- N.L. premier's U.S. heart surgery sparks health-care debate: Supporters and critics of Canada's health-care system have found themselves in a new debate sparked by the decision of a provincial premier to seek heart surgery in the United States.
- Obama, with straight face, lectures American's on how to spend their own money the same week he proposes the biggest spending budget in US history. "When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."
- What exactly did Bush and Cheney do wrong? You know its bad when Salon.com is asking this question.
- Setting a Reading Goal: 100 Books in 2010: Trevin Wax writes, Several years ago, I began setting a goal of reading 100 books a year. That’s roughly two books a week. 2007 was the first year I met the quota. Since then, several people have asked about setting goals for book-reading. Others have asked, Can it really be done? Here are some tips to get you started.
