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• Chunk of LA street, cliff slide into Pacific

  Mon Nov 21, 2011
  • It's called erosion, pplmb1, something with which we East Coasters are well acquainted. Nothing ominous, just nature doing its thing, but an inconvenience to silly humans who build up to the edge of the ocean.

• 'There were six or seven shots': Man killed near Occupy Oakland camp

  Fri Nov 11, 2011
  • ...and we see why the 1% is huddled inside gated communities...

• Credit union business grows as consumers sour on banks

  Thu Nov 3, 2011
  • The last time I had an account at a bank (mid-1980s, they literally drained every dollar from it with fees. Every single dollar. I took the hint and moved to a credit union. Have not looked back. Clearly, the banks have gotten even worse in the intervening 25 years.

• Best-ever US student math scores — but still behind?

  Tue Nov 1, 2011
  • Now let's take away their calculators and see how they do...

• 16 NYC cops plead not guilty in drug, ticket-fixing probe

  Fri Oct 28, 2011
  • It's shocking that ANYONE, let alone union officials, would excuse this corrupt behavior. The law should be applied evenly to all citizens and not favor the friends and families of cops...even in NYC.

• 'Muffin test' could help diagnose diabetes

  Wed Oct 26, 2011
  • How about a Southern breakfast -- a Co' Cola & a Moon Pie!

• Details of Calif. shooting suspect's life emerges

  Sat Oct 15, 2011
  • So where are the long articles profiling the lives of each of his victims?

• Neophyte hikers push their luck on Yosemite's Half Dome

  Sat Oct 8, 2011
  • Thinning the herd.

• Autistic and seeking a place in an adult world

  Sun Sep 18, 2011
  • My heart goes out to him and others with similar disabilities, but most employers will not take him on due to the extensive hand holding required...and fear of litigation. When an employee does not grasp, much less follow, social norms, the employer bears the consequences.

• American household net worth takes a hit

  Fri Sep 16, 2011
  • Flat pay, rising costs, it's scary sometimes.