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• The Worst Jobs for 2013

  April 27, 2013 at 10:34pm

  In reply to Baddoggy.

  FLAT_FOOT – I worked for Halliburton for ten years during the 1980s. I’d say that would be a good place to start looking. (Their website has a “Careers” section.) They are a worldwide company with many opportunities for advancement if you work hard. Military background is highly valued at Halliburton, and actually at a lot of companies based in red states. Many employees used it as a stepping stone to work for an independent oil company, which often paid more. Don’t believe the liberal press. Halliburton is no more corrupt than any other Fortune 500 company. Sure, you’ll find a couple of bad eggs. But, overall, most employees are great, hardworking, salt-of-the-earth people.

• Auburn Player Gets Ejected From Spring Football Game for This Bone-Rattling (and Illegal) Hit on His Own Teammate

  April 24, 2013 at 10:18pm

  In reply to JUSTANOTHEROPINION.

  Totally agree with you; disagree with the announcers.

  1) Football is a violent sport. They made baseball for people that don’t like hitting.
  2) If you don’t hit your teammates the same as you would hit a player on another team, I guarantee that you won’t be winning any national championships.

• Toddler Loses Both Legs After Father Ran Her Over With Lawn Mower

  April 11, 2013 at 10:10pm

  I’ve heard that this type of accident is more common with grandparents and grandchildren. Grandpa gives the kids rides on the mowers, so when he’s out mowing the lawn they go running up, wanting a ride. Not seeing the kids, they back over them with the blades on. Mowers have a safety mechanisms on them to avoid the blades staying on in reverse, but many people seem to find ways to bypass/ignore them. Always a tragedy.

• Teen Pens Hilariously Scathing Open Letter After She Didn’t Get Into Her Top Schools: ‘To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me’

  April 11, 2013 at 8:44pm

  In reply to FatManChew.

  THATCHERKID, I guess it depends on the community college. A friend of mine (not from a wealthy family and didn’t want to be burdened with loans) went to a community college fore two years, then completed his engineering degree at a four-year state university. A few years later he was designing parts for the space station. Or, maybe it depends on the individual.

• Legendary Film Critic Roger Ebert Has Died

  April 4, 2013 at 8:19pm

  In reply to Seymour.

  More accurate to say BIH, Mr. Ebert.

• 18 Photos of Presidential First Pitches — Just in Time for Baseball Season

  April 1, 2013 at 9:49pm

  Saw Steve Goodman in concert once. Funny guy. Great musician. Died much too young.

• Elite Eight Basketball Player Snaps Leg in Game — See Pictures of the Pain, Teammates’ Emotion

  March 31, 2013 at 10:42pm

  In reply to ADAMISGOD.

  So GMO grain is the next junk science scape goat? Sad part is that normally level headed conservatives are jumping on board.

• Iowa Newspaper Editor Who Published School Security Info: ‘Obviously I Wish’ We Handled it ‘A Little Bit Differently’

  March 28, 2013 at 10:02pm

  Is it really a surprise to anyone that rural schools can’t afford to employ a security officer? Good grief, any Iowan (outside of Des Moines or Iowa City, anyway) could have told the reporter that and saved them some money on “investigative journalism”.

• Man Came Up With This Product So He Would Never Have to Eat Food Again

  March 15, 2013 at 11:36pm

  “But I don’t know why you’d want to. There are so many social aspects to food in what we do.”….

  He must have missed the part where it said “software engineer”. No need to worry about social aspects.

• MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Claims Jesus Didn’t Preach ‘Fire and Brimstone’ — But Is This True?

  March 14, 2013 at 9:47pm

  Reagan was not “Raised a Catholic.” His father was a Catholic, but he was raised in his mother’s church, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .