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Wow. I Didn’t Realize SNL Had Fallen So Low

In response to I Resent Your Politicization of the Issue. Saturday Night Live Is Just Awful in All Respects.: I wasn’t kidding when I said I never watch it. I think the last semi-funny skit I saw on SNL was

Top Story Lines from National Signing Day

Top Story Lines from National Signing Day

It was a historic day for the University of Alabama and Nick Saban who signed the highest rated class in Rivals.com history. The nation’s top program which continues to stockpile talent, finished first in the Rivals.com rankings for the third

Ambassador: Americans Can't Fix Syria's Problems

Ambassador: Americans Can't Fix Syria's Problems

Bodies of at least 50 young men, apparently executed, were discovered in Aleppo, Syria – evidence of a new mass killing. Clarissa Ward spoke with Ambassador Robert Ford who is adamant that the U.S. has no intention of intervening directly

New Illinois legislature has 3 lawmakers facing criminal charges

New Illinois legislature has 3 lawmakers facing criminal charges

(AP) New Illinois legislature has 3 charged lawmakersBy SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.When Illinois’ new General Assembly takes the oath of office Wednesday, the state that’s still struggling to rebuild its image after two consecutive governors went to prison will set

Sandy Hook Students, Teachers Head Back to School

Sandy Hook Students, Teachers Head Back to School

(AP) Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to schoolBy JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.Since escaping a gunman’s rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a

Clemson Edges LSU 25-24 on Last-Second FG

Clemson Edges LSU 25-24 on Last-Second FG

By CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATLANTAChandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal. Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give

Retailers Hope for Rebound After Weak Holiday Sales

Retailers Hope for Rebound After Weak Holiday Sales

(AP) Will retailers rebound after weak holiday season?By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business WriterWASHINGTONAs signs emerge that holiday sales this year grew at the weakest pace since 2008, investors are dumping retail stocks. Analysts are crowing about the missing “consumer engine” without

Western Character Actor Harry Carey Jr. Dies at 91

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESHarry Carey Jr., a character actor who starred in such Westerns as “3 Godfathers” and “Wagon Master,” has died. He was 91. His daughter, Melinda Carey, said he died Thursday of natural causes surrounded

Right-to-Work Showdown Heats Up In Michigan

Right-to-Work Showdown Heats Up In Michigan

New York Post: Michigan gave birth to the United Auto Workers. The union was founded at a convention in Detroit in 1935. After its famous sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937, the UAW won recognition by General Motors and,

Five States Adding 300 Hours to School Year

Five States Adding 300 Hours to School Year

When the nation’s teachers and the curricula they teach are not doing the job, parents are uninvolved, and students are not learning the way they should, what should be done about it? If you’re Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, or

IL Dem Indicted on Bank Fraud

IL Dem Indicted on Bank Fraud

This morning, the sun rose in the East. At the end of the day it will set in the West. In between, another Illinois Democrat has been indicted for fraud. Just another day in the erstwhile “Land of Lincoln.” A