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• 6 killed in Texas roller rink rampage

  Sat Jul 23, 2011
  • Tall, blonde Scandinavian organic farmers, for instance....

• Giffords' husband Kelly says he won't seek office

  Fri Jul 1, 2011
  • Whether or not Mark Kelly chooses to run for political office is entirely up to him, but I believe that the U.S. Navy is pretty picky about who it picks to be U.S.

• Republicans pursue wider field for 2012 race

  Sat Apr 30, 2011
  • All of these 11 descriptions of Trump are accurate , obvious and agreed upon. It says a lot about Republicans that polls show Trump leading all other possible Republican nominees by very wide margins.

• First Thoughts: What GOP control of the House means (and doesn't)

  Wed Jan 5, 2011
  • The House of Representatives is, as John Boehner says, "The People's House". This conjures up images of Norman Rockwell paintings , the dignity of humble laborers, and all kinds of Will Rogers/Jimmy Stewart folksy earnest decent, civic minded good intentions, and rosy glows.

• Who should conduct airport pat-downs?

  Mon Jan 3, 2011
  •  I guess it's a coincidence that a Florida congressman is touting the benefits of private security contractors doing TSA's function, and that both Covenant Aviation Security , and Wackenhut are headquartered in Florida. 

• DA: Teen's body likely fell from plane

  Fri Dec 10, 2010
  • If you are standing on the ground looking up into a 737 wheel well, it looks like a fairly large space. When the landing gear retracts, which it does with great force, there is not much room left.

• WikiLeaks fallout: military bans thumb drives

  Fri Dec 10, 2010
  • I have no expertise in information technology or military intelligence, but I know for a dead certain fact that it shows pathetic incompetence to place "secret information" on a "secret internet network" that is so "secure" that it could be accessed and stolen by an 18-year old PFC with a thumb …

• Wis. gunman dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound

  Tue Nov 30, 2010
  •  How young does somebody have to be before he can not be automatically considered a "gunman" but a "gunchild"? If the shooter had been female, would she be called a "gunwoman" or a "gungirl?" Does  our language reinforce the mental association between gun violence and …

• Engine disintegrates shortly after giant A380 passenger jet takes off

  Thu Nov 4, 2010
  • Looking at pictures of this aircraft, it is evident that the engine suffered a near-catastrophic uncontained turbine failure, with engine debris penetrating the forward areas of the wing and leading edge slats.

• Bad hair day: Boy, 4, barred from pre-K for long locks

  Mon Nov 1, 2010
  • The fewer children indoctrinated into organized, authoritarian religions, the better.