Avoid biased reporting. Avoid bias in your reporting. A person might be biased. A person cannot be bias.

Bias is a noun.

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There are many Star Wars references in Dani Girl, so I made this tribute to Tom Jung’s 1977 poster.

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Spotted: the North American tree daughter.

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Charlie Brown has his kite-eating tree. I have my keys-eating chair. #foundthem

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Employers Will Hire You For: 1) Leadership; 2) Teamwork; 3) Writing; 4) Problem-solving 5) Work Ethic (NACE 2014)

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Okay, freshly downloaded app…

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Dani Girl (Geyer/13Players)

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Friday night. What am I doing? #partylikeaprof

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Happy U.S. citizenship, Dr. Garcia-Quismondo @SHUHumanities @Setonhill

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