like to share in memory of the victims or in celebration of Boston's strength?

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The Boston Marathon Bombings are a year behind us, so here are some inspirational recovery stories that are a testament to Boston's strength.