Desperation hit frozen food aisles this past week as a pandemic of waffle-shortages gripped the country. Yes, you heard right … waffle shortages. The popular Kellogg’s brand of Eggo Waffles, famous for the coining he term, “Leggo my eggo”, will be on short supply until mid-2010. This is a direct result of Kellogg’s having interruptions in two factories, according to nrp.org. The factory problem occurred after heavy rains swamped an Atlanta ...

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On November 3, Bob McDonnell was elected governor of Virginia in what can only be described as a landslide victory over Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate. McDonnell’s campaign became a major proponent for bringing jobs and business and trying to mend the tight economic problems that faceVirginia. Whether or not you vote Republican or Democrat, you might have to agree that Virginia needed a change. As with most of the country, ...

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A free press is paramount to a thriving democracy; this much is true. Censorship in the media cannot and will not stand as long as people look beyond political posturing. However, just because a government does not outright outlaw contrary opinions, they can still move forward with comments that create a chilling effect. This seems to be the case in the onslaught of verbal warfare between the president’s spokespeople and ...

Jimmie Johnson is set to do something that is unprecedented in NASCAR and a rarity in other sports: four consecutive Sprint Cup championships. He now holds a commanding 90 point lead over second place Mark Martin, and only five drivers remain within one race of his lead. So should they go ahead and engrave the championship with his name on it? Not quite yet. The next two races will probably ...