As a former competitive youth swimmer (I swam for 13.5 years prior to college), I can certainly attest to the cost.  I don't remember the exact fee for my club, but I believe my parents paid around ~$2000 a year for me.  My three older sisters also swam, but I was the only one who stuck it out through high school.  Tha...more

@Ripon: At least for swimming, you're dead wrong (I don't have experience with any other sports, so I can't say for them).  I swam for 13 years before going off to college and now am a swim coach.  Anyone who has the talent can make it on the Olympic team.  It's purely about swimming ability, nothing to do with bei...more

A minor correction--the Rose/Doctor romantic storyline was not resolved.  She ended up with the human Doctor in "Journey's End" in the 4th season.

According to her bio, she was a nun from 1958-1968.  That hardly qualifies her to still be called a nun.  Way to go, MSN! On the other hand, I find this whole thing pretty shady and hope this suit gets voluntarily or summarily dismissed, too.

Actually, cottoncat, in 2011 the DoD budget was only $705 billion (still way too much!).  Social Security ran to $730 billion, Medicare ran to $485 billion, income security (entitlements such as food stamps, housing assistance, etc) ran to $597 billion, and health care ran to $372 billion. Adding those up and compar...more

Retired: Let's look at Georgia. Per the Georgia Department of Driver Services, the voter ID is free.  To apply, all you need to do is provide documentation proving you're a legal citizen.  Accepted documentation includes a marriage license application, marriage license/certificate, ​ divorce decree, passport, birt...more

Dicazi, every state I've looked up offers a free or low cost ($5 or less) state ID.  That means that all you have to do is present whatever forms of documentation they require at the DMV or wherever they accept the applications for the ID. If you can produce whatever documentation they require for the ID, then you d...more

Someone, you do realize that diesels aren't the only cars with turbos, right?  If the turbo needs to be replaced, it'll need to be replaced, whatever engine type you have.

This article is wrong--you do NOT pay income tax on the SS deductions from your paycheck.  For example, if you have a gross paycheck of $1000 and you have $100 withheld for Social Security/Medicare, you only pay income tax on the remaining $900.