Divorce is an epidemic this nation must address. Children of divorce are much more likely to have all sorts of problems. Drastic government action is called for.
Well, hold on there a sec, Bucko:
Divorce is an epidemic this nation must address. Children of divorce are much more likely to have all sorts of problems. Drastic government action is called for.
Well, hold on there a sec, Bucko:
Blogs work their way into the classroom:
Braden Hickok likes to read the new blog at Yorktown Middle School -- Yorktown Reads -- to find out what is on the minds of his classmates.
"It's kind of cool to see what other people think about things," he said, "especially the quiet people who don't talk much. And it's helped me keep an open mind about books we are reading in class, like Stargirl."
I know this is another dead horse I just can't stop beating, but this is just so stupid:
I don't want to write anything too detailed about Mayor Tom Henry's first proposed budget either here or on the editorial page until I've had a chance to talk to him. He's coming to see us Friday afternoon.
Oh, well. I should have known that "America's Got Talent" wasn't going to end my way last night when Queen Emily was sent home as the No. 5 contestant. I had her in the top three. America may have talent, but it also has millions of morons who wouldn't know real talent if it -- well, fell into their living rooms. The act that should have won -- Nuttin but Stringz -- was dispatched in third place. At least the winner -- operatic singer Neal E. Boyd -- was also one of the top three in talent. He does have a remarkable voice. I'd probably appreciate him more if I liked opera more.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly (74-25) approved the $700 billion bailout rescue heroic self-sacrifice effort. Our two senators were on guess which side:
A lot of conservative heavyweights have been freaking out over Gwen Ifill being the moderator of the Palin-Biden debate tonight. Ifill has a vested interest in the campaign -- she has a pro-Obama book due out on Inauguration Day -- so how can she be fair to Sarah Palin? Leave it to The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto -- one of the most interesting and thoughtful conservative writers around today -- to urge a little stepping back and calming down:
There's a new U.S. naturalization test, and the old civics questions that just require the memorization and repetition of facts are being replaced with ones that require a little more thinking:
Are new conceptual questions such as, "What does the Constitution do?" more difficult than old queries like "What is the Constitution?"
Hoosier cashiers are warned to beware of quick-change artists:
A couple of quick change scammers recently made off with around $200 in less than a half-hour in two Linton stores.
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According to Jerrell, this (leaving the money on top of the drawer) was a common practice in years past and it was started for reasons like this.
We published an interesting letter to the editor today from a server who says as times get tough, people get stingy with their tips:
Guess some things never really change:
The single most perplexing phrase in the English language, I've always thought, is “one thing led to another”. Hooking up with someone is rarely that straightforward. One thing, in my experience, usually leads to a misunderstanding, which leads to awkwardness, disappointment and, eventually, howling despair.
A naked sex offender broke into an Indianapolis man's home and entered the bedroom of the man's teenage daughter. Hearing his daughter's screams, the man struggled with the sex offender, got him in a choke hold and strangled him to death. Naturally, this creates the perfect opportunity to call up the usual suspects and get them to engage in the usual debate about self-defense and guns:
What would we do without USA Today and its penetrating features such as "Fall colors depend on weather changes"?
Early fall at a glance: As green fades, yellow, orange, red and brown pigments (present all during the growing season) show through.
In case I miss the winter solstice issue, someone call and remind me: Cold and snow expected as weather changes!
The Senate is going to try its hand on the $700 billion bailout, so, naturally, the public doesn't have the details yet. We couldn't have that -- then, we might be informed when we e-mail or phone in our outrage of the day:
Vice presidential candidates unleashed! Go get 'em, Joe:
David Wade, Biden's spokesman, defended his boss's "straight talk," adding: "Unlike other campaigns that sequester running mates, we'll proudly continue to unleash Joe Biden to be Joe Biden."
Obama himself has defended Biden, telling NBC last week, "I am very proud of the choice that I made."
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry is asking Fort Wayne residents to consider a "green" alternative to the traditional leaf collection this fall: mulching leaves on site in the yard.
The mayor of Los Angeles gets the award for the worst timing ever:
Sometimes you can learn the most about something when people you would expect all to be on one side of the debate start arguing with each other. The folks over at the corner, National Review Online's forum for all its writers, are having quite the set-to about the merits of the proposed $700 billion bailout. Mark R. Levin, for example, thanks House Republicans "for taking a bold stand against what had been a stampede on a scale I have never before witnessed on matters of huge consequence." But Victor Davis Hanson doesn't think much of them:
Here we are, in the vanguard:
Hey, it may be grim out there, gas and food prices might be sky high, the housing collapse is bringing down Wall Street, but better not mess with Santa:
But despite -- and many argue because of -- the depressing litany of news on everything from foreclosures to wrangling over a whopping $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, there is one item retailers dare not cut from their holiday lineup even if they're looking to trim costs: Santa Claus.
