http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/getarealjob/ en-us Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:09:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968993/posts In the same soft-spoken manner that she uses to counsel patients and families facing end-of-life decisions, social worker Elana Gonzalez presents a fact of her own future. "Two-hundred seventy-three dollars and sixty-one cents a month for 30 years," she said, describing her student loan payment. "It is disgusting." Ms. Gonzalez, 25, knows that she would never have been able to secure the job that she loves as a clinical crisis coordinator at UPMC Shadyside without having her bachelor's and master's degrees. But for the generation that includes Ms. Gonzalez, those educational achievements have come at a price: Nearly two-thirds of... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968993/posts#comment Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896944/posts FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After two previous runs for U.S. president, former Reagan diplomat Alan Keyes has announced he's again seeking the White House in the 2008 election, and he'll take part in Monday night's Republican presidential debate here. Keyes told syndicated radio host Janet Parshall he's "unmoved" by the lack of moral courage shown by the other candidates, among whom he sees no standout who articulates the "key kernel of truth that must, with courage, be presented to our people." He added, "The one thing I've always been called to do is to raise the standard ... of our... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896944/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:08:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852441/posts smoke the real things later, new research concludes. The look-alikes made of candy or gum are marketing and advertising tools that desensitize kids and open them moreso to the idea of smoking later on, says study leader Jonathan Klein of the University of Rochester. Candy cigarettes cannot be considered simply as candy, Klein said. The findings, from a nationally representative sample of 25,887 U.S. adults who were surveyed online via a Harris Poll, are detailed in the July issue of the journal Preventive Medicine. The study is the first to show a statistical link between a history with fake cigarettes... Live Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852441/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697816/posts Click on link above. This is one of few news outlets to use Gaydar to track storms. youtube / Channel 6 / Sarasota Cable News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697816/posts#comment Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1678305/posts I work at a mortgage company and I deal with people who do financial transactions so breathtakingly moronic that some them require a helmet. I think of one man who bought a jeep from a local dealership. When the jeep broke down, he took it to the dealership and asked them to repair it. When they couldn’t repair it, he asked to trade it in. When they couldn’t trade it in, he handed the salesman the keys and said, “Here, you deal with it.” Later, he bought a truck from another dealership, because it struck him that he might need... my brain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1678305/posts#comment Sat, 5 Aug 2006 15:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1633889/posts Baltimore City police arrested a Virginia couple over the weekend after they asked an officer for directions. WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team reporter David Collins said Joshua Kelly and Llara Brook, of Chantilly, Va., got lost leaving an Orioles game on Saturday. Collins reported a city officer arrested them for trespassing on a public street while they were asking for directions . "In jail for eight hours -- sleeping on a concrete floor next to a toilet," Kelly said. "It was a nightmare," Brook said. "I was in there thinking I was just dreaming and waiting to wake up." Collins reported... TheWBALChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1633889/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 19:00:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598741/posts (Waterford, California) The City Council has voted to seize property for public projects three times since 2004, and it's still paying for those decisions. Waterford pursued eminent domain — its right to take land for the public good — to acquire land for a planned government center, a river park and its second stoplight. Each decision landed the city in court because property owners wanted more money than the city offered. One businessman, Ron Coleman, forced the city to pay more than double what it originally offered to buy his used car lot on Highway 132. The city paid $300,000... modbee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598741/posts#comment Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1547057/posts For the man who has everything — or someone really desperate to find a last-minute gift — Joel Krupnik and Mildred Castellanos have an answer: Their red-suited Santa Claus figure, holding a bloody knife in one hand and a severed doll's head in the other, went up for auction on Christmas Day. Already, bidding had reached $200 and "might go higher, maybe even to $500," the New York Post quoted Krupnik as saying. Lest anyone be offended — and some people were — Krupnik had explained earlier that the macabre holiday display outside the couple's midtown Manhattan home was intended... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1547057/posts#comment Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:29:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488240/posts Three of the most prestigious [sic] newspapers in the United States, the New York Times, Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer, announced job cuts Tuesday. ... Like most other newspapers, the Times Co. and Philadelphia Newspapers have been hit by declining circulation and ad revenue as both readers and advertisers turn to the Internet. UPI via Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488240/posts#comment Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:23:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483846/posts Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Madeline.Dalton@Dartmouth.edu OBJECTIVE: To examine preschoolers' attitudes, expectations, and perceptions of tobacco and alcohol use. DESIGN: Structured observational study. Children used props and dolls to act out a social evening for adults. As part of the role play, each child selected items from a miniature grocery store stocked with 73 different products, including beer, wine, and cigarettes, for an evening with friends. SETTING: A behavioral laboratory at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College. PATIENTS: One hundred twenty children, 2 to 6 years old, participated... Pubmed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483846/posts#comment Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453729/posts For certain enlightened liberals on university faculties, the lesser intellectual stature of Christians and conservatives is so much taken for granted that they do not hesitate to write about them in terms dripping with condescension and contempt. An example I encountered this week is especially odious, and I am happy to bring it to the attention of a wider, non-academic audience. The authors are four political scientists at the University of Pittsburgh - Barry Ames, David Barker, Chris Bonneau and Christopher Carman. Their paper is a critique of a study, published earlier this year, examining the statistical evidence that not... Rocky Mountain N ews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453729/posts#comment Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:40:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1450320/posts LONGPORT, N.J. (AP) Officials in this shore town are challenging a policy that allows some lifeguards to receive unemployment benefits after the summer season ends. City officials say lifeguards are seasonal employees who aren't entitled to unemployment, while the lifeguards say they've been getting the benefits for years and are entitled to them just like any other person. Longport officials took the issue to the New Jersey Labor Department, contesting benefits received last winter by three veteran lifeguards. Their efforts were rebuffed in a hearing last week when the department upheld benefits for two of the lifeguards and referred a... WCBS 880 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1450320/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1422844/posts Department of Planning, Policy and Design, University of California, Irvine, CA. sajjad@miami.edu. Given evidence that most smokers start smoking before the age of 18 and that smokers who start earlier in life are less likely to quit, policies that reduce or delay initiation could have a large impact on public health. Raising the legal minimum purchase age of cigarettes to 21 may be an effective way for states to reduce youth smoking by making it harder for teens to buy cigarettes from stores and by reducing the number of legal buyers they encounter in their normal social circles. To inform... Pubmed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1422844/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:48:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140774/posts These columns now appear in print in the Canyon News, 20,000 copies weekly in Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu and 12 other L.A. communities. A high proportion of those folks could readily turn "The No Bullsh*t News" into reality. Consider the Sunday news programs. Reporters pretend to ask relevant questions; politicians pretend to answer them. The reporters throw softballs to guests they agree with, or goad political opponents into making unfortunate statements. A minor slip of the tongue gets play if it fits a headline. Who takes these frauds seriously? Guests try to avoid "committing news in a public place." The... special to FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140774/posts#comment Sun, 23 May 2004 16:29:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/820732/posts Rodman arrested again Jan. 10, 2003. 09:11 PM NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested Friday after a woman accused him of assaulting her. He posted $25,000 US bail and was released from jail, Newport Beach police Sgt. Steve Shulman said. Rodman, who has a history of run-ins with the law, was accused of domestic violence and battery. Police said the case would be presented to the district attorney's office, which will decide whether to press charges. The 41-year-old Rodman was taken into custody at his Newport Beach home, Shulman said. The unidentified woman called... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/820732/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jan 2003 06:09:27 GMT