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SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND Dear Facebook...
Dear Facebook (aka - Mark Zuckerberg), I feel as though it is time for you to hear from one of your abused girlfriends. It is time for you to know what I think of you. I think a lot of us think this ...
Posted on 9/21/11 at 8:50 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! It Gets Better
Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:40 AM
STAFF BLOG ALL ABOUT FOOD BY SUE DOEDEN Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 10:30 AM
Social network will face new profit pressures 
SAN FRANCISCO — For all the huge numbers in Facebook’s IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year.
By Michael Liedtke , February 03, 2012
Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures came one day before the government is expected to report that January marked another solid month for hiring.
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER , February 02, 2012
Pa. groundhog 'says' 6 more weeks of winter that's already shadow of its usual self
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 02, 2012
Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update today: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE , February 01, 2012
Labor Dept. changes child labor plan for farms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs.
By SAM HANANEL , February 01, 2012
Former California teacher in court on mass molestation charges
LOS ANGELES — The children at Miramonte Elementary School never complained about their third-grade teacher. Not, authorities said, when he blindfolded them, not when he put tape over their mouths or even placed live cockroaches on their faces.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 01, 2012
President Obama to detail proposal for broader housing refinance
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing millions of more homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth, tackling a difficult issue of vital concern in states key to President Barack Obama's re-election.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 01, 2012
NTSB investigators at scene of fatal Florida pileups; at least 10 dead
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent investigators to the scene of the north Florida highway pileups that killed at least 10 people.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , January 30, 2012
Panetta: U.S. ground forces would be cut by 100,000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pentagon leaders outlined a plan today for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships.
By ROBERT BURNS and DONNA CASSATA , January 26, 2012
Obama turns attention to energy in key states
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Barack Obama is announcing the sale of oil and gas drilling leases for nearly 38 million acres in the central Gulf of Mexico and promoting the completion of a highway corridor for vehicles that run on liquefied natural gas, a response to critics who say his policies have stifled domestic energy production.
By DINA CAPPIELLO , January 26, 2012
Rep. Barney Frank to marry longtime partner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retiring Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, plans to marry his longtime partner Jim Ready of Maine.
By ANDREW MIGA , January 26, 2012
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