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• US veterans to return war medals in protest

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • I am opposed to our continued presence in Afghanistan; I was against the invasion of Iraq. Here's the kicker. I have 2 sons both on active duty and facing certain deployment.

• What, not your town? D.C. has the worst drivers

  Wed Sep 7, 2011
  • Having driven through Memphis many, many times on the way to Arkansas, I have to agree. Memphis, why do you cut people off when they're trying to change lanes? I thought it was just me . . .

• What, not your town? D.C. has the worst drivers

  Wed Sep 7, 2011
  • I noticed back in the 80's that DC drivers were awful, so I feel somewhat validated by this study that shows that the driving environment there hasn't changed.  But I also note that texting drivers seem to be taking the blame.  In '83 there were no texting drivers; my theory was that …

• Washington: the 'blackest name' in America

  Mon Feb 21, 2011
  • By its very existence, the question Why don't we have a white history month? is racist. And stupid. Very, very stupid.

• Does English teacher Natalie Munroe deserve to be suspended for blog posts in which she called her young students 'disengaged, lazy whiners'?

  Wed Feb 16, 2011
  • It matters not what is the truth about her students. She is entitled to write whatever she believes provided there is no libel.

• A student's 'gap year' need not break the bank

  Fri Jan 28, 2011
  • What I thought was a 19-yr-old slacker turns out to be a trendy gapper! My son apparently took a gap year and has worked at a restaurant, a factory, and now lays tile. It didn't cost me a dime, and for some reason he is now looking seriously at a 2 yr military commissioning program at a jr.

• If you sleep with your pet, will you kick it out of bed now?

  Tue Jan 25, 2011
  • I agree. Dogs & cats belong on the floor. My labrador retriever does not agree, however.

• Was it appropriate for Alabama's new governor to say that only Christians are his brothers and sisters?

  Wed Jan 19, 2011
  • Ouch. No jacaf, we're not.

• You're obsessed with Facebook. Here's proof

  Fri Jan 14, 2011
  • I attribute the phenomenon to good old all-American laziness. It's easier than emailing.

• Should an 11-year-old cheerleader have been dismissed from her squad for refusing to "shake her booty"?

  Wed Oct 20, 2010
  • Booty -shaking is NOT a sport.