Once I was at a party and I saw the camera man from one of the local news station who would show up to school board meetings. I’d noticed that they only came when I had written an advance article about something that was sure to be a hot-button issue. So I asked him if they actually ever looked at the board agendas or…

These are federal prisons - plenty more privately owned state prisons.

As a former journalist, I can attest that you’re right. It’s a shame, but as I heard one old broadcast journalist from the golden days say, “We used to be able to give people the news they need. Now we have to give them the news they want.”

Totally read that as “unwashed actor”...because he often looks like he could use a shower.

Not to mention the police don’t take these orders very seriously unless you’re in the middle of a situation that is already bad - like the abuser is AT your house with a weapon. I had police respond three months after I made a report that my ex, whom I had a restraining order on, called me 40 times in one hour. I…

So, this one time, I had a restraining order against the father of the child I was carrying at that time. And then he called me 40 times in one hour, and I called the police, because all contact was prohibited. A police officer showed up...THREE MONTHS later. So yeah, I have a lot of faith in those. Not to mention…

It takes a lot for me to hate an ice cream, but Thrifty’s malted chocolate is on that short list (mostly because I also hate malted chocolate). It was, however, a favorite of my husband’s, and therefore convenient to buy when I’m trying not to eat sweets. We’ve since moved to a Thrifty-less place, and I’ve settled for…

I read something that said there’s talk of banning those more dangerous vaults to prevent injuries.

THIS. My personal policy is to only talk about facts - not even opinions - when “debating” on social media. Yet without fail, the response I get is a personal attack that has nothing to do with the conversation that THEY typically started. And my favorite? One person just made fun of my name. Over and over. Because…

WTF is it with nurses making women hold their babies in? I was a single mother delivering my baby, had a great certified nurse midwife to deliver my baby in hospital, but I just have really fast labors. The nurses and a labor coach from the hospital made me almost hyperventilate by breathing very fast in order to keep…

All the articles about this specifically state nurses. Also, if a midwife was attending the birth, there would be no need to wait for the doctor. Midwives who deliver in hospitals ARE your primary care provider for the labor and delivery, and doctors aren’t needed unless a C-section is required. I actually was told to…

But they did kick out a delegate for physically assaulting another delegate. There is precedence. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3…