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• How your brain handles terror scares

  Fri Oct 29, 2010
  • That's the point right there! Frightened people are people who can be controlled. And it seems there's always someone telling us to be afraid. According to the "authorities", all we're supposed to do is lock ourselves and our children into our houses and watch TV or play video games.

• How your brain handles terror scares

  Fri Oct 29, 2010
  • I am more afraid of cockroaches than terrorists as I have a much higher chance of encountering the former here in Georgia. And really, since when has the world been a "safe" place? People die every day of all kinds of causes. No one gets off this rock alive (unless you count astronauts).

• Should firefighters have put out the blaze at Gene Cranick's home even though he hadn't paid the fire fee?

  Tue Oct 5, 2010
  • There should be a policy that charges the homeowner the cost of the service if he calls the fire dept. but hasn't paid the fee.

• If alcohol cost more, would you drink less?

  Fri Sep 24, 2010
  • I don't drink that often and when I do, I don't buy cheap liquor so paying a bit more for my occasional indulgences wouldn't affect me much

• E-smokes gaining steam amid calls for a ban

  Wed Sep 1, 2010
  • I haven't smoked in more than a year since I started using ecigs. I've even gone to the no-nicotine juice and I'm just fine. I enjoy the sensation of smoking and it works just as well as a regular cigarette to relieve stress and relax me. My roommate and my friends who don't smoke are ecstatic.

• Go ahead and argue, it can be good for your health

  Fri Aug 13, 2010
  • I grew up in an extended family that raised argument to the level of performance art.  Winning your point involved convincing the other parties that the issue mattered more to you than to them.  Everyone got into the act and it could get worse than a session of Congress.  Still, I …

• Do you support the financial rescue package passed by the Senate Wednesday?

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • So they take it from $700 to $800 billion and that's supposed to make it better? Just say No!

• What should Congress do next about the financial crisis?

  Mon Sep 29, 2008
  • Let's work with the real economy. Help real businesses stay afloat instead of Wall Street. They deserve what the got.

• Which health care plan would you most like to see implemented?

  Mon Sep 22, 2008
  • Neither plan is perfect but I think Obama's helps the most people and at least has someone watching what the insurance companies are doing.