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To a teenager, "When I was your age" usually signals that an adult is about to hold forth on just how different — and awful — the world is these days. But the latest version of an annual study, out today, suggests that since the mid-1970s a few key features of teens' lives have remained essentially the same. Read the USA Today story here.  
Posted in these Groups: News, Schools & Education
Topics: teens, study, similarities
posted by talkofthetown on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public. Is a similar ordinance needed in Bakersfield? Could Valley Plaze store owners argue that the fashion trend affects business? Do you agree with the ACLU, which believes the law targets young men of color? Read the whole story here.  
Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: sagging pants, baggy, bakersfield, ordinance, law
posted by talkofthetown on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 10:47 AM
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At communities around the nation golf carts are leaving the fairways and greens and heading to stores and coffee shops. With the rising cost of gas, some towns are allowing golf carts on the streets. Can't see it happening here though. Check out the story here.  
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Topics: golf carts, GAS PRICES
posted by talkofthetown on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 09:13 AM
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I couldn't beleive what I saw when I went to traffic court this week. The lines were long and people were upset. Turns out, due to a major increase in traffic tickets issued in recent years, the line to make an appointment to see a judge has grown brutally long. Some people show up as early at 5:30 a.m. just to be one of the first through the doors, which open two hours later. By 7 a.m.  most days, the line is already 200 people long. And the frustration doesn't end there. Many people...
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posted by talkofthetown on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 07:13 PM
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So, according to this Associated Press story, "The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek 'a general time horizon' for deeper reductions in American combat troops in Iraq." As an editor, I am always amused by euphemisms and bureaucracy speak. So I'm laughing over this term "general time horizon." Is this like when PG&E gives you a window of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to light your pilot light? Or when your boss tells you he doesn't have the budget to give you a raise right...
Posted in the Military interest group.
Topics: humor, LIFE, Iraq
posted by talkofthetown on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:58 AM
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Newsflash! More than 1 in 4 American adults are obese, according to a new government study. The story is here. Suggestions to lower this number are appreciated. Here's mine: Walk more. Eat less.  — Andrew Mockett
Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: obesity, study
posted by talkofthetown on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 07:38 AM
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We've seen NFL players celebrate a touchdown by pulling a sharpie from their sock to autograph a ball, but don't think they'll be tagging the advertising hoardings anytime soon. From the Los Angeles Times yesterday: The NFL, concerned that some players might celebrate by flashing the hand signals of street gangs, has hired experts to examine game tapes and identify the gestures. Stupid, yes. Shocking, no. Remember when Paul Pierce was fined for flashing a gang sign in a Celtics' playoff...
Posted in the Sports & Recreation interest group.
Topics: nfl, NBA, gang signs, gangsters, Los Angeles Times
posted by talkofthetown on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 08:20 AM
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This is truly something I'd go for if it ever becomes available in California. Some auto insurance providers are charging motorists based on miles driven. "Called pay as you drive, the option is available from a few insurers in 34 states — but not California — as well as Canada, Japan and Europe." I don't think I'd want a GPS tracker-style system installed in the car, but I'd be happy to get an odometer reading every now and then. Obviously it benefits people who...
Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: auto insurance, California
posted by talkofthetown on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 11:50 AM
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President Bush said that he will not call on Americans to conserve gasoline despite the rising price of oil, saying consumers are "smart enough" to figure out for themselves that they should drive less. Read the whole story here. On the whole I agree with him. There are more smaller cars on the roads and it appears people are driving less and bundling trips to save on gas. On the other hand there are still big trucks racing from stoplight to stoplight and the drive through lane at...
Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: GAS PRICES, bush, conserve
posted by talkofthetown on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 02:09 PM
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President Bush is expected to lift a ban on offshore oil drilling at a press conference this morning. New exploration won't take place unless Congress approves, something it has shown no sign of doing so far. Read the whole story here. The White House says it wants to do something about high gas prices. Is this an election year move, or is the GOP really interested in ameliorating your pain at the pump?
Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: offshore drilling, oil, GAS PRICES
posted by talkofthetown on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 07:48 AM
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