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• For some gay couples, fight goes on to marry — and stay in the US

  Fri Jul 22, 2011
  • Most of the comments made here make me happier than ever that I moved to Europe 5 years ago to be with my gay partner. I'm retired and he is a professional. I'm glad to take my American pension, 401K, and social security dollars out of the U.S.

• 'Water's coming': Farmers fear rising Mississippi, crop loss

  Fri May 13, 2011
  • jp -  I think you have it backwards.  If the subsidies went away, so would the corporate farms.  Their corporations....in it for profit...profit goes away, shut the doors.  I feel bad for anyone in any situation that loses.

• Would you pay extra for a child-free section or flight?

  Mon Nov 15, 2010
  • The parents should pay extra not me. If every parent had to pay full price for any age kid there might be fewer on planes.

• Open insurance season may bring sticker shock

  Wed Oct 13, 2010
  • Maybe if 'Johnny' wasn't taken to the doctor 8 times a year for something that can't be cured anyway, there wouldn't be hour waits, long lines, and increased demand (which raises the price) for people that are REALLY sick.

• Pass the pie: Canned pumpkin shortage is over

  Mon Sep 27, 2010
  • Whew! One less IMPORTANT thing I don't have to worry about!

• Was it appropriate for an off-duty police officer to handcuff a 15-year-old boy who had sex with his 14-year-old daughter?

  Mon Sep 27, 2010
  • He should have put the handcuffs on his step daughter!!

• Health care credit cards may only add to your pain

  Thu Sep 2, 2010
  • An excellent option to over-priced dental care in U.S. is to plan a dental trip vacation.

• Granny shocked by police stun gun in bed sues

  Wed Jun 30, 2010
  • Add me to the list of hating the new format!

• Red tape keeps Gulf marsh cleanup on hold

  Tue Jun 29, 2010
  • Pointing fingers and spewing unsubstantiated rhetoric is what everyone that posts to these forums does best!!! If there wasn't so much divisiveness and finger pointing and a lot more working together in this country (world) things might get done and the millions of lawyers might actually run out of …

• Would you consider making the switch to solar power?

  Fri Jun 11, 2010
  • Just bought an apartment where the hot water system is supplemented by solar. It's a start.