{"id":1738,"date":"2018-03-28T22:47:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2018-03-28T22:47:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:47:41","slug":"issues-in-modern-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"issues in modern america"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attended an “Issues in Modern America”<\/strong> forum, of sorts, yesterday at Bluffton University. \u00a0Students in a class by that name had designed display boards around various societal topics and explained the data, and their views per: solutions to the “issues” they outlined. \u00a0One man, who is a 2nd Amendment advocate and did his display on guns, nevertheless said in the current climate he would lobby for another dimension to gun background checks. \u00a0That is, he’d lobby for a standardized psychological test to help red flag people with mental disorders. \u00a0Our administration would be on board with the latter… A sophomore did her display on heroine. \u00a0She explained opioids are often a stepping stone to heroine, as addicts’ tolerances increase… Yet another woman did a display on the national\/global epidemic of obesity. \u00a0She said 17% of American youth, for instance, are now considered obese. \u00a0And she blames a lot of it on sugar addiction, being continually parked in front of a virtual world, and little physical activity. \u00a0She proposed, for instance, that schools be open after hours for youth to have another option for a venue to exercise more. \u00a0Our administration would be open to promoting this as well, for, not only exercise, but for a variety of other reasons. \u00a0See our position paper on education…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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