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• 'Taxed out' NYC smokers are rolling their own

  Fri Nov 4, 2011
  • Genes rule! Everything else is just window dressing.

• Bad weather strands 1,200 Mount Everest trekkers

  Fri Nov 4, 2011
  • I was stranded in Lukla for a few days in 1979. The airstrip is on the side of the mountain, and when it's foggy, it just isn't safe for planes to try to fly in, because mountains are all around. It's not a fun place to sit around waiting for a plane.

• A picture of food stamp usage

  Thu Nov 3, 2011
  • The evidence strongly suggests that the government does a lousy job of helping the disadvantaged. I vote that we get the government out of this business and put it back into the hands of those that can do the job properly - charities and the local community - families, friends, neighbors, etc.

• How Shanghai’s students stunned the world

  Wed Nov 2, 2011
  • Another apples to oranges comparison. Shanghai isn't testing the same group that the U.S. is testing, only those teenagers who have made a commitment to education.

• Poor worry over heating aid cuts as winter looms

  Wed Nov 2, 2011
  • According to the article, they heat to 64 degrees. That seems awfully warm to me. I generally never turn the heat on if the house is warmer than 60 degrees, and when I lived in Colorado (with a baby), the house was generally kept a lot colder than that during the winter.

• Senate rejects slimmed-down Obama jobs bill

  Thu Oct 20, 2011
  • A jobs bill should actually create jobs. This bill spends lots of money, but will create few jobs, and none that are permanent. You can tell everybody that your pet chicken is an eagle, but it isn't going ever going to fly like one.

• 'Occupy' protesters find allies in ranks of the wealthy

  Fri Oct 21, 2011
  • These people totally confuse me. They have money they don't need or want, and yet they are incapable of giving it to a worthwhile charity? Instead, they would rather have a bloated and inefficient government tax their money and waste most. Bizarre!

• Should all Americans pay income tax?

  Thu Oct 20, 2011
  • It's ridiculous to criticize rich people for not paying their fair share if you aren't paying anything! Everybody should certainly be paying something, even if it's only a token amount.

• Vote: Is criticism of Perry's hunting camp sign fair?

  Sun Oct 2, 2011
  • The name refers to the Echinacea plant. This is not news, it's race baiting.

• What are Newark, N.J., schools doing with $100 million gift from Facebook founder?

  Wed Sep 28, 2011
  • Watch 'The Cartel' and you'll know what's going on in New Jersey. Lack of money is not the problem.