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• 'Freaking out' over Midwest megastorm

  Mon Jan 31, 2011
  • Milk is the stuff you add to Kahlua and vodka to make a white Russian. ;-)

• Is it time to kill off Indiana Jones?

  Mon Dec 20, 2010
  • Oooh, I'd forgotten about that! Eric's right, you can't kill him off without messing up the overall storyline from all possible iterations of the franchise. Send him off into retirement.

• Is it time to kill off Indiana Jones?

  Mon Dec 20, 2010
  • Sorry, posted in wrong spot.

• Groups launch effort to change campaign money law

  Thu Jul 8, 2010
  • I really like your idea best, Ellis. The idea that entities wholly outside a constituency can literally "buy" politicians to the detriment of the legal residents that politician is supposed to represent is as unethical as it gets.

• Senate links jobless benefits, homebuyer credit

  Wed Jun 30, 2010
  • Had I not seen it myself I would never have believed that someone nearly 20 years older than I actually got a worse education that the kids in today's public schools. For the record, the ONE AND ONLY TIME this nation has ever been debt-free was under President Andrew Jackson.

• Overdraft rule change may end up costing you

  Wed Jun 30, 2010
  • I think some of you are missing the point of the article. It isn't about how or why overdraft fees are incurred, it's about a new requirement that will only permit banks to charge such fees if you agree to it. Over the years banks have made a significant amount of money off these fees.

• What can ordinary people do to help Haiti victims? Discuss

  Wed Jan 13, 2010
  • Here are links to lists of charities aiding or making preparations to send aid to Haiti from two charity watchdog organizations, Charity Navigator and the American Institute of Philanthropy. Charity Navigator http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004

• Should the U.S. impose a surtax on bankers’ bonuses?

  Wed Dec 9, 2009
  • Take your own advice, granny. Presidents can request legislation and then choose to either sign into law or veto, but Congress makes the laws. It was a Democrat-controlled Congress which passed the first bailout in October of 2008.

• How is your company marking the upcoming holiday season?

  Mon Nov 16, 2009
  • Our boss (personally) buys turkeys. We all bring a dish and an inexpensive gift to exchange. Same as we've done for the past 10 years.

• What's the best part of 'NCIS'?

  Thu Oct 15, 2009
  • All of the above!