{"id":3223,"date":"2008-06-13T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T18:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3223"},"modified":"2008-06-13T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2008-06-13T22:52:52","slug":"are-we-formed-in-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3223","title":{"rendered":"Are We Formed In High School?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dennisprager.townhall.com\/TalkRadio\/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=3&amp;ContentGuid=99ae2ec5-8a66-4652-9dfa-e8b2397b16b4\">From PragerRadio.com<\/a>: &quot;<span class=\"Verdana10Black\" id=\"ctl00_cphMain_lblAbstract\"> During this graduation season, Dennis asks if we are formed during high school? The hope is that we can change for the better, but is it true? Callers come down on both sides of the issue.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My sense is that about 80% of people are formed by age 17. 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