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Runaway Train! Runaway Train! The higher education establishment is out of control, and it's burdening our young adult population with a lot of debt. “A fifth of recent college graduates report having postponed having children because of their college loans. The average 2002 graduate has almost $20,000

New and Improved Bums There are new bums in town: "freegans." Freegans scour trash dumpsters and eat leftover food as a political statement. According to a freegan interviewed in The Bergen Record (New Jersey), "It feels good when you watch all those people paying for food."

Rabbits Endorse Gay Marriage! Have you heard about the PBS kids TV show, “Postcards from Buster”? In this 40-episode series, a rabbit named “Buster” and his dad, an airplane pilot, fly around America visiting real kids and learning about their regions. One show is called “Sugartime.” In this episode, “Buster,

Slouching Toward George Orwella? What's gonna be the Democratic Party's strategy for 2006 and 2008? It might be "reframing," according to a review by Marc Cooper in the April 2005 Atlantic of George Lakoff's Don't Think of an Elephant (sorry,

Couldn't Resist We typically don't cut-and-paste stories simply for the oddity of them, but this one has a very high Bizarre-to-Word Ratio. From News of the Weird, it has everything: drinking, the KKK, violence . . . "A jury in Nacogdoches, Tex., convicted Jerry Don Hartless in January

Public Service Safety Announcement For those in red states who may have missed it, there's a feud going on between rappers 50 Cent and The Game (those are the individuals' names, in case you're struggling). If you were planning on attending a rap concert, you

Biojewellry? We're not sure what to say about this one [http://www.biojewelry.co.uk/], but remember when just having sex with someone was enough? “The project is seeking couples who want to donate their bone cells - a couple having their wisdom teeth removed would be ideal.

Milking It We won't take sides in the breast feeding/bottle feeding debate. Eric Scheske's wife has breast-fed six babies and believes it's better for a variety of reasons. Nonetheless, the La Leche folks have kind of unnerved Mrs. Scheske on occasion, and we

F-Word Takes a Hit Every so often, the mighty f-word is resisted. Matlock is probably Canutin', but we appreciate his efforts. LONDON (Reuters) - "Wanna be an anarchist?" At least one of the Sex Pistols, now middle-aged and a father of two, no longer does. Former Pistols

Blogger Widow? Posts might be scarce today. Eric Scheske's wife, Marie, is celebrating her 37th birthday, which means Eric Scheske is pandering to her wishes, which means he's primary caregiver for six children, ages 11 years to 19 months. Vacuuming the basement was tough (the little