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Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Is Dan Rather right to accuse Katie Couric of dumbing down and tarting up the news?Smallicon
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I think that Dan Rather is giving Katie Couric way too much credit. U.S. news coverage has been consistently getting dumber and more "sexsational" for decades. Katie Couric is hardly more vacuous than the other entertainment anchors that pose as television journalists these days.Dan Rather should have looked in the mirror bef... More..

Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Michael Vick: Is he a criminal for promoting dog fighting?Smallicon
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Michael Vick has been indicted for competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines. These are federal crimes. So, if Michael Vick has been promoting dog fighting by engaging in such activity, he is a criminal.If a person commits a crime, he is a criminal.... More..

Jobs & Careers > Layoffs & Firings Layoffs: Considering an alternate offer at the same company
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If your company offers a decent layoff severance package, it may be better to get laid off. If you think the future of your company looks bleak, take the first layoff package you are offered-layoff packages tend to deteriorate with each wave.Consider any alternate position within the same company carefully. It may be a good o... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US News Reflections: Virginia Tech school shooting
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The shootings in Blacksburg show how emotionally detached our society has become. Each new tragic event raises the price of our attention.After all, the big terrorist tragedy used to be the Oklahoma City bombing, but 9/11 took pole position with foreign terrorists in planes, postmodern passengers on cell phones, and film foot... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should steroid use ever be allowed in professional sports?Smallicon
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Professional sports figures should not be allowed to use steroids because they should not be allowed to cheat and they should not be allowed to break the law. The fact that we even question whether steroid use should be allowed suggests a sad shift in our society.Maybe our sports figures are just reflecting our wider society'... More..

Health & Fitness > Weight Issues What weight should models be
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I will assume we are talking about female models. Given that, the weight a model should be depends on the role a model role should have. Merriam-Webster defines the word "model" as "one who is employed to display clothes or other merchandise" and "an example for imitation or emulation."If one believes that a model merely disp... More..

Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) A guide to packing a nutritious and easy lunch for the office
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If you pack your lunch at all, you're already ahead of the herd. Going to restaurants will fill you up with fat and salt. Fast food restaurants will do it quickly, and slow food restaurants will do it slowly. But they will all do it, and you will pay handsomely for the privilege.So, the most important part of packing a nutrit... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Money does not bring happiness
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I believe that money can buy happiness if you use it to spend more time with people you love. This is because people (or animals or even plants) are living and give off their own energy, and so spending time with them is energizing.However, many people use money not to create time but to buy things. Buying things will not mak... More..

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