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added 2007 Sun May 20 22:53:51 by ind06
Think parking is tough for you? Try finding a spot for your imperial walker!
added 2007 Mon May 7 18:40:29 by STONERS
With gasoline prices topping $3 a gallon again, a number of readers, including Greg in Louisiana, are wondering about a proposed one-day "gas boycott" that has a goal of taking $2.3 billion in oil company profits. Aside from circulating some questionable math, organizers of this event stand exactly zero chance of having an impact on gas p
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 11:04:26 by gatitabonitasen
When Catholic protesters recently shut down a New York exhibit displaying a naked, life-sized Jesus sculpted from chocolate, the outcry wasn't totally unexpected. Labeled offensive by critics, the artwork touched an angry nerve by pushing religion and nudity -- two substances that historically don't mix -- into the limelight. While the media was qu
added 2007 Sat Apr 7 4:09:13 by gatitabonitasen
For centuries it has been one of the Catholic Church's favourite topics. But the Pope has given a fresh reminder to his flock that Hell is hell and bemoaned the fact that it rarely gets talked about these days. The 79-year old pontiff used a Mass in the gritty Fidene suburb of Rome to put damnation back on the agenda. "Jesus came to tell us e
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 7:14:28 by gatitabonitasen
03/30/07 "Assassinated Press " -- -- - "Earlier this year I had a major operation for cancer. The operation and its after-effects were something of a nightmare. I felt I was a man unable to swim bobbing about under water in a deep dark endless ocean. But I did not drown and I am very glad to be alive. However, I found that to emerge
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 7:29:50 by gatitabonitasen
Is AT&T's decision to block some of its customers' wireless calls a violation of the so-called net neutrality principles? If it is, the FCC isn't saying so yet, at least not publicly. While both sides of the "free-calling" debate expect the commission to weigh in at some point, neither has filed a formal statement there, which may in
added 2007 Mon Mar 12 15:35:46 by gatitabonitasen
Gendered words and phrases like "you guys" may seem small compared to issues like violence against women, but changing our language is an easy way to begin overcoming gender inequality. For years I've been teaching a sociology course at the University of North Carolina on gender inequality. I cover such topics as the wage gap, the "s