Dow Drops 300 Points in First Minutes of Trading

Stocks dropped sharply again this morning amid global economic fears.

9 Ominous Images of Roll Clouds

I say 9 beautiful images of roll clouds!

Heartbeat bill vote today | The Columbus Dispatch

If passed, this would the most restrictive law regarding abortion ever enacted.

Dr. Death Dies

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, known as Dr. Death, died today.

Abortion saved my life - Abortion - Salon.com

Musician Apologizes to Wisconsin and Governor Walker

What was he thinking?

Prosecute Vaccine/Autism Researcher

Unfortunately, Wakefield's enthusiastic supporters have little use for facts. With Jenny McCarthy and others willing to use their celebrity to propagate this myth, the scourge of preventable childhood diseases may be with us for years to come.

"Mother Warrior" Refuses to Acknowledge Reality

Excerpt: "Any organization using a celebrity to mislead parents with claims of "new" data that rely on decade-old vaccine formulas and schedules is more than disingenuous, it's flat-out dangerous.

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Baby Succumbs to Whooping Cough

Little Carter died from Pertussis or Whooping Cough. There are serious outbreaks of this disease all over the U.S. Parents MUST get their children vaccinated.

When Your Child is the Bully

It's good advice but what do you do when the parent of the "bully" doesn't care if their child engages in that behavior?

Get Your Kids Vaccinated!

Wise words from Dr. Parikh

Measles Resurgence Tied to Vaccination Fears

Thank you, Jennie McCarthy.

Jesse James Goes Into Rehab

Another case of "sex addiction?"

Ohio AG Won't Join Health Care Reform Lawsuit

Kudos to Mr. Cordray!

Pentagon Gunman Dies in Shootout

It's not the shooting part that bothers me, it's the use of the word "neutralize."

"Calvin & Hobbes" Creator -"No regrets."

"If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now 'grieving' for 'Calvin and Hobbes' would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious, ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher, l …

How To Save Haiti

Aid is pouring into the devastated country from almost every corner of the world. Orphaned children are being rescued and welcomed into loving homes. All the talk is rebuilding, rebuilding.

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Fame is Fleeting

Eva Tanguay, the Madonna of the early 20th century, now all but forgotten.

Fox News isn't just bad - It is Un-American

It seems that Fox News is actually unfair and completely unbalanced.

Shep and George

I have a love/hate relationship with Shepard Smith. On one hand, he comes across to me as a boozy misogynist with a con man's smooth patter.

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Mia Farrow Fasts for Darfur

And this helps........how?

What's driving the U.S. over a cliff?

Will the hard questions be asked or ignored?

Budget Delays Removal of Racist Grafitti

Apparently the City of Chillicothe cannot afford to buy some paint to cover up the graffiti

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