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• US Airways selling priority access

  Wed May 9, 2012
  • Unfortunately, yes, it does. I've watched people board with TWO rolling bags AND a purse or briefcase - meaning ONE person takes up two or three overhead bin spaces - and that's not uncommon.

• US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • lonereb - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was formerly known as the Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. Yes, THAT Inquisition; it wasn't renamed until the 1960s or 1970s.

• US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • According to those same reports, Cardinal Bernard F.

• Women battle over who gets recognized as dead soldier's wife

  Tue May 8, 2012
  • Having read a lot of back-and-forth in these posts about the "selfish" first wife, and death benefits, etc., I feel I should point out that the ONLY person quoted in the article is the second "wife".

• Is healthy weight impossible for many Americans?

  Tue May 8, 2012
  • One of the things I love about my subdivision (built in the early 80s) is that every street has a sidewalk on each side. I can do my morning walk without worrying about cars, even on the four-lane main road.

• 9/11 defense attorney wears hijab at hearing, wants others in court to dress more modestly

  Mon May 7, 2012
  • Lady, I'd take Schwartz's comment with a VERY large grain of salt. For one thing, as a defense attorney, it's in his best interest to support another defense attorney.

• 9/11 defense attorney wears hijab at hearing, wants others in court to dress more modestly

  Mon May 7, 2012
  • That would be an insult to the U.S. military if she is not herself a service member (active or retired). She could, however, wear a poppy pin in remembrance. (Actually, that would be a very good idea for anyone in the courtroom to do.)

• 'Crab' chips, fruity Oreos? They're big overseas

  Sun May 6, 2012
  • Not a big fan of green tea, but I'd love to try the raspberry-blueberry and mango-orange Oreos! (That said, I actually prefer the Oreo wafers in the 100-calorie packs, with no filling at all.)

• Delta Air Lines leads latest airfare hike attempt

  Tue Apr 17, 2012
  • I was so happy when Virgin America opened up a route from Orlando (near me) to LAX and SFO! So much better than the legacy airlines.

• Man who stripped naked to protest TSA screening wants a trial

  Wed May 2, 2012
  • We live in a different world now? Yes, we do - a world in which fear of terrorism has led our government to be ever more intrusive in the name of "security".