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the fact-opinion continuum
tales out of school
by robert castle
topic: humor
3.1.13
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Rule #3: Post no opinions. Brittany responds immediately to any reference to a current event, person, celebrity, movie, or television show. “I didn’t like that” or “I don’t like him” or “The best I ever I saw.” “But Brittany, I was only mentioning it to illustrate the lesson. I don’t care what you think about it.” “I know. I was telling you what I thought.” “I don’t want your opinion," I say. "It is irrelevant to what we are doing.” Ten minutes later, the next day, the next week, the same walk through the treadmill. She cannot stop herself. She knows I have contempt for studen...
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semi-tough
tales out of school
by robert castle
topic: humor
12.31.12
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Rule # 25: Do Not Use Semi-Colons (until you turn 26 years old) The students have in their arsenal a piece of grammatical equipment that they employ indiscriminately. Indeed, I s...
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and i don't mean wonder
by sloan b. bayles
topic: general
11.6.12
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I love bread. There, I said it. No, I'm not referring to greenbacks, the Benjamins, et al (although I'm not adverse to that bread either). I'm talking the toast, sandwich, just ...
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clear liquids
my week at the national institute of health
by dirk cotton
topic: humor
11.3.12
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I spent last week at the National Institute of Health participating in a study. I have an MRI every year or two so my doctor can tell me that nothing much has changed and that I s...
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our screwed-up retirement system
by dirk cotton
topic: news
9.25.12
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The magnitude of the retirement problem America currently faces is difficult to comprehend. Our retirement system is based on the assumption that the average Joe can save and succ...
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finding the line between young and old
read at your own risk, because once you get it, you might know you're old, too
by jeffrey d. walker
topic: humor
9.14.12
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It is an undeniable truth harbored by the young: getting old is not cool! “I don’t want to grow up” is more than just a slogan for “Toys ‘R’ Us”; young people tend to believe tha...
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a year without netflix
i really just hope she's happy
by joe procopio
topic: pop culture
9.7.12
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It was almost exactly one year ago that I gave Netflix the heave-ho, the 86, the Heisman. Having been told my $9.99-a-month deal was going to soar to $15.98 and include a reported ...
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drag queen barbie
a doll pretending to be a drag queen pretending to, um, well
by robert a. melos
topic: pop culture
9.4.12
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Okay we knew it was bound to happen eventually. After all, she couldn’t have all those fabulous careers, the dream house, the dream car, the ski chalet, the beach house, and the sa...
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everybody poops
sometimes
by maigen thomas
topic: general
9.4.12
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First of all, I want to preface this column with the statement "I don't mean to have my mind in the gutter." I really don't. But pooping is almost always on my mind, so now I'm go...
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it's complicated
by dirk cotton
topic: humor
8.27.12
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A lady on FB, whom I don't know, asked if a quark is something important in space and mentioned that she might like to be a quark if she could. Jeannine, I've got great news for ...
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guns don't kill people....
the ongoing fight for mental health
by tracey l. kelley
topic: news
7.20.12
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In light of another tragic mass shooting, this time in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, many people are pounding their chests about the need for gun control. And once again, ...
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two sugar industry stories
in cuba and abroad
by gonzalo fernández
topic: general
7.2.12
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In Cuba The world’s sugar prices provided Cuba with the largest export revenue, with peaks and valleys, known in Cuba as “vacas gordas” (fat cows, i.e., years of good world sugar ...
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