Seriously, who cares if the Pope quits or not. The position of "Vicar of Chirst" is outdated and no longer relevant in a time when most persons can read the bible for themselves.  Back in the day when there was a need for the church to have a leader because of the newness of the Catholic Church it was to advance the kn...more

I can not believe the comments that people are writing blaming the Democrats for higher taxes when it is the Republicans that will not give in a little and increase the taxes on those who can afford it.  I am so sick and tired of hearing how our country is turning Socialist when most of you have not one single idea of ...more

I like William Jefferson or Thomas Jefferson.

I'm guessing that the last line of your comment was a sly aside to the remark from our President that was taken out of context.  Yes, your friends are building their business on  their own, but unless they are building the roads they drive on, refine the gasoline that goes into the car that was built by someone else, a...more

I have seen stick thin women that are flabby because they have no muscle tone.  Most women that are small do not see the need for strength training.  Skinny isn't always healthy not beautiful.

The creation of jobs is not the area of the government.  It is the domain of private business.  All of the talk about not raising the tax rate on businesses is so they would be able to create jobs but the only thing it does is put more money on the books so they can show a greater profit for the shareholders.  The main...more

I agree with most of the article except for the food budget.  Use less prepackaged, shop farmer's markets, use coupons for items you really use and watch for sales and use leftovers to stretch budget.

I don't think that you can add in any Federal tax increase to habits to break.  Especially since there hasn't been any increase to the income tax in several years.  Which is part of the problem with the budget.  Decreasing income while increasing out going $$ doesn't work.  Maybe we shouldn't have spent so much money o...more

Hey nmw1999, I thought the same about the comment about Rochester but then noticed that they mentioned both flour and Flowers.  Please read the comment carefully before making your acerbic comments, you'll look like you actually read the article that way.  Here is Florida, we have been the victims of too much Republica...more