Did you not read the story, or did you not comprehend it?   "Buffalo Wild Wings took it a step further by not only offering an apology via , but spelling out corporate policy that explicitly allows officers to carry their guns in the restaurant when they show their badges, as the officers in this case did."

In addition to what Greg said, the biggest increase in beer prices in the last few years has been the significant increase in the cost of materials, specifically wheat and hops.   A story from 2007 discussing it - And from 2011 -

What do you mean by "might have been right .. back when"?  They are still right, as the article very clearly states --- "In 2010, for example, Americans hit their peak beer consumption in June, when they knocked back more than 20.1 million barrels. They bought roughly 19.5 million barrels a month until the end of summe...more

Except for the fact that she opened a package not addressed to her.  Instead of doing the right thing by returning it to FedEx to begin with, she was hoping that she got some cool new stuff for free and decided to open the package.

From the article:   "Charleston Harbor was selected for the experiment because Dyke is from Charleston and because the city is increasingly known for its fine dining.   "With our southern roots in Charleston and Charleston being an historic location what better place to do this?" Dyke asked."

These types of arguments that try to diminish an action just because there are other bigger problems to solve are trite.  Sure, the economy is bad and there are more important things than the price of beer.  But that doesn't mean we can't also address smaller issues at the same time as we work on bigger issues.  The FT...more

Good post Kyte, until your last sentence.  You don't have to let your political bias taint every message you post.   It is ok to say that an individual person is wrong without having to tie it to a political party.

Croc, actually the Americans did want to hide in a corner during WW2.  We (yes, I am American) wanted nothing to do with the conflict until we were forced to enter by Japan bombing Pearl Harbor.  Granted, we had superior resources at the time so we were able to turn the war in the Allies favor and without our involveme...more

Yes Tom, that is proposed, but not what is reality today.  So the point is still valid.