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• You are what you read, study suggests

  Sun May 13, 2012
  • Actually, "he or she" and "him or her" are the proper choices when describing a gender neutral subject. Reverting strictly to the masculine has been incorrect for decades as it ascribes so little value to the feminine as to deny its existence and using the colloquial "they" is technically plural.

• Illinois schools may consider pay-to-ride bus program

  Tue Apr 24, 2012
  • 1.17 miles is one thing. 13.4 miles (I just Googled the distance I went to go to high school) is another thing entirely. Walking isn't always an option, and many families just don't have the money to pay for the bus.

• Dad punishes Facebook post with 8 bullets to daughter's laptop

  Fri Feb 10, 2012
  • Public libraries have computers and the schools as well.

• Dad punishes Facebook post with 8 bullets to daughter's laptop

  Fri Feb 10, 2012
  • In my childhood home we had a strict rule of no TV on school nights. Dad came home and found my 3 teenage brothers watching TV, so he grabbed a hammer and (after much difficulty) busted the TV screen. Not an accurate analogy. A better comparison would be to say:

• Dad punishes Facebook post with 8 bullets to daughter's laptop

  Fri Feb 10, 2012
  • I hope this guy doesn't get too upset when his kid starts failing her classes. No computer = No homework in most schools. I'm ten years older than his daughter, and even when I was in high school, papers had to be typed and printed with an extra copy emailed to the instructors to be counted.

• Firefighters let home burn over $75 fee -- again

  Wed Dec 7, 2011
  • The year before, they allowed three dogs and a cat to die because someone had not paid the fee. Were one of the homeowners stuck inside the building, would they have let a person die for the same reason?

• The most popular baby names of 2011, revealed

  Thu Dec 1, 2011
  • My cousin's initials are BLT...

• The most popular baby names of 2011, revealed

  Thu Dec 1, 2011
  • Heh, I wanted to comment on the British meaning of "fanny", but was afraid.

• The most popular baby names of 2011, revealed

  Thu Dec 1, 2011
  • I adhere to the theory that all names should go through rigorous testing before being chosen. Plug your prospective name into various settings and see how well it works. For instance:

• The most popular baby names of 2011, revealed

  Thu Dec 1, 2011
  • I adhere to the theory that all names should go through rigorous testing before being chosen. Plug your prospective name into various settings and see how well it works. For instance:Can _____ come out to play? (Sorry Ebenezer)Ladies and gentlemen, President ______.