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• Mars life? New rover may uncover tantalizing clues

  Fri Nov 25, 2011
  • To those who keep complaining about wasting taxpayers' money, your anger would be better directed toward criticizing our endless wars and billion dollar bailouts--far more futile and costly. Money spent on science to further our knowledge of the universe is a worthy endeavor.

• Gap between U.S. rich, poor is widest in Atlanta

  Wed Oct 26, 2011
  • Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich. Read it and get back to me about folks "whining" about the "American Dream."

• Climate controversy spotlights GOP stands on science

  Wed Aug 17, 2011
  • Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one example of a very REAL problem patients and doctors face every day. A disbelief in evolution and natural selection is as preposterous as believing the sky is not blue.

• Whose message was more effective, Obama or Boehner?

  Mon Jul 25, 2011
  • Corporations and the wealthy will never be satisfied. In their minds, the poor and struggling deserve what they get.

• NASA's Final Four: Fate grants them a farewell flight

  Sun Jul 3, 2011
  • The research and technologies that come from space exploration is what makes it all worth it in the big picture. It is far more important and nobler effort to invest in the space program than all the other garbage we never question spending billions on (wars and bank bailouts).

• Wis. governor turns up pressure on Democrats

  Sun Feb 20, 2011
  • Unions have been scapegoated for far too long.  They're not perfect, but trust me, you'd rather have them in your corner than be a corporate slave.  Remember your labor history.  We take a lot for granted because of the work of unions over the years, including among many other things …

• Wis. union vote on hold after Democrats leave state

  Thu Feb 17, 2011
  • Review your 19th and early 20th century history and what life was like before unions. Most of the things we take for granted like not working 12-16 hour days for 7 days a week, child labor laws, etc. are because of unions.

• US House approves billions for wars without debate

  Fri Dec 17, 2010
  • Agree with #22. We are already effectively a province of China, but the politicians are at best in denial, and at worst, willing accomplices. The average American remains clueless as corporations empty our coffers and spill innocent blood to pad their profits.

• Should the Florida church heed the advice of Gen. Petraeus and cancel its controversial demonstration?

  Tue Sep 7, 2010
  • Just because an act is legal (as it should be) doesn't imply that it's ethical, moral, in good taste, or not dangerous.

• Who do you hold accountable for the AIG bonus situation?

  Wed Mar 18, 2009
  • Opinions are like you know what. Everybody has one. Before contributing to the cacophany, make sure you have your facts straight. Like most problems, this one is multifactorial, but the important question is what are we going to do about it now?