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• Fire captain demoted for Trayvon Martin Facebook post

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • Beckmann should be allowed to explain the source of the "quote" he claims and explain the context he used on Facebook.

• Do you think the U.S. government will shut down at midnight?

  Fri Apr 8, 2011
  • Our Dems need a backbone, watch them cave in.

• Do you think the cost-cutting aimed at public union workers has been fair?

  Tue Apr 5, 2011
  • I quit teaching over the BS bureauracy after 10 years, went into Computer Sci, and made more than twice as much, but still the BS in corp.

• Unlike competition, U.S. values profits over jobs

  Thu Mar 31, 2011
  • Where is the count of Indian workers (and others) who have been brought into the USA to work on H1B visas. We have a right to know how many, and for how long they can stay here.

• Parents plead not guilty in adopted girl's death

  Mon Mar 28, 2011
  • Keep in mind, all ye who complain about social agencies: REPUBLICANS do not believe in, nor will they continue to fund them. They have been understaffed for so many years that it is amazing that they get anything done. Try a social services job yourself before you blame them.

• Massive online pedophile ring busted by cops

  Wed Mar 16, 2011
  • No one likes a pedophile. However, I would really like to hear parents of pedophiles speak up. What if your son turned out to be one? Would you kill him? Castrate him? What would you do? I don't think this is a simple issue of bad vs. good. It is a mentally crippling condition.

• 15 spots every kid should see before turning 15

  Tue Mar 15, 2011
  • Too bad the majority of American families cannot afford to take their children to these must-see places. Obviously this article was written for the more well-off amongst us.

• Starbucks, Green Mountain in single-cup deal

  Thu Mar 10, 2011
  • can't help but laugh at the sentence at the end, saying the pods will be sold at mass. Holy Mary, what next?

• America's best coffee cities

  Mon Feb 28, 2011
  • The writer ignored Minneapolis! How can that be? I found some of the best coffee in the world at a bike shop in a neighborhood. And, they roast fair-trade coffee in this city...get a clue!

• GOP Rep.: Kids shouldn't run to mommy and daddy for health care

  Fri Feb 18, 2011
  • PatricSulliven: you are so right. I think it is offensive and arrogant for people to say that kids between 21 and 26 can afford medical insurance. That is just pathetic.