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Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Favorite soap operas and characters: 5 of 10

Over the years, many different soap operas were my favorite and captured my attention . General Hospital I started watching because either my mother (Days) or my aunt (General Hospital) watched them and I would watch with them. I started General Hospital right after Genie Francis left the role of Laura the first time. Most o...
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands What is your favorite band and why?: 66 of 120

I didn't grow up listening to the radio all that much. My parent didn't really discourage it, and my dad had the radio on all the time, but he listened to talk radio most of the time. So my "musical awakening" didn't really occur until college. One of my roommates had a cassette tape. It was the Innocents by Erasure. I liste...
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder: Illness or excuse?: 11 of 13

First, of all, I know this article won't be popular with many people that I know and care about. But I have been around so many people that have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder that I had to share. Let me start off be saying that I know depression well and I know mood swings as well. Most, if not all people that I know...
Business > Staffing Issues Should leadership take the blame for staff errors?: 17 of 19

Leadership, by its very definintion, is a role of guidance and control. It is also a role of heightened responsibility. By taking on that role, you are no longer just responsible for yourself, but for anyone that reports to you as well. That said, the use of the word "blame" is problematic. People are human and mistakes will...
Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Who is your favorite character from One Life to Live and why?: 3 of 3

It's funny that I found this article when I did. I was watching One Life to Live and have been all day long, as I record it and haven't until today found the time to catch up. The show has a history of strong characters, each with an appeal that would make them a viable candidate for "favorite character". But I am going to w...