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• Virginia first-grader dies from allergic reaction at school

  Thu Jan 5, 2012
  • I have a child with life threatening allergies to peanuts and tree nuts. She has 4 epi-pens; 2 for home, 2 for school along with a 'trainer pen' and instructions in the box. Thankfully, we have not yet had to use them.

• Why redheads and dentists don't get along

  Tue Nov 22, 2011
  • I am a natural redhead, and I do experience a lot of what this reported study has discovered. It normally takes two to three times longer just for the Novocaine to 'kick in'. There are a few times where it never fully kicked in, or the procedure took longer than the Novocaine stayed with me. 

• Facebook gives you better privacy, personal info control

  Wed Oct 6, 2010
  • Honestly, all they are doing is recreating the existence of social cliques in a technological environment.

• Facebook gives you better privacy, personal info control

  Wed Oct 6, 2010
  • StopAndThink - you should stop..and think! Why would you want to prevent Friends of Friends from sending friend requests? Simple - I don't want my step-son's bio mom seeing my FB just because I am friends with my step-son.  If you don't get that, here's another scenario as to why I would not …

• Bullock denies report of sex tape with James

  Tue Apr 6, 2010
  • Using an alleged sex-tape as leverage in a divorce case? Forgive me if this sounds like a 'dumb' question, but I am not a person who has studied law extensively. However, how is this NOT extortion/blackmail, etc.?

• If you've had a health scare, how long did it cause you to change your ways?

  Mon Mar 1, 2010
  • Scared straight in 2007-1 DVT, 6 PE's, diagnosed with a congenital blood disorder. Since then, I lost 80 pounds and have stayed on course

• Tech industry searching for girls gone geek

  Sun Feb 21, 2010
  • Vote: Amen! I happen to be one of those 'girls gone geek' - and have been in the IT Industry as a hardcore programmer and now IT Systems Security Audits and Analysis for the past 14 years. I don't think it gets much geekier than that - and yes, I love video games, too.

• Feared lost in balloon, boy found at home

  Thu Oct 15, 2009
  • The kids were outside in the backyard playing. Parents were in the house. The kid apparently crawled inside as the tether came loose. His brother ran inside to tell the parents. The balloon landed 50 miles away, no kid inside.

• Feared lost in balloon, boy found at home

  Thu Oct 15, 2009
  • For those of you asking why he was not in school today: This particular district is OFF for parent/teacher conferences today. Elementary school kids (including kindergarten) are off school today and tomorrow.

• Jon Gosselin's girlfriend calls him 'so strong'

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • Is anyone as grossed out as I am that -- when Jon originally married Kate, his new plaything was merely 12 years old?