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Last year, for the first time in six years, the Bishop McNamara Catholic High School girls’ basketball team didn’t win at least 20 games and/or qualify for the state tournament. (The Irish won 19 games and lost in the super-sectional round.) What does the 2009-10 have in store? The Irish ...
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Will get back to the 20-win mark and qualify for the state finals
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Will win 20 games but fall short of the state finals
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Won’t win 20 games but will make it back to the state finals
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Won’t win 20 games or qualify for the state finals
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Total Votes: 99
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Do you think your company would allow you to work a four-day work week?
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Yes.
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Nope.
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Other - leave your thoughts about it in the "comments" section.
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Total Votes: 319
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If so, would you take advantage of a four-day work week?
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Yes.
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Nope.
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Other - leave your thoughts about it in the "comments" section.
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Total Votes: 256
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Should kindergarten be a full-day or half-day program?
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Full-day
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Half-day
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Total Votes: 338
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What have you or your family used for elderly care?
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A nursing home
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In-home care
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Other - please comment.
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Total Votes: 91
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When should the "sex talk" be given?
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When the kids are in elementary school.
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When the kids are in middle school.
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When the kids are in high school.
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Let the health and sex education classes at their school take care of that.
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Let MTV take care of that.
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Other - please list in the "comments."
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Total Votes: 185
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Since the economy took a turn for the worse, have you used credit cards more or less?
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More - we just don't have the cash anymore.
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Less - we only pay with what we have.
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Other - please leave experiences in the "comments" section.
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No more, no less.
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Total Votes: 313
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Do you check if a product is made in America before buying?
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Always.
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Sometimes.
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Very rarely - only with large purchases.
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Never.
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Total Votes: 335
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What do you think of your kids' friends?
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I like them all.
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I like most of them.
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I only like about half of them.
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Other - please list in the "comments."
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I don't really like any of them.
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Total Votes: 131
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If you didn't like your kids' friend(s) behaviors, what would you do?
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Have a talk with my child about their friend(s).
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Have a talk with my child and their friend(s).
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Have a talk with my child, their friend(s), and their parent(s).
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Other - please list in the "comments."
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Total Votes: 131
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Does TV with sexual dialogue and behavior influence teens to have sex at earlier ages?
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Yes.
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No.
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It may - but I feel that the relationship with their parents influences it more.
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It may - but I feel that friends influence it more.
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Other - please list in the the "comments."
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Total Votes: 167
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Which TV shows would you NOT allow your pre-teen or teenager to watch?
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Sex & The City
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Friends
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That 70's Show
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The new "90210"
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Gossip Girl
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Grey's Anatomy
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Other - please list in the the "comments."
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Total Votes: 366
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What do you think of parental controls over their child's car?
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It's too much - you should just teach your child not to speed and to keep the volume low.
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It's perfect - I would buy that car for those controls.
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It's not enough - I want more controls than just for speed and volume.
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Other - please list in the the "comments."
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Total Votes: 105
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How will/did you pay for college?
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Asked parents for financial help.
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Asked relatives for financial help.
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Student loans.
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Paid for it myself.
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Other - please list in the the "comments."
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Total Votes: 165
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Parents: How do you plan on paying for college for your children?
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Ask for financial help from their grandparents.
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Get out student loans under my name.
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Get out student loans under the child's name.
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Have the child pay for college.
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Pay for it myself.
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Other - please list in the the "comments."
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Total Votes: 159
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Do you wish Illinois had a system where students could attend a fifth year of high school, and it could count toward graduation?
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Yes!
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No way.
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Other - leave your thoughts about it in the "comments" section.
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Total Votes: 92
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Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18?
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Yes!
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No way!
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No! They should actually make the drinking age higher than 21.
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Total Votes: 322
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Should the driving age be raised from 16 to 18?
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Yes, it should be raised to 18 years old.
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No, it should stay at 16 years old.
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No, it should be lowered to 15 years old.
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No, it should be raised to 21 years old.
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Other - list below in the "comments" section.
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Total Votes: 406
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How do you save on health care costs?
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Asking your doctor for generic brand medicine.
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Minimizing the amount of appointments (ex. researching symptoms online, or calling a dr. instead).
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Health savings accounts.
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High deductable insurance plans.
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Getting screened for preventative problems.
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Just staying as healthy as possible - eating right, not smoking, exercise.
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Other - post below in "comments."
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Total Votes: 195
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Do you believe in God or a universal spirit?
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Yes, absolutely.
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Kind of.
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No.
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I don't know.
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Total Votes: 237
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Do you attend a religious service?
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More than once a week.
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Once a week.
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Once or twice a month.
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Few times a year.
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Never.
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Total Votes: 237
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Do you wear your seat belt?
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Always. It's automatic.
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Most times.
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Seldom.
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Never. It restricts my freedom.
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Total Votes: 260
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What are your favorite local pizza places?
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Aurelio's Pizza
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Nancy's Pizzeria
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Dale’s Pizza
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Chicago Dough
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Monical's Pizza
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Sammy’s Pizza
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Other - list below in the comments section.
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Total Votes: 534
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Have you changed from the religion that you were raised as?
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No.
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Yes (put the religion you were raised as below in comments.)
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I was never part of a religion.
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Total Votes: 142
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Were you raised in a religion but now are atheist or agnostic?
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Yes, I am now atheist/agnostic.
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Nope, I am still religious.
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I used to be atheist/agnostic, and am now religious.
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I have always been somewhere in middle.
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Total Votes: 138
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Would you marry someone of a different religion than you?
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Yes, I would.
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No, I would not.
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I am not a religious person.
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Total Votes: 224
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