Democratic strategists in Kansas told first-time political candidate Sean Tevis earlier this summer that he would need at least $26,000 to have a shot at beating a Republican incumbent. So Tevis pounded the pavement, but after two weeks of knocking on doors, he had collected only $25 — and two dog bites. picked by psycmoe 4 days ago

the movie picked by gammerus 4 days ago

The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a fifth-grade student's religious expression on a classroom project can be considered "offensive" and subject to censorship by school officials. picked by suebe 4 days ago

Nothing earth shattering, just cool.
Enjoy. picked by lllllllllllllll 4 days ago

The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

the secret meaning of our best-loved nursery rhymes picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Get your war on. picked by gammerus 4 days ago

Bobby Guffey might never wear his glasses again after winning Indiana lottery. picked by meggysue 4 days ago

The US once again was rated as the second highest corporate tax rate in the world. Our rate is now 50% higher than the average of our international competitors. This of course drives capital overseas as it is more profitable to incorporate one's business somewhere other than the US. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Unless you consider those moving the tombstones musicians, this has nothing to do with a rock band.

Ancestor worship lives and breathes in Madagascar. picked by meggysue 4 days ago

Conservatives have been trying to frighten investors about the prospects of a Barack Obama presidency.

Wall Street however, disagrees, and is donating more to Obama’s campaign than to the campaign of Sen. John McCain picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

A Stanford University study shows that runners have fewer disabilities and live longer than non-runners. Aerobic exercise (such as running, swimming, walking, and bicycling) was found to be very important at reducing disabilities as we age and minimizing the risk of death at an early age. picked by oklala 4 days ago

or possibly the worst job interview questions from Microsoft & Google. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

For "Baby Bear Hugs" charity... picked by suebe 4 days ago

Ara Abrahamian was punished by the International Olympic Committee for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony and disrespecting his fellow athletes. update to this picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

It took 2 years to make this but it was worth it. It is the lowest street-legal car. It is 19" tall. Oh and it has a jet engine to go with the standard combustion engine. Flatcar: Batman wishes he could have a car this cool picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Restaurant and food companies have struggled this year as higher gasoline prices and rising ingredient costs have eroded sales and profits. They are restructuring their business and are looking to sell off the TCBY frozen yogurt division. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Save your child a lifetime of waxing ... and put the money in the bank for her college education instead!

Follow up to doggylives 'earlier post picked by suebe 4 days ago

Recently a game developer asked people why do they pirate his games. He got a multitude of answers and here he gives some of them and explains what he plans on doing. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

Here's the catch: it was legal.

Update: Governor proposes new legislation picked by suebe 4 days ago

About 30 men lifted a schoolbus to save a pregnant woman struck by the bus, enabling the baby to be born before the woman died of her injuries, the New York Post said Friday. picked by topofall 4 days ago

Jay Carlson started The Plug in 1993 in 'zine format. Then in 2002, he made online issues. That was fun. Now he's back with a third installment of The Plug. You're reading it right now, possibly contemplating whether or not you'll read it again. Come on, baby. Give me one more chance. You're my everything. picked by KingKoopa 4 days ago

Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday. picked by 2longdogs 4 days ago

Nils Olav already has medals for good conduct and long service. He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard in 2005. And on Friday he was knighted.

Not bad for a 3-foot tall penguin. picked by MayhemIsBeautiful 5 days ago