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• The postal service is running out of options

  Sun Jun 5, 2011
  • Article I, Section 8, of the US Constitution makes Post Offices a responsibility of the Federal Government. That doesn't mean Congress can't pass a law that changes the business model of the Post Offices.

• Ithaca Superintendent asks Gov. Snyder to

  Thu May 26, 2011
  • For me, one of the most interesting aspects of this superintendent's thinking is this: if you don't spend (much less) money now on schooling our kids, then you need to be prepared to spend (much more) money in the future to put those same folks into prisons.

• Rich Egyptians Prosecuted - Why Not Rich Americans?

  Tue Mar 8, 2011
  • Unfortunately, the 2-party system here in the USA is beginning to look an awful lot like the 1-party system in Egypt. Anybody got any good ideas how we get the Democrats to go back to representing the working class in this nation?

• 192,000 New Jobs In February? Yeah, But The Numbers Are Faked!

  Sat Mar 5, 2011
  • Can you say for sure that you knew the government "adjusted" all of the employment-related numbers back for five years once each January? I sure didn't! But I have the "before" and "after" spreadsheets to prove that they did so this January/February.

• 192,000 New Jobs In February? Yeah, But The Numbers Are Faked!

  Sat Mar 5, 2011
  • Amen to that BobbieVee!

• 192,000 New Jobs In February? Yeah, But The Numbers Are Faked!

  Sat Mar 5, 2011
  • Did anybody else here understand that every February the BLS goes back and revises the past five years of reported jobs? I always thought that once a month went "final" then the number stayed the same, but that sure doesn't appear to be the case.

• Do you think Charlie Sheen's career can survive his latest meltdown?

  Fri Feb 25, 2011
  • I think the only real question is: Who will replace Sheen on 2.5 Men next season?

• Will Watson Outsource India?

  Wed Feb 16, 2011
  • I wrote my first computer program in 1962, when I was still in high school. I've been a computer guy my whole career.

• What is Your "What if..."?

  Thu Feb 17, 2011
  • Do you have any moment that stands out in your mind as your BIG "What if...?"

• New research shows Jordanian city survived climate change disaster 4,200 years ago

  Thu Feb 17, 2011
  • I am surprised there is not more desalinization of ocean water research going on to make it commercially feasible.