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Frank April 2, 2013 at 11:02 pm
China will take out NK before we will. Not the US with this Administration.
Big K April 2, 2013 at 07:50 pm
In North Korea we have the Same old S - - T as we had with his Father and Grandfather. If they want…Read More to destroy their country, Bring it on! He is nothing but a BIG MOUTH. I feel sorry for the N. Korean people to have such a jerk as this dictator. It is too bad they don't have a good democracy.
Big K April 2, 2013 at 07:49 pm
In North Korea we have the Same ole S - - T as we had with his Father and Grandfather. If they want…Read More to distroy their country, Bring it on! He is nothing but a BIG MOUTH. I feel sory for the N. Korean people to have such a jerk as this dicttaor. it is too bad they don't have a good democrocy
unknownauthor March 31, 2013 at 01:40 pm
I feel fortunate to have such wonderful neighbors who are so kind, helpful, and look after each…Read More other. Lauren Crowley
Paul Ruimerman March 29, 2013 at 08:16 pm
Why exclude the crime scene photos? If those were released you would see some real gun legislation…Read More passed when people saw what those bullets did to those little children. The only unconstitutional laws passed so far are the restrictions the NRA has managed to get passed that make it difficult for the government to even trace stolen weapons. When I was young the NRA taught us how to properly handle weapons. Now the NRA is more concerned with keeping their high paying jobs by feeding their members misinformation. If you are a hunter and need more than one bullet to fell your prey, you need target practice.
Jim in Durham March 28, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Agreed,all of it (except crime scene photos) . There is no prosecution to plan,no reason to keep…Read More data secret . It gives the impression that people with a agenda are trying to hide something until possibly unconstitiutional laws are passed . Why no word on his medical conditions ? Does Hippa apply after death ?
jake hobart March 28, 2013 at 08:38 pm
All of it should be made public. Lawmakers are crafting new legislation that is going to affect…Read More every person in the state. We have a right to know what these new laws are being based on.
Serene Skeptic March 28, 2013 at 09:18 pm
Oh stuff and nonsense Durhamite. When we were young and dead broke we would go camping with our son.…Read More Turns out those were some of his favorite memories. And there's plenty to see and do nearby that we take for granted. Passes can be had for free from your town library to many local attractions.
We'll be heading to the Jersey shore for a few days to help with the rebuilding of a best friend's home at the Jersey shore. Can't wait to get my hands on their destroyed gardens. Maybe a few trips up to the free RI beaches that have good surf. Even have some girlfriends that want to go to a Dude Ranch in upstate NY... that'll be a hoot!
Observor March 28, 2013 at 11:10 am
There are atheists who think that it is wrong to steal. The fact that religions teach the same…Read More concept does not, therefore, mean we should allow those who like to steal to do so with impunity. There can be both religious and non-religious reasons to support certain laws.
In the case of same-sex marriage some people believe that the ideal situation for children is that they be raised by a mother and a father who are married to each other, that encouraging such arrangements serves the best interests of society and that, therefore, mariage should be reserved to heterosexual couples. One can believe that without also believing in God.
The verdict is in on children born and raised out of wedlock and the children of divorced couples. On average they have substantially worse outcomes than children raised in intact families with a mother and a father and society as a whole is picking up the tab in public assistance and incarceration costs. The evidence to date on the children of gay couples is limited, but what research has been done so far seems to indicate that caution would be in order. The issue is a lot more complex than platitudes like "all love is equal" would suggest. Is the love that leads to a sixteen year old getting pregnant, dropping out of high school and raising her child in poverty equal to the love that leads two people to get married and have children when they are financially ready and sufficently mature to do so?
Brigid March 28, 2013 at 05:27 am
To Common Sense: LOL. I posted that Rush Limbaugh thing to my Facebook timeline today. Love it.
Rich March 26, 2013 at 11:16 am
I find it disturbing that the Patch moderates away my rather restrained comment expressing disgust…Read More at the idea of "euthanizing" the sick and elderly, while several angry diatribes in support are approved. In fact, the comments are universally in support...
Is the Patch really asking for its readers opinion, or selectively choosing its comments to reflect only its editorial opinion?
Thomas Johnson March 25, 2013 at 11:03 pm
I've got some news for those who seek to regulate what I do to myself. If I want to die, for…Read More whatever the reason, the government has absolutely NO BUSINESS telling me that I may not. If the time comes that I feel it's appropriate to leave the planet, I will do so, GOVERNMENT BE DAMNED! Their only rationale is they don't want to lose a taxpayer. This kind of thinking regarding suicide or euthanasia is completely religion driven horse-hockey. I'll make my own decisions regarding me if you don't mind - and if you do, here's a lemon you can suck on...
Don Bourret March 25, 2013 at 07:56 pm
Yes, absolutely. Why should the compassion and humanity we are allowed to show our four-legged…Read More companions on this earth be denied to humans simply because of, I believe, an archaic religious-based notion of man as a "superior being" who should suffer final-stage torments because he/she enjoys some sort of special status on this planet? Besides, statistics show that in states where this is legal, the right often is never exercised. Patients report great comfort just knowing the option is available
if conditions become unbearable Don Bourret
Umm Junaid~ Nur Moebius April 4, 2013 at 06:10 am
This is awesome, I plan to attend.
In Memory of my son Junaid who lost his battle to Stage 4…Read More Neuroblastoma Cancer on July 11th, 2012
Observor April 3, 2013 at 12:39 am
Nor any other type of loan. But the truth is that the lenders are the ones with the financial…Read More savvy, and consumers are conditioned to believe that if they qualify for credit the bank has determined that they will be able to pay it back. The problem with student loans is that they are given to people who could never otherwise qualify because the government guarantees them. Are those consumers naive or badly informed? Probably, but the statute books of the federal government and all fifty states are planted thick with laws to protect borrowers who lack sophistication.
The student loan bubble is no different than the housing bubble. Give people loans for which they are not really qualified so they can buy something they want and you flood the market with cash. In response, the prices of things people want to pay for with their loans (diplomas and houses) skyrocket, the sellers knowing that Uncle Sam will keep pumping more cash into the system. The housing bubble burst and when there are enough people unable to carry the non-dischargable debt they took on to pay $40,000/year tuition the student loan bubble will also burst.
Since we taxpayers will be picking up the pieces I am not willing to just say "nobody forced you" and leave it at that.
J. Smith April 2, 2013 at 09:17 pm
Two professional, hard working Taxpayers, perhaps if they continue to be employed, pay their taxes…Read More and stay off the dole, the Government will see they deserve a break. The Government does have high hopes for their projected revenue (taxes) in the future. “I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”
Steve April 2, 2013 at 08:55 pm
Maybe they should not have deferred and chose to overpay the outstanding debt on the student loans.…Read More Looks like they make a pretty good buck between them, maybe 150k a year. Tell them to look in a lower price range, maybe they need to work up to the dream home. I did, and so did a lot of the rest of us who paid off their student loans and didn't put it off.
shara mulholland April 10, 2013 at 05:03 pm
Really? So they can start banning sports because of injuries.
Just my opinion April 10, 2013 at 11:22 am
One big issue is even though my child plays school sports she plays travel sports so an injury from…Read More travel might not be recorded as travel and go under school making the study wrong. Many children play outside of school how would they make sure they have proper data. Maybe they should document something that they can be sure that the info they use is correct.
Mike Atkins April 8, 2013 at 07:45 am
@Sean, irrelevant, only because parents think their child is the next great athlete and are willing…Read More to pay the thousands of dollars to get them a spot on a team. Typically many of those child athletes would have a difficult time making the HS team without Daddy's money.
Rich April 2, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Sox in on top in AL east 1 and 0, Yankees dead last 0-1. Joba era north of 40 at least that sevral…Read More digits smaller than his waistline. Steroids kill just ask AROD, GRANDYMAN, TEX, JETER yes JETER. Only clean Yank is MO...... Hell I think Strawberry and Howe were cleaner than JETER.
J D C April 2, 2013 at 01:14 am
One game and the season is OVER. Lets name the Blosux WS Champs now.
Stephen Austin March 31, 2013 at 04:16 pm
thanks Flowers for the info.Check out the new photo I posted just for you
Flowers March 31, 2013 at 02:48 am
Steve I hope this gets to you in time. Don't go on that egg hunt! Apparently you have never seen an…Read More Easter egg hunt before. After the egg hunt starting cannon roars, hundreds of undisciplined kids and hooligans rush the field grabbing for everything they can find. Heaven forbid you find and pick up an egg, they will be all over you. You'll be lucky to keep your shoes. Suggest that you and Peaches clutch your valuables and head for the exits ASAP. And by the way do you realize that your magic hat is changing color. Is it due to a natural phenomenon? No one could own that many hats.
Kyle S. Reyes March 29, 2013 at 05:11 pm
Hi Kate,
I like that - thanks so much. I'll have to look into it! Shirley Chisholm once said,…Read More "service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth." Couldn't put it any better.
Kate Nicholas March 29, 2013 at 04:41 pm
Excellent piece Kyle! In Daniel Pink's new best seller "To Sell is Human" he takes Robert…Read More Greenleaf's concept of servant leadership a step further; servant seller. The idea of moving others with an agenda of common good. When we have the best interests of those we lead or sell to as a priority everyone wins.
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