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• Lose a job, prepare for a really long job search

  Fri Jan 20, 2012
  • I'm 55 and have been out of work for 19 months. I have a current permit to practice as a CPA but nobody wants an older worker.

• Role reversal: Employers say they can't find workers

  Fri Jan 13, 2012
  • I'm a CPA specializing in business valuation, over 55, 18 years of experience - haven't worked as an accountant for 18 months. Picky, picky

• Some fight uphill battle for a simpler holiday season

  Tue Nov 29, 2011
  • I've been out of work for almost two years so our family holiday budget is zero.

• Have you experienced age bias in your workplace?

  Fri Sep 30, 2011
  • 54 and out of work for 15 months despite being a CPA. Can't even get an interview in my field - what a waste. Overqualified - code for old.

• Kansas airport fake bomb suspect ordered held in jail

  Sat Sep 17, 2011
  • The airport is in Kansas City, Missouri - who writes these headlines?

• Deutsche Bank VP sues, alleges bank 'mommy tracked' her

  Wed Sep 14, 2011
  • Women still make $0.77 on the dollar compared to men on the same level.  I hope she takes them to the bank on this one.

• Jared Loughner's lawyers: He can't tell us about Tucson rampage

  Fri Jun 10, 2011
  • As a relative of a Schizophrenic I can tell you that in an un-medicated state (which Loughner was in January) there is no rational thought process. That doesn't mean that he couldn't have planned the assault but that what was done had no basis in reality.

• Should President Obama ask Gen. McChrystal to resign following comments attributed to his aides in a Rolling Stone article?

  Tue Jun 22, 2010
  • Respect the chain of command dude.

• What do you think of Rep. Joe Barton's 'shakedown' comment?

  Thu Jun 17, 2010
  • He wasn't just out of line-He was advocating for a corporation that has devastated the economy of the Gulf Coast. PS-Who's not sure on ths?

• What do you think of the new social studies standards being considered by the Texas school board?

  Tue May 18, 2010
  • OMG - They let the crazies out in Texas haven't they! How is the Slave Trade called anything else?