High rate of suicide reported for U.S. veterans

At least 6256 US veterans committed suicide in 2005 - an average of 17 a day - the network reported, with veterans overall more than twice as likely to take their own lives as the rest of the general population. While the suicide rate among the general population was 8.9…

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PreCambrian Ephemera, Satan’s Snares, and Horse Dung

Writer John Scalzi recently visited the Creation Museum.    He  has written his report, assessed his impressions, and concluded...well, you should read his conclusions for yourself, here. I do  not have Mr. Scalzi's flare for describing expensive nonsense in such finely satirical, subversive, and somewhat detached a manner.  There is also a…

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Can you forge character out in the suburbs?

This question is not really fair.  After all, there are many people out in the suburbs who don't have it easy and there are many people living in the city who have never had to overcome serious challenges. Nonetheless, it is my prejudice that those people with the highest character,…

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Video questions for the candidates

Over the past several weeks, people around the country have submitted questions to 10Questions.com. The 10 highest-rated posts will be answered by the presidential candidates. Here are some of the questions: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7J4gfByYqY[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWBJzF8T6Y8[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnUs_X0nQA&l[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvYv6_2RIg&l[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faT38EmqR18&l[/youtube] To vote on these questions or many other questions, go here.

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