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Liar liar, officepants on fire
That's a good point! (No it isn't.) I'd be happy to join the team! (I'd rather be eaten by wart hogs.) Your cake is delicious! (Thanks for the food poisoning, Julia Child.) These are but a few examples of the lies we tell at work. Most aren't...
Tags: University of Oxford, Health and Safety at Work, Julia Child, Employees, Rex Huppke
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Too much secrecy threatens our security
After I downgraded the scandal value of the National Security Agency's massive gathering of our phone records and email data, a curious reader raised a thoughtful question: Would I "have the same tone if this story broke while (George W.) Bush was prez?"...Tags: Email, Government, National Government, National Security Agency, Al-Qaeda
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Multiple litter boxes could curb kitty's strange bathroom habits
My Pet WorldQ: Cujo stopped using his litter box last week. He's now using kitchen counters and inside the cabinets to do his business. I've always had cats and never encountered this problem before. Please help or I'll be forced to find Cujo a new home. -- M.I.,...Tags: Hyperthyroidism, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Steve Dale, Urinary Tract Infection
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Krewella puts twist on dance music
There were several turning points in the ascendant career of Chicago trio Krewella (which plays at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Spring Awakening Festival this weekend at Soldier Field). But perhaps the most significant unfolded in the first few hours of 2012....Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Science and Technology, New Year's Day, Beyonce
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Survey indicates geography impacts pet longevity
My Pet WorldThere's no U.S. Centers for Disease Control for Pets. Until recently, veterinarians greatly practiced in a medical bubble, only knowing what they were seeing in their own clinics. With a database of more than 800 hospitals in 43 states, Banfield the Pet...Tags: Gingivitis, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Pets, Overweight
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Rachel Marsden: NSA's PRISM program falls victim to an ego trip
American VoicesPARIS -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor on the lam for having dumped some classified documents on the desk of a British reporter, says that he doesn't consider himself a hero, but his girlfriend's blog paints a different...Tags: FBI, Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics, PRISM (surveillance program), Paris (France)
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Joel Brinkley: Public opinion in Arab world turns against Iran
American VoicesFor so many years, Iran has been a popular neighbor among most Arab states, largely because of its unremitting hostility toward Israel and the West. But now, the tables have turned, and its past behavior counts for nothing. Iran has lost the friendship...Tags: Entertainment Events, National Government, Government, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama
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Robert Reich: Divided government: Washington is closing, states are moving in opposite directions
American VoicesConservative Republicans in our nation's capital have managed to accomplish something they only dreamed of when Tea Partiers streamed into Congress at the start of 2011. They've basically shut down Congress. Their refusal to compromise is working just...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, National Government, Government, Abortion Issue
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Jonah Goldberg: Skepticism is warranted over phone records revelations
The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every phone call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...Tags: Cell Phones, Unrest, Conflicts and War, USA Today, Disease Prevention, Science and Technology
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Time to dial up some healthy skepticism
The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every [phone] call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, USA Today, Disease Prevention, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Work assignment: Just be human
As regular readers of this column know, my last vacation involved a cactus and the unfortunate perforation of my buttocks. (Thank you for all the sympathy cards.) So I'm pleased to report that on a recent trip to Disney World — aka "Mickey Mouse's...Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Rex Huppke, Donald Trump, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Harris: Network, net worth can be built on passions, author writes
Take out a pen and write down the three things you're most passionate about — no more than one or two words each. Mine are journalism, technology and watching plays. Where those three passions overlap, Porter Gale writes in "Your Network is Your...
Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Authors, Social Media, Virgin Group, Ltd., Arts and Culture
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