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Out, sugar demons, out!<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of M.’s students at the community college writes in a psychology paper that while she herself is a diabetic, she controls her diabetes “through diet and exorcise.”<\/p>\n

Once again we see that the spellchecker is no substitute for literacy. On the other hand, Ted Haggard could add this to his ministry of spiritual warfare<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Out, sugar demons, out! One of M.’s students at the community college writes in a psychology paper that while she herself is a diabetic, she controls her diabetes “through diet and exorcise.” Once again we see that the spellchecker is no substitute for literacy. 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