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• Bad at math -- or is it dyscalculia?

  Tue May 31, 2011
  • No math teacher worth her salt would ask a child which of two playing cards is larger. They're the same size.

• Which resume blunder is the worst?

  Fri Apr 15, 2011
  • With so many qualified applicants for every position, poor organization, grammar or spelling in a resume gets it tossed in the "No" pile.

• In Hong Kong, iPad 2 going for double price

  Mon Mar 14, 2011
  • LeftLeaningLisa Apple 3GS not 3Gs

• In Hong Kong, iPad 2 going for double price

  Mon Mar 14, 2011
  • "iPad 2's" should be "iPad 2s". Apostrophes are not used to make words plural.

• Afghan president rejects US apology over killings

  Sun Mar 6, 2011
  • Of course he rejected the apology; it wasn't accompanied by a bag full of money.

• Does English teacher Natalie Munroe deserve to be suspended for blog posts in which she called her young students 'disengaged, lazy whiners'?

  Wed Feb 16, 2011
  • Ms. Munroe didn't name students; she wrote about how she feels. She shouldn't be censored or censured.

• Digging out the snowiest cities in America

  Sun Jan 23, 2011
  • In the words of Tom Petty, "Let Me Up, I've Had Enough".

• DeLay: Conviction all about politics

  Thu Jan 13, 2011
  • Tom DeLay's complaint that he was convicted because he was tried "in the most liberal county in Texas" is like complaining that he was found overweight by the skinniest person on the fat farm.

• Edition removes N-word from Mark Twain classics

  Tue Jan 4, 2011
  • Mark Twain wrote, "The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug." Twain chose his words with care and deliberation. We should read and discuss what he wrote, not what would make some feel more comfortable.

• Commercial airline pilot refuses full body scan

  Wed Oct 20, 2010
  • He's the PILOT! If he wanted to bring down the plane he doesn't need a bomb, gun, knife or four ounces of mouthwash.