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• Social Security fund will be drained by 2037

  Thu Jan 27, 2011
  • Why not pay back all of the moneys having been "borrowed" from the Social Security funds over all of these years? Who would/will dare to publish the total amount of dollars "borrowed" from a healthy fund?

• Sexy in the sky: A history of the stewardess

  Mon Jan 24, 2011
  • Ah, the good old days. Passengers properly dressed. Hat, gloves, nylons for her. Jacket, tie, REAL shoes for him. Civility, courtesy, manners, and proper dress were taught to children from the beginning, and life was rather nice in those repsects.

• Pilot's spilled coffee triggers hijacking alert

  Wed Jan 5, 2011
  • Why publish the transponder code?

• Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost

  Mon Jan 3, 2011
  • I wonder if this is the same test as our 9-year old friend gets routinely.  She was diagnosed with leukemia 6 months ago and is doing very very well after extensive treatments.  She has a special blood test regularly to detect minimum residual cancer cells and it is analyzed several …

• Transformed into heroes, rescued Chile miners ponder future

  Thu Oct 14, 2010
  • A TRUE Mission Accomplished! Against the odds, all are alive and on surface. May the remainder of their lives be blessed.

• Who is responsible for Social Security recipients not getting a cost-of-living increase?

  Sun Oct 10, 2010
  • No COLA again? Everyone everywhere at the top should endure the same "penalty". No raises for top echelon of any corp. or elected position

• Business as usual: Princely payout for HP chief

  Tue Aug 10, 2010
  • Actionman has the right drift. I'd add "boiler plate" language to execs' contracts that any and all severance $$$ are not awarded if they: 1) fail in fiduciary duties 2) behave in any way that tarnishes the corporation, and 3) other "don't be bad" language.

• Disgraced HP CEO to get nearly $28m in cash, stock

  Sat Aug 7, 2010
  • Firing employees to "up" the bottom line ... thus, he gets all of his wage/perks/benies - that's the American way at most corporations.

• Congress OKs far-reaching safety legislation

  Fri Jul 30, 2010
  • Flyboy 3008, you are so correct. Automation can lead to complacency in the cockpit. Ultimately, it is the personal conduct of the pilot to do his/her job at his/her highest level of concentration and ability at all times.

• How often do you recycle plastic containers?

  Mon Jul 12, 2010
  • Our small town has curbside recycling once every two weeks for glass, paper, cardboard, aluminum, and steel [cans].  The "dump" is open to the public at very limited hours when plastic is accepted there.  Our grocery accepts grocery bags and that ilk, but truthfully, to recycle plastic …