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So now we know what it takes for a church to lose its tax-exempt status. The place sounds, in the coverage anyway, more like a strip club than any conventional idea of a house of worship.  But think about it this way: since a religion…

This story is a different look into what's on people's minds around the country.  Maybe you too will find it a little scary. Now a few states are checking out the cost of really ordinary things.  A gallon of milk in Alaska, gasoline in Hawaii.  Electricity…

The manbox does not give up its captives lightly. Consider Andrew O'Hagan, who wrote this tragic piece for the NY Times magazine a couple weeks ago. O'Hagan has got the weepies, he's got 'em bad. He's not allowed to smoke or absorb other carcinogens or eat bags…

And not just about science. Are you still wondering whether conservatives in the US are in the pocket of the oil/gas/coal industry?  (Or as I like to call it, "Oxidize Carbon for Christ!, LLC")  Well, you can probably put that to rest with their approach…

I work in a corporate environment that abuses English with the best of them.  I strive to keep my own language as straightforward and simple as possible, while still making myself understood among my colleagues.  It's a sad truth that some people simply cannot digest…