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• Purple Heart error: Gifts sent to dead troops

  Wed Dec 14, 2011
  • It's an embarrassing mistake, but I think a well-intentioned one. Let it go, and try to find a little peace.

• Rep. Peter King has called for WikiLeaks to be designated a terrorist organization. What do you think?

  Mon Nov 29, 2010
  • I guess my comment was too long for the "short comment" vote above. My full comment was: "Whether you agree or disagree with what Wikileaks did, designating it as a terrorist organization would thoroughly discredit the notion that the US is a free society."

• Rep. Peter King has called for WikiLeaks to be designated a terrorist organization. What do you think?

  Mon Nov 29, 2010
  • Whether you agree or disagree with what Wikileaks did, designating it as a terrorist organization would thoroughly discredit the notion tha

• Etheridge claims ex used their kids as 'pawns'

  Fri Jul 16, 2010
  • While I don't have statistics to confirm this, it seems as if celebrity marriages, straight or gay, end in divorce more frequently than marriages between people living non-famous lives within ordinary means.

• The 8 lowest-paying jobs in America

  Mon Jul 12, 2010
  • Yes, and the reason behind the complaints is the horrifying fact that these "entry level" jobs are rapidly becoming the only jobs.

• Sex offenders can be kept in prison, justices rule

  Mon May 17, 2010
  • I'm not a lawyer, but I am a little bit familiar with legal and Constitutional theory and history, through independent study and through consultation with a lawyer or two. There's a saying in the legal profession that high emotions lead to bad law, and this seems like a perfect example.

• Tide of new PTSD cases raises fears of fraud

  Sun May 2, 2010
  • I'd like to preface these remarks by stating upfront that I've never experienced military service. With that stipulated:

• FAA suspends pair after kids radio pilots at JFK

  Wed Mar 3, 2010
  • It sounds like the kid was given a chance to perform the least dangerous aspects of the job, under close adult supervision, and absolutely nothing bad happened. Obviously, we should call for Inspector Javert.

• Did the Mass. school overreact with a student's crucifix drawing?

  Tue Dec 15, 2009
  • Speaking as a liberal atheist, I'd have to say that the school's reaction was extreme and unwarranted on the face of it. Perhaps there are other facts involved which have not been made public, but as things stand, I have to side with the kid.

• Did the Texas school district overreact to the youngster's long hair?

  Wed Dec 16, 2009
  • Consider for a moment that this is a PUBLIC school, funded by taxpayer money, at which attendance is most likely mandatory for all local children who aren't enrolled in some private institution.