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	Arranged Marriage Weds Love Marriage By Madhu Ramani Is marriage a union of two people who meet, fall in love with each other and decide to be with each other through sickness and health? Or is it a union of people who meet, decide to be with each other through sickness and health, and then learn to love each other? See Social Issues section >>
	Dichotomous Lives — Challenging Normalcy By Fred Hutto Many men who are married suffer from depression; a deep depression that often provokes suicidal tendencies. What is the cause of this depression? Ben and others suffering this same fate are homosexual men married to a straight spouse. See Social Issues section >>
	Legislators Propose Authorizing Teachers to Pack Heat By Bill Jacobs Legislators are proposing laws that would allow American educators to carry concealed firearms in defense against terrorist attacks and school shooters. See Social Issues section >>
	Drug Abuse Causes Permanent Problems By Thitinan Chanchompoo Most college students know the harmful effects of illegal drugs, but it seems they cannot get away from it. See Editorials section >>
	The Art of Haggling By Madhu Ramani Haggling, the freewheeling negotiations initiated with a seller to induce a lower price for an object of desire, is often the best bet to land a value deal and most elaborate defense against sales spiel. See Business section >>
	Promising Future With Nanotechnology By Sylvia Prabudy Nanotechnology is one of the top science research subjects in the world today. It is considered to be one of the key technologies of 21st century. The possible contributions of nanotechnology for the future of economic, social, medical, and even military advances have captured scientists' attention. See Science section >>
	Health Care Keeps Grim Reaper Away By Salvador Treviño Futurists are envisioning a time when science is able to beat death. Today humans know for certain that they must die but this may be an accident and not a natural process. The answer to immortality may lie solely in science and not in faith or wisdom. See Health and Fitness section >>
	Mortgage Foreclosures Impact Economy By Sylvia Prabudy Due to the nationwide all-time high housing crisis, foreclosures reached 2.04 percent of all mortgages at the end of last year. See Business section >>
	Texas Wine Could Provide Growth By Salvador Treviño Most people don't think of Texas and winemaking in the same sentence but Texas is growing up. Texas is booming with vineyards all around the state. As the consumption of wine drinking in the United States, rise that also holds true in Texas. See Editorials section >>
	Land Yacht Creator's Legacy Lives On By Paul McRae Eric Lamb will be best remembered as the creator of the "Land Yacht - Alien Warrior," an art car he built in the early 1990s. After Lamb died last year form a genetic disorder, his sister Donna Lamb decided to preserve her brother's legacy by having the Land Yacht restored. See Culture section >>

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