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• Happy colonoscopy! Laxative-free test may be as effective

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • I am 55 and have had 4 of the normal types of colonoscopies starting at age 44. Every procedure found and removed polyps. I understand the desirability by some to have a CAT scan and skip the laxative preps needed for a regular colonoscopy--maybe more would actually have a screening done.

• Student in DEA custody forgotten without food or water for days

  Tue May 1, 2012
  • I swear, there could be an article contrasting vanilla vs. chocolate ice cream--and within a few comments would degenerate into political mudslinging and questioning one's heritage.

• Guess who's coming to dinner? Navy family starts unique deployment ritual

  Fri Apr 27, 2012
  • Former nuclear submarine officer here. I think this is a wonderful idea and unlike the couple of cynical comments in this thread, feel like Mrs. Smiley is doing all the right things.

• Wal-Mart hushed up vast Mexico bribery case

  Sat Apr 21, 2012
  • This should be an open and shut violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Many companies have been forced to pay huge fines as a result. In egregious enough cases, companies can even be banned from doing business.

• Expelled teen charged in plot to bomb school

  Wed Aug 17, 2011
  • Someone said it better than I many years ago in the aftermath of Columbine and the revelation that the perps were making bombs in their parents' basements:  "I will not only know everything that my kids are doing--if they are making ice cream sundaes, I will know that too, …

• Let's talk spoilers

  Thu Aug 11, 2011
  • "No Way Out"--one of the earlier Kevin Costner movies--when you find out the good naval officer was really a Russian spy all along. Stunning. And when I was a kid, "Rosemary's Baby"'s surprise ending made me sleep with the light on for about a week.

• Ohio woman falls into recycling bin, dies inside

  Tue Aug 9, 2011
  • A 64 gal. bin is the same size or smaller than most of the common trash bins we leave by the curb each week. Most curbside trash cans on wheels are even larger.

• Punishing heat doesn't stop Texas high school football

  Tue Aug 2, 2011
  • Unfortunately....counting down to the first (and second and third) heat related high school football death. Nothing will change.

• I must break you: Mayor looks to crush city's parking woes with tank

  Tue Aug 2, 2011
  • I am reminded of a movie years ago (can't recall the name) where firefighters fighting  a blaze and faced with a car blocking a fire hydrant...smashed out both front windows of the car with an axe and ran the fire hose across the car's front seat.

• Santorum kicks off 2012 bid: 'We're in it to win it'

  Mon Jun 6, 2011
  •  As a Pennsylvania resident, I voted against Mr. Santorum in every election in which he ran.  Not a fast learner.