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• Is trademarking a baby name going too far?

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • For the vast majority of us, trademarking our baby's name would be ridiculous. BUT Beyonce and Jay Z were heading off others from making money on their baby's name. There was word out that a kids clothing company was going to put out a line of Blue Ivy clothes.

• 1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • They are fairing better if you consider that in many states employers are not required to pay them minimum wage. They are also subjected to ridicule and often get fired due to lack of social skills. Finding a job after you have been fired for being socially inept is next to impossible.

• CPSC recalls blow-up pool slide after woman's death

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • It seems that this issue was not a priority for the company OR our government..... Considering that the incident with the woman that died in the article occurred in 2006.

• Too fat for anesthesia? Suction cups hold up patients' guts during surgery

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • OK.... I get the debate going on about obesity... BUT did anyone look at the Fat Lifter???? Those are breast pumps! Too funny!

• US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • The Vatican should be ashamed of itself! Social justice and poverty issues have long been issues that nuns have dealt with.

• Holding steady on US obesity rate could save nearly $550 billion, report finds

  Mon May 7, 2012
  • Eating healthy in the quantities that obese people eat would be more expensive. BUT the biggest part of the reason that people are obese is the sheer quantity of food that they eat.

• Troops returning home to strained veterans-affairs system

  Wed May 2, 2012
  • Timothy.... Both my husband and I are both veterans and he is a 100% service connected disabled veteran. I do have a suggestion to get your claim processed faster. Make sure that you have a vet representative.

• Transgender woman ticketed for using ladies room

  Wed May 2, 2012
  • I have known transgender females AND never did I see one that was so far off from looking female 6 years into their transition. Still a 5 o'clock shadow, "man" eyebrows, no makeup other than hook red lipstick and even a guys haircut.

• Microsoft plugging $300 million into Nook

  Mon Apr 30, 2012
  • I have a Nook and like it for reading regular books BUT I'm also a college student and it can NOT be used for college books. The graphics are not good enough for college textbooks and its just too small. Then there is the cost of the textbooks.

• One-third of US workers don't get enough sleep

  Thu Apr 26, 2012
  • The bad part of healthcare is that nurses are not always considered healthcare professionals. We tend to be college educated second class workers. What I think is funny is that many nurses I know have more education than Physician Assistants and they get more respect.