To dash or not to dash, that is the question. For years it has been called “the dash controversy” – a hyphen in Queens addresses that confuses some and pleases others. For some borough residents it is only a matter of … Continue reading
I supported Christine O’Donnell’s senate candidacy and I felt that some of the attacks waged against her were due specifically to her sex. That being said, I thought the way she handled her interview last week with Piers Morgan was … Continue reading
As healthcare costs continue to rise, businesses are increasingly passing on the added burden to their employees. Higher cost-sharing for employees is the primary way in which employers are trying to control their own healthcare spending, according to a new … Continue reading
via failblog.org Oh yeah, that looks like a funny screwup headline, doesn’t it? Now it’s time to think about it instead of making fun of it. Imagine they took a survey of 100 people. Of those 100, 40 said they … Continue reading
Readers — I just got some “helpful” back-to-school tips from a famous sunscreen company. (Hint: Think dog and little girl and bathingsuit.) Not only does that company really want kids to wear — this’ll surprise you — sunscreen when they … Continue reading
A careless kids broke a window and his father was unhappy about having to pay to fix it. But some people around said that it was a benefit to the community, because the father has to pay the window repair … Continue reading
General Motors Co (GM.N) is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over a suspension problem on more than 400,000 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2007 and 2008 model years, saying it should not be responsible for repairs because the flaw predated its … Continue reading
The FCC gave the coup de grace to the fairness doctrine Monday as the commission axed more than 80 media industry rules. Earlier this summer FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to erase the post WWII-era rule, but the action Monday puts … Continue reading
The single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii lives infects rats, but it needs to be inside a cat’s digestive system in order to reproduce. The parasite actually alters the brain of its rat host so that it won’t be afraid of cats. … Continue reading
I get the whole disparity of government benefits thing, but that is a problem of unconstitutional and unjustifiable bloated government benefits. When black people were denied jobs by law, the remedy was not to add another federal law that redefined … Continue reading
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood. The event occurred a day after new statistics were released showing that California’s jobless rate last … Continue reading
This is one of the key roots of the problem with many mainstream economists. They believe the economy is about money. In reality, it’s about value produced. If they were stupid enough to believe what they were saying, all they … Continue reading
Through the end of July, Chevy has sold about 3,200 of the plug-in hybrids compared to 4,500 Nissan Leafs. But both makers have begun ramping up production, General Motors forecasting sales of around 16,000 for the year as a whole … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood, the state’s largest abortion provider, announced a sweeping cutback of abortion services in Arizona on Thursday, saying it will no longer offer the procedure in communities outside metro Phoenix and Tucson. The organization had been offering abortions at … Continue reading
This week’s ruling in T.V. v. Smith-Green Community School Corp. starts with a declaration that “Not much good takes place at slumber parties for high school kids, and this case proves the point.” In the opinion, the judge rules that high school officials … Continue reading
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After falling the previous week, claims for unemployment benefits rose during the second week of August, according to the Labor Department’s latest report released Thursday. For the week ending Aug. 13, the department said claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000. … Continue reading
Hall of Fame ceremonies are reserved for those people who stand out from the masses, whether it is football, country music or rock and roll. However the latest inductions into a new kind of Hall of Fame are those who … Continue reading