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• Destruction of wedding dresses sparks outrage, disbelief

  Tue Jan 3, 2012
  • There are many charities who operate thrift stores that sell merchandise to help their clients. So the dresses might not have been given to the "poor", might have been sold to others with profits going to good causes.

• 5 toxic chemicals you should banish from your home

  Sun Aug 28, 2011
  • Amanda and Duchess, I agree with your posts. Some people think it takes many long hours to mix up your own products. It only takes minutes to pour vinegar and water into a spray bottle for example! I also love using goat's milk soap and it's done wonders for my husband's skin allergies.

• 5 toxic chemicals you should banish from your home

  Sun Aug 28, 2011
  • I think there are two great benefits to making or using less chemical products:  health and price.  It only takes minutes to mix vinegar and water for a great cleaner for windows, counter tops and other surfaces.  Vinegar and baking soda make my sinks sparkle better than any over the …

• Pot use among seniors goes up as boomers age

  Mon Feb 22, 2010
  • In our state it costs over $20,000 to house one prisoner for a year in jail, and simple possession carries that penalty of one year. I don't have statistics on how much it costs to enforce the law against weed, but with helicopters and people-power I would guess it's a huge sum.

• Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age

  Mon Feb 22, 2010
  • I don't use it myself, just don't care for it. But I have seen first hand how it can help pain. A friend of mine was injured in a construction accident which resulted in spinal fractures. The pain meds were heavy duty but didn't touch the pain and he said they made him feel weird.

• Poll: Americans skeptical of Afghan surge

  Wed Dec 16, 2009
  • "Yes, Ben -- I love how Obama turned the supposedly "anti-war" Democrats into Warmongers. Bush's War = Bad. Obama's War = Good. Libs are Such Hypocrites."

• Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws

  Fri Dec 11, 2009
  • I'm a current resident of TN, don't own a gun and don't want to take away anyone's rights to own a weapon. However, I think the "loosening" of gun laws in TN to alow weapons in establishments that serve alcohol is ridiculous. From childhood on, I was taught that guns and alcohol just don't mix.

• U.S., Mexico align against brutal narcotics trade

  Sun Nov 22, 2009
  • Don and sparcboy, I think you both have valid points. Business operates on supply and demand, no demand for the product, no supply. I lived in El Paso when I was a young girl, and I remember how corrupt the government and the cartels were twenty years ago.

• Report: Health bill would reduce senior care

  Sun Nov 15, 2009
  • Something I haven't heard addressed in any of the health care reform discussions (correct me if I'm wrong) is addressing the shape Medicare has gotten into and the financial abuses from providers.

• Mom ran pet ‘concentration camp,’ son says

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • Julie, I feel the same way. I can't begin to imagine what type of person would torture a defenseless animal and force her children to participate.