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• Arf! The costs and benefits of the family dog

  Wed May 9, 2012
  • How does anyone only spend $900 on a large dog in a year. Bags of food now cost close to $50 and last roughly a month. So you start at $600 in costs before you factor in the annual vet visit and medications. This year's annual with heartworm prescription was $325.

• 80 rape reports in 3 years: Montana city, campus complaints prompt Justice Department probe

  Wed May 2, 2012
  • The county is trying to disguise the issue by not talking about the relevant statistics. At issue with the DOJ is whether the county has properly pursued the investigations of these assaults.

• How to avoid online HDTV shopping scams

  Sun Apr 29, 2012
  • Personally I love J&R. Made several large electronic purchases through them and have never had a problem. Of course I did my research before I made that first purchase. I have never received a call from the company trying to upsell me.

• 'Athens is in flames': Rioters burn 45 buildings as Greek government backs cuts

  Mon Feb 13, 2012
  • The reality is that the Greeks have put themselves in this position. It is a well known fact that tax evasion is rampant in the country. They have an estimated 27 billion euros in uncollected taxes EACH year. They have an incredibly inefficient process for going after those who don't pay.

• Mexico looks for rebound in U.S. tourists

  Wed Feb 8, 2012
  • Whomever is predicting these increase should really talk to actual people. I travel quite frequently for vacation. Whether I am talking to people I meet on my travels or people that I meet at home, when the subject of travel to Mexico arises the same response is heard.

• British scientists rediscover 'lost' Darwin fossils

  Tue Jan 17, 2012
  • scarletbirds- You should really finish reading an article before you comment on it. The article states very clearly that the slides have been photographed (you can't scan slides, at least not in the sense that you mean) and that they are available for viewing online as of today.

• Alaska town buried in snow gets shovel help from troops

  Mon Jan 9, 2012
  • @Ritdog- The answer is very simple for anyone that has actually expended any effort into researching the phenomenon. The earth goes through a natural heating and cooling cycle. That natural cycle accounts fo rthe changes that you are talking about.

• Royal Caribbean sinks unlimited booze packages

  Tue Jan 3, 2012
  • The so-called all you can drink package in reality is limited to beer and wine. At a cost of $7 to $10 per drink, you are conservatively looking at needing to drink 3-4 glasses per day for this deal to pay off.

• US to world: Dude, where's my vacation?

  Wed Nov 30, 2011
  • We are allowed to carry over a significant amount of leave year to year (6 weeks worth). I long since maxed that out and I like having that banked leave in case of emergencies. The so called use or lose hours that I have, anything over the carry over amount, I go out of my way to use.

• 102,000 cupcakes! Small bakery burned by Groupon

  Tue Nov 22, 2011
  • I regularly see Groupon offers that state there is limited availability. This is not Groupon's fault. It is the fault of the business owner for not establishing a maximum number of offers that could be sold. She set the discount. She set, or failed to set, the number to be sold.