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• Role reversal: Employers say they can't find workers

  Fri Jan 13, 2012
  • I am retired but I had a great career because one man was willing to take a chance on me when I started out..great boss and great training

• GOP plan: No HS diploma? No unemployment check

  Mon Jan 9, 2012
  • Slodon..you are not getting paid for it if you do not have the HS diploma or GED or working to get one. If you have to wait for 6 months to a year to get into a class..what then??? The unfortunate person has no money to live on. And getting a GED does not mean you will get a job or better your life.

• GOP plan: No HS diploma? No unemployment check

  Mon Jan 9, 2012
  • I have not read all of the posts but just so everyone knows"Alaska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania also require employees to pay state unemployment insurance tax".

• As home prices fall, more borrowers walk away

  Mon Jan 9, 2012
  • No if I had many more years b4 retirement. I had mine paid off years b4 retirement so I would not have to worry about the market

• After dismal Iowa showing, Bachmann suspends campaign

  Wed Jan 4, 2012
  • According to the TV she has decided to go back and save her seat :)

• After dismal Iowa showing, Bachmann suspends campaign

  Wed Jan 4, 2012
  • It is 2012. She has a big decision to make...stay in the race and possibly go into debt and lose her seat in Congress or go back and save that seat.

• Israel suspends ad campaign that upset US Jews

  Sat Dec 3, 2011
  • As I told a friend of mine just the other day...Tolerance is a virtue that many Christians/Muslims/Jews (and their organizations) have yet to achieve. I would say that also about some of the posters here

• Ultrasound viewing part of NC abortion law blocked

  Tue Oct 25, 2011
  • Hopefully there are more Judges like this. The Republican party has declared war on women. Here is another horrid example http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/24/utah-criminalizes-miscarriage-mangages-to-become-worse-at-being-a-state/

• Are rich taxed less than secretaries?

  Tue Sep 20, 2011
  • They must be using averaging 'cause the figures do not add up. I do my sons taxes every year. Last year he made 20,000.00. After his refund he still left 2010.00 with Uncle Sam that is 10% of his income. Add to that the 6.5% for SSA and 2% for Medicare that is 18% of his income in Federal taxes.

• Obama halts tighter smog rule, citing 'regulatory burdens'

  Fri Sep 2, 2011
  • Very sorry to hear this. Reduction in emissions does make a difference. Here at the Allentown Fair all the rides are powered by biodiesel instead of the normal diesel oil...and what a difference in the air quality.