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Tobacco Road

by Carol Hoenig on 4/26/2008 10:12:46 AM

Consider the following question:   SHOULD employers have the right to punish workers who smoke when they are not working?  You may have an immediate response, as I did. Instantly, I said a resounding “no!” How dare a place of employment have a say about an off-duty employee’s predilections? I’m not... Continue »

An addendum to love in heaven

by MisterE on 3/16/2007 10:27:52 AM

Yesterday I wrote a post about sexuality in modern day America, and how social conservatives cause the problems they are trying to stop. Of course, if they really cared about the problem, and not their own moral crusades, there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. What inspired my post yesterd... Continue »

Is there love in heaven?

by MisterE on 3/15/2007 11:04:53 AM

Last night I was mesmerized and riveted by the new Broadway musical "Spring Awakening". It takes place in Germany in 1890, and follows the stories of a group of teenagers who are discovering their own sexual beings. The music was contemporary rock, which showed us that the issue of the past is still... Continue »

The school that I mentioned in this post, the one that had the drama teache...

by Anakela on 5/15/2006 12:37:26 PM

The school that I mentioned in this post, the one that had the drama teacher and principal who didn't know that one needs to secure the rights to a musical if one wants to perform that musical for profit? The school that had the Daily News publishing a poor suffering children piece about how the big... Continue »

On With The Show!

by Carol Hoenig on 5/10/2006 10:02:07 AM

The discussion about the Bronx High School putting on a performance of "Chicago" without written permission has stirred up a lot of controversy, not to mention PR. It was enough, though, to get the Broadway bigwigs to agree to let the show go on. Sounds like all's well that ends well, huh? Not so fa... Continue »

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Stream Chinese Democracy

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 1:04:56 AM

MySpace has it up now. Hurrah. Continue »

Should Congress freeze remaining bailout money?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

Click the play button to see what Jack and our viewers had to say. FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Republican Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma wants to put a "freeze" on the remaining cash in the big government bailout of the financial industry. In this week's lame duck session, Inhofe plans to ... Continue »

State Budget Crunch: cut services or raise taxes?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

Would you rather your state cut services or raise taxes? FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Americans are feeling pretty cash-strapped these days and as a result, state budgets are feeling squeezed too. Many states are watching tax revenues simply melt away from sales taxes to corporate and capital gains t... Continue »

If Stevens wins, should the Senate expel him?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:21 PM

Click the play button to see what Jack and our viewers had to say. FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Election Day 2008 may be a distant memory for most of us, but in three states -- Georgia, Alaska and Minnesota -- Senate races remain undecided. Georgia has a runoff scheduled for December ... Continue »

Proper role for Sen. Clinton in Obama’s Admin.?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:21 PM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President-elect Barack Obama met with Senator Hillary Clinton last week, and since then, a lot has been made about the possibility of Obama's former rival becoming his secretary of state. The big question this week is what sort of problems Bi... Continue »