NATION
Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:08 AM
Dear Facebook...
Dear Facebook (aka - Mark Zuckerberg), I feel as though it is time for you to hear from one of your abused girlfriends. It is time for you to know what I think of you. I think a lot of us think this ...
Posted on 9/21/11 at 9:50 PM
How much is too much political spending?
I was watching Face the Nation yesterday and amazed at how much money is being spent on this election. Here's part of the show transcript: "BOB SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, its all about the ...
Posted on 10/25/10 at 9:30 AM
It Gets Better
Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 10:40 AM
'The Onion' Radio News report: North Dakota still leads nation in parking availability
North Dakota isn't afraid to laugh at itself ... and neither is "The Onion" .... at North Dakota, I mean. Listen here: www.theonion.com/audio/north-dakota-still-leads-nation-in-parking-avai...
Posted on 7/28/10 at 8:06 AM
Obama: GOP wants 'to gut investments in education'
YEADON, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama chided congressional Republicans Tuesday for "trying to gut our investments in education," and announced new steps to tackle early childhood education that won't require legislation.By Ken Thomas, Associated Press , November 08, 2011
Ex-Ohio teacher convicted in student sex case
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A former high school gym teacher was convicted Thursday of having sex with five students, some of them football players, after an Ohio judge rejected an insanity defense that argued the teens took advantage of her.By Associated Press , October 27, 2011
Scanners and pat-downs upset airline passengers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a week before the Thanksgiving holiday air travel crush, federal air security officials struggled Monday to reassure rising numbers of fliers and airline workers outraged by new anti-terrorism screening procedures they consider invasive and harmful.November 15, 2010
Some 500,000 Honda models involved in recall alert
WASHINGTON (AP) — Honda said Friday nearly a half-million sedans and minivans in the United States were involved in this week's recall to fix brake fluid leaks.October 22, 2010
Stocks end higher for third straight week
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average rose for a third straight week, capping a two-month period in which the index has ended 7 out of 8 weeks higher than where it started.October 22, 2010
NPR gets earful from listeners on Williams firing
WASHINGTON (AP) — NPR and its public radio stations around the country got an earful from listeners and angry citizens in the middle of pledge season Friday over its firing of commentator Juan Williams, receiving thousands of complaints and scattered threats to withhold donations.October 22, 2010
Wisconsin woman in ‘critical’ condition after her vehicle was hit by St. Croix County squad car
STAR PRAIRIE, Wis. — A woman was severely injured Thursday evening when a St. Croix County deputy responding to an emergency call lost control of his squad car and struck her vehicle.By Judy Wiff, Forum Communications Co. , October 22, 2010
Fed survey points to uneven growth across U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew unevenly in early fall, with more than half the regions of the country expanding modestly while others are struggling to grow.October 20, 2010
Alarms over radiation from thyroid cancer patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety to consider tighter rules.October 20, 2010
Banks unlikely to quell foreclosure-document mess
WASHINGTON (AP) — Big lenders are trying to move past the foreclosure-document mess, saying they're now confident their paperwork is accurate.October 19, 2010
Gov't offers $680 million for Indian farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is offering American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans a $680 million settlement.By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press , October 19, 2010
Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old computer salesman and community college student, took his car in for an oil change earlier this month and his mechanic spotted an odd wire hanging from the undercarriage.October 17, 2010
Baltimore officer slain in fight over parking spot
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say an off-duty detective who was out celebrating his birthday was beaten to death in a dispute over a parking space.October 17, 2010
Obama urges Democrats not to get discouraged
BOSTON (AP) — With the congressional elections fast approaching, President Barack Obama acknowledged Saturday that the hope and energy he stirred during his presidential campaign may have faded in the face of the sputtering economy.October 17, 2010
County assistant district attorney in Wisconsin cited for not reporting, leaving a traffic accident
A Pierce County, Wis., assistant district attorney was cited for two violations for his role in a traffic accident Sunday night.By Forum News Service , October 15, 2010
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