Opinion

Best slice in the world? Manville Pizza

Best slice in the world? Manville Pizza

"Yoooz tried da rest, now try da best" at Manville Pizza.

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Cops plan Operation Buzzkill

Cops plan Operation Buzzkill

Last week, the Department of Transportation was embarassed by the information released in a survey it took: Apparently, people are driving drunk all the time — and they admitted. It’s bad enough that public transportation is so poor in most of the country that we’re forced to drive ourselves to places like bars and...

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Paved futility: Sidewalks & Americans and how to fix it

Paved futility: Sidewalks & Americans and how to fix it

Americans have a lot to learn when it comes to walking. A lot. So how can we get better at it? Five simple rules to follow would make our pedestrian byways a better place.

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Deconstructing Steve Slater

Deconstructing Steve Slater

From folk here to media whore: The past week in Steve Slater’s life started with a slide into infamy and seems to have ended in obscurity. For a brief moment, everyone wanted emergency slides and a six packs of Heineken at the ready so we could quit our jobs in the same style Slater...

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Weighing in on Flight Attendants

Weighing in on Flight Attendants

Last week, there was a news story about Turkish Airlines giving an ultimatum to 28 flight attendants to lose weight or lose their flying priviledges. Given six months of unpaid leave to trim down,  these attendants had been warned before about the need to lose weight. Back in the day, American carriers had requirements...

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Steve Slater: Keepin’ it real

Steve Slater: Keepin’ it real

Hate your job? Deploy the jump chute and get out.

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Only in America: Midgets and dwarfs set to protest BP

Only in America: Midgets and dwarfs set to protest BP

Only BP could sign a check for $20 billion and come out covered in oil. After meeting with President Obama yesterday, BP Chairman of the Board Carl Henrick Svanberg spoke to the press and inserted his foot in his mouth — fortunately, his leather loafer was covered in oil so it slid in nicely....

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Nonplussed traveler: Reality bus tours

Nonplussed traveler: Reality bus tours

Hop on and go for a ride with our Nonplussed Traveler -- who drives down memory lane in a tour bus -- a vehicle he may never ride again.

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What if “Loser” teacher in NC passes a lie detector test

What if “Loser” teacher in NC passes a lie detector test

Rex Roland, the North Carolina teacher who scribbled “loser” across a 6th grade student teacher, apparently has tried to take over where parents have stopped. Let’s face it, despite parents’ comments to their children how “you can be anything” and “if you just set your mind to it.” This is simply not true. Furthermore,...

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Give the gift of hope. Give a cheese log.

Give the gift of hope. Give a cheese log.

Even if it's just the thought that counts, not every gift is perfect for every occasion. So what do you give a grieving friend? Nut encrusted cheese is probably the best way to start.

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