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Delving In: Devotees

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson02/15/2008

For those who may not know what a devotee is, it is someone who desires to be with a disabled partner. That is the simple definition. Opinions about this topic …

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A Twist on the New Year’s Resolution

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson01/25/2008

Resolution is a loaded word and is simply a glorified term for the act of setting a goal, but with more pressure attached to its completion. I don’t even remember …

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The Spirit Of Christmas Tradition

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson12/25/2007

Relief comes from the idea of a new year and a new beginning. New anything is exciting; there is constant promise for the unexpected. Dread comes into play purely out …

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Balancing Happiness and Necessity

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson11/28/2007

When I was a kid, I could walk. It sounds funny to me saying that now. I can still remember a time in my life when I was not dependent …

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Disability: A Curse in a Traditional Rural Community?

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson10/25/2007

I am a born and raised farm girl who grew up on the midwestern prairie, and no, I did not wear pigtails and write on a slate at school like …

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Seeking to Lose Single Status

In Columns, Features, My Life: Straight Up with a Twist by Tashauna Swanson09/09/2007

I’m twenty-five and single. Yes, single. I’ve never really dated anyone or had a romantic relationship. It might be embarrassing for some to admit something like this, but I think …

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