And "follow me, hug me, kiss me"? Not a chance.

Teacher in training Stacy Snyder had completed her student-teaching requirements. She was on the dean's list. Millersville's acting dean congratulated Snyder as "one of [Millersville University's] finest student scholars."

Yet on the eve of graduation, this 27-year-old mother of two was denied her education degree and teaching certificate when the University found pictures on her MySpace page 'promoting underage drinking.' The offending picture was a snapshot from Halloween of her in a pirate outfit drinking from a cup.

But hold on now. I don't care what was in the cup. There is more than one reason to not allow this woman to teach.

First, she was pictured dressed as a pirate. Everyone knows pirates were all men. Women who dress like men should not be permitted to teach our children.

Second, she was pictured dressed as a pirate. Everyone knows pirates were gay. Women who dress like gay men should not be permitted to teach our children.

Third, she was pictured dressed as a pirate. Everyone knows pirates were terrorists. Women who dress like gay men terrorists should not be permitted to teach our children.

Forth, she was pictured dressed as a pirate. Everyone knows that some pirates were Muslim. Women who dress like gay men Muslim terrorists should not be permitted to teach our children.

Finally, she is 27 and had a MySpace page.

AIG executives are slated to receive over $165 Million in bonuses for their work performed in 2008.  In the same year, the US taxpayers have given AIG $170 Billion in bailout money to cover massive losses at the company.  AIG claims they are under contract to give the executives these bonuses and need to pay them in order to retain "top talent".  Barack Obama has vowed to try to block the payment of these bonuses.  Who do you agree with?

And, strangely, so did most of my friend's results.

Instead, I've been a starving community mental health worker, a starving political activist and now a starving artist (musician).

Maybe I should have given being a mortician a try.

Many people have debated on either side of the issue, some saying that AIG is too big to fail, and some saying that it's best for the country if we let it fail.

Is AIG "Too Big to Fail?"

Less than a week after the Federal Government declined to bail out Lehman Brothers from going bankrupt, they orchestrated an $85 Billion bailout of AIG. Do you think the government should continue to bail out companies with taxpayer money, or should they let Capitalism play it's course and allow the companies to fail?

Teens should be encouraged more to have jobs and save money at a young age.

I know people that are almost 20 years old that have never had a job. Then I go to work at the grocery store and see people in their 40's and 50's at a cash register.

Something is wrong here.

Don't you think that all teenagers should start working and saving money earlier? So that they can get those crappy jobs over with?

As Obama ponders who is the right person to tap for the ever-more-important role of Treasury Secretary, he must take a close look at their plans for stimulating the economy. Some have called Obama a Keynesian economist, but many wonder if that's the best theory.

For those non-econ geeks out there, Keynesian economics is essentially a theory that the best way to stimulate the economy is for the government to step in to increase spending, either by increasing the money supply or by actually buying things on the market itself.

Many companies, governments, and individuals and their families have taken the initiative to convert from petroleum-based and other fossil fuel based energy to renewable sources.  However, plastics, gasoline, tar, and other daily products are still derived from petroleum and the world doesn't appear to be able to function correctly without these in large quantities.  

Many politicians oppose exploration and drilling for petroleum in and off the shores of the United States, and the industry overall has declined in the country, as opposed to other countries.  

Even if the industry does not survive in the United States, it may flourish in other countries that depend on the industry for most of their economy. 

Most people think it's collapse would cause immense harm and that we should do everything in our power to prop it up. Others think that "the economy" should fail and it's demise is long overdue.

The emphasis in the Web 1.0 environment was content e.g. Brochure web sites. A feature of web 2.0 environments is the facility for users to be able to collaborate. Do you believe it is more important for users in a web environment to be able to share information - COLLABORATE - or read information - CONTENT.

Every debate on here claims computers and the Internet as great accomplishments. Has any other accomplishments been done in the last twenty years?

Social networking i.e. facebook, myspace , twitter are all banded at my company.  I'm in sales and it's a great way to get to know your clients and vise versa.  What do you think? 

I've had a lot of jobs, and my favorite days are always the last. Recently I quit one of my jobs, and right now I am experiencing my last shift. They're always just like any other day at the office, but with a sense of hope, wonder and fear mixed it.

I haven't planned on telling my douchebag boss off, but I really want to. It wouldn't be hard, but I'd much rather just say, "You're not paying me to tollerate you anymore, so peace." If I did tell him off it would be epic, and I wore a hot little white dress just to let him know what he's gonna be missing.

So my question is, do you have an interesting story about you last day at a job?

Most up-votes wins.

For the first time since May 2008, there have been two consecutive weeks of positive movement in the stock market.  Does this signify the end of the economic recession and the turnaround of the economy?  Is the worst over?  Or are we still in store for more falling prices?

But, the most important question: Is it time to buy? ;)

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