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• Millions of students chronically absent, study finds

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • We sent our kids to a nice charter school, with some of the best test scores in the state. My son keeps scoring below proficient in reading, but only by a few points. He improves at a steady rate, but is always behind his classmates.

• Court docs: Trayvon Martin shooting 'ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman'

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • They should stop publicly releasing every new shred of evidence. There's just enough of the story missing for everybody to fill in the blanks with their own prejudice and assumptions, according to their own worldview.

• Millions of students chronically absent, study finds

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • I've always thought there should be a tax credit for any family whose children get perfect attendance, or for high grades. Poor families tend to value education less than affluent families, so they don't see bad grades as a big deal. But they respond well to financial carrots.

• Estranged Kennedy wife died of asphyxiation due to hanging, autopsy reveals

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • When I was in high school, my friend's mother shot herself in the head on the front steps of her church. So I call BS.

• Estranged Kennedy wife died of asphyxiation due to hanging, autopsy reveals

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • Do Kennedys ever die peacefully of old age?

• John Edwards case swings on two little words: 'the' or 'a'

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • The laws lack clear and explicit Boolean operators. And/or/nor/xor/if Very important to be clear, or you end up with silly arguments like this.

• Clerk quits after robbery on his first solo shift

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • All young people wear hoodies these days... it would be more distinctive if these criminals didn't. As it is, they'll blend in with the crowd.

• Who hates cilantro? Study aims to find out

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • (cilantro hater here) I've read studies about cilantro before.

• Antimatter-fueled rocket could approach light speed

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • What are you talking about? Scientists mix tiny particles of matter and antimatter all the time.

• 'My hero': 12-year-old Florida boy saves 4 siblings from burning house

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • Legal babysitting ages vary by state... I think it's either 12 or 13 here in New Mexico. Kids of that age are allowed to be left "in charge" of younger kids without it qualifying as child endangerment.