the editorializing by NBC news is what's making Today sink in the ratings....not to mention what they did to Ann Curry.  Blame yourselves, NBC - not this talented smart lady.

Ann Curry was not the problem.  I was actually happy when she became the anchor of Today.  She's a good newscaster.  The problem is NBC's bias broadcasting.  People are turning away from it...Chuck Todd, David Gregory, Matt Lauer, Brian Williams, etc. have made watching for REAL HONEST news an excerise in futility.  ...more

I am no big believer in the "act of congress" and this article is not about bailing out anyone.  We had a misapplied mortgage payment.  After several contacts to the black hole of 800 number "customer service", it took 6 months and a great toll on our credit score to get the whole thing fixed.  I had the cancelled chec...more

I am absolutely shocked!  Not by the earnings of the CEO's but by the level of jealousy posted on this thread.  Since when is it a sin to aspire to success.  These guys either built the company - like Ralph Lauren - or negotiated their compensation package before they got hired.  If they negotiated a bonus structure ba...more

Too bad for Big Mama Thornton is right!  There was a time back in the early 50's where black artists recorded music and played it on the "Chittlin' Circuit" - then white artists would "clean it up" and record it for white radio.  Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, and even the recently deceased Miss Etta James were all v...more

I hope her family and loved ones know how much her gift touched people.  RIP Miss Etta...sing some blues with Billie up in Heaven...oh what a joyful noise!!

good riddance!

Welcome to the real world Chef Batali!  You may not approve of certain businesses - you may not approve of some groups tactics.  But freedom isn't free.  The constitutions guarantee of Free Speech is just that.  You assume the responsibility for your statements even though you are free to make them.  The price for free...more

Beckett...paying 5k too much for a home?  you've gotta be kidding!!  We waited to buy our present home until we thought the market had hit bottom.  That was 2008...we closed with $80k in equity because we got a deal on new construction standing inventory.  now we are $80k under water...that's a $160k drop in value in 3...more