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• Cure for forgetfulness? Scottish scientists launch study

  Fri Mar 18, 2011
  • I might use it if free from side effects, but it's hard to be sure of that until many years out. On the other hand, it could be a burden to remember all the teensy details of life.

• Should the House repeal the health care overhaul?

  Fri Jan 7, 2011
  • It is already benefitting middle class Americans who otherwise find themselves without insurance through no fault of their own. Keep it.

• Justice Dept. to appeal VA court ruling

  Tue Dec 14, 2010
  • Nothing in ObamaCare assigns you a doctor. You can choose a limited network plan if you want, just as you can now, but you're not forced to do so, and if you do you can choose your doctor from the plan's network.

• GPS addict? It may be eroding your brain

  Mon Nov 15, 2010
  • GPS devices are becoming part of our culture. I find that people act like I'm a little out of touch if I want them to give me directions to an event, just like they would have long done if I said I didn't have a cell phone. Thus, like other technology, they make functioning in society easier.

• 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
  • They should put out the fire and charge him the cost of doing it (more than just the $75). Future service should be part of the tax base.

• Ovary removal may benefit high-risk women

  Tue Aug 31, 2010
  • JW -- I hope your life works out for you based on your demands. Maybe it will. But some women with a strong family history of breast cancer get it themselves, and others want to do what they can to prevent it.

• Ovary removal may benefit high-risk women

  Tue Aug 31, 2010
  • It is impossible to judge whether it helped her or not without more facts. But if there was cancer or pre-cancer that caused her doctors to recommend that surgery, it may well have helped as she lived another 19 years after her surgery.

• C-section rate will keep rising, experts say

  Mon Aug 30, 2010
  • In 1980, we belonged to a staff model HMO in Boston. It was fully staffed for deliveries at all hours of day, night or weekend and did not do C-sections lightly.

• 2 bodies hung from bridge on road to Acapulco

  Tue Aug 24, 2010
  • People are hanged as a method of execution.  It sounds to me like these people may have been already dead by the time they were hung up as a statement

• Which show will you miss the most after it ends this season?

  Fri Apr 9, 2010
  • Saving Grace