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This is two weeks in a row now that my superb Friday column has been foiled by massive corrections.
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Remember Abdicated Writer Affectionately

Over a seven-month period last year, sixty staff members of the Santa Barbara News-Press either resigned or were fired.
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Watch Who’s Watching Your Facebook

Every time I'm on Facebook - which sadly constitutes a major chunk of my free time - I always come across something that never fails to amaze me: How little some people consider privacy and safety iss...
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Campus Protestors Should Stop Clowning With Guests

Editor, Daily Nexus, To the clowns of the "Community Members Against War" club, group, assembly, whatever you want to call it - guess what? The joke's on you. You
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Congress Clenches Authority Through Military Justice Laws

Editor, Daily Nexus, Congress has done the opposite of what Jeff Dulgar wrote in his recent column ("Blame Congress for Contractor Critique," Daily Nexus, Nov. 13).
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For a while now I've been confused about why Congress is spending so much time debating the merits of waterboarding.
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Poverty Problem Requires Star Power

Poverty in America is an often glossed-over subject. Except when faced with extraordinary events like Hurricane Katrina, the American poor are too infrequently thought about.
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Water Flushed Away With New Dry Urinals

Remember when you were an elementary school student and your favorite thing to do was run into the school restroom and flush all the urinals one after another, just to see the waterfall?
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Avoid the Usual Suspects for Mary Jane Munchies

Staring red-eyed and perplexed at the gigantic black board, I couldn't help but hack up the brown phlegm clinging to the back my throat.
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Fighting Fat Requires Better Prepared Cuisine, Not Less

Look around the classroom you're sitting in. How many people can't fit in their chairs?
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Something Se-XXX-y This Way Cums

Quick: Stop taking notes and start concentrating. Word association - go. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word "porn"?
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Job Jester Conquers Corporate Etiquette

Make eye contact. Slap on that grin and prolong your attention span even if you lack the capacity.
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Booze Guru Cures Hangover Woes

Usually I love to be the one to say "I told you so," but not when it comes to drinking.
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