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Zach is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality and Restaurant Program at Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon. Before culinary school, Zach was a renowned high-school debater and extemporaneous speaker at Jackson Hole High School in Jackson,

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Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Potato salad: 5 of 40
I am a picky chef. I guess, perhaps, this is why I was driven to professionally cooking - I was simply looking for something I really wanted to put in my mouth. I was never a big fan of potato salads as a kid. Essentially, anything with mayonnaise made me ill. So, once I had been cooking in the industry for a while, I decide... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hunting Is hunting animals a legitimate sport?: 4 of 32
For millennia, man has needed to take down his fellow beasts to put food in his belly. Hunting is a survival instinct, a means of achieving the end of satisfying hunger. And while few human beings in our increasingly globalized, homogenized society feel little connection to the natural world, there is still intrinsic reasons... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Is George W. Bush a true conservative?: 4 of 32
Fiscal conservatism champions the ideals of spending as little as possible, and spending only on those projects deemed crucial to the improvement of the nation. Social conservatism implies a dearth of government interference unless such actions would provide utilitarian benefits for a majority of the populace without hindran... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews Job search: When a would-be employer takes forever to make an offer: 1 of 8
This is a horror story about a would-be employer who did take forever to make an offer. It stands as a cautionary tale for the prospective employee and a black flag for employers about how not to handle the hiring process. If even one employer can learn from this parable, then I will harbor no regrets or remorse for how my s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Michael Vick: Is he a criminal for promoting dog fighting?: 14 of 111
The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act, signed into law by President Bush on May 3 this year, expanded the penalties related to breeding, betting on, promoting, or taking any other part in dog and cock fighting. Now anyone engaging in dog fighting or combat between any other animals faces a felony conviction entaili... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Could professional American sports ever die?: 1 of 7
"Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke." These words - taken from the 1946 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, German-born Swiss novelist Herman Hesse - are indicative of the absurdity inherent in people assuming that things will always remain as strong as the present. Everything eventually tumbles - s... More..
Food & Drink > Restaurant Recommendations Best Irish pubs in the US: 1 of 7
The greatest Irish-American drinking establishment cannot be found among the rabid Irish communities of Boston, New York or Chicago. Far from any of the bustling metropolitan areas in which one might suspect to find America's best Irish pubs sits the pinnacle of Gaelic class and charm. Located on the east side of Galena, Ill... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should mentally ill people be allowed to vote?: 7 of 43
Mental illness comes in many shapes and forms. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a mental illness. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental illness. Social anxiety is a mental illness. Depression and hypertension are mental illnesses. Stating that all Americans suffering from one form or another of mental illness ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the United States have universal health care?: 16 of 96
The United States boasts the world's largest gross domestic product, trumping second-place Japan nearly three to one in real dollar figures. Per capita, it is unparalleled among the world's major industrial powers in its ability to provide for 300 million citizens. Yet it is arguments such as these that hold little water for... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Should NBA coaches be allowed to scout student athletes prior to high school graduation?: 3 of 18
Given the current rule in the NBA that forbids any player entering the league prior to their nineteenth birthday or until they are one year removed from high-school graduation, it seems like this question is a non-starter. Student-athletes are, first and foremost, students - though that is too often forgotten in this current... More..