Latest Comments

• Were you bullied when you were young?

  Mon Jan 25, 2010
  • I was bullied daily as a child - everyone picks on the fat smart girl in the class. It used to bother me. Finally I realized that I could lose weight but they would never get any smarter - and guess what - I'm thinner and still smarter than most of the bullies that plagued me 40 plus years ago.

• How often do you drink bottled water?

  Thu Dec 17, 2009
  • I use a home purification pitcher to refill my own bottles for on the go. Cheaper and reduces the volume of plastic.

• What job do you think is the most stressful?

  Mon Nov 23, 2009
  • I've worked in surgery for over 15 years - its stressful. You literally have people's life in your very hands.

• Long-term unemployed face dwindling options 

  Thu Nov 19, 2009
  • I understand her plight. My financee recently passed away and we were barely making ends meet with his meager income. We have 2 grown kids living with us because they can't make it on part-time "part-time" jobs. I am thankful, however, that I am working.

• Will you follow the new advice and wait until age 50 to start getting mammograms?

  Thu Nov 19, 2009
  • I'm past 50 and have gotten a mammo every other year since I was 40 - I think the benefits outweigh the risks.

• New hotel owner hounded by racism charges

  Mon Oct 26, 2009
  • I don't understand why its acceptable to call a person with light colored skin any name in the books (and some that cannot be repeated) but to even insinuate that any person with brown or black skin is anything but dipped in honey is being racist...... No wonder the hotel is a dump.

• Are you comfortable with a woman as the primary breadwinner?

  Thu Oct 15, 2009
  • I am now and always have been the primary breadwinner - and I'd not have it any other way.

• Should health care providers be required to get swine flu shots?

  Thu Aug 27, 2009
  • Its a personal choice - provide info, risks, provide it free and let healthcare workers decide for themselves. I am!

• No fond farewell for Mega Shredder

  Wed Oct 7, 2009
  • Its too bad that the city and residents couldn't make this work out.

• Making sure health isn't an economic casualty

  Fri Jul 10, 2009
  • I'm beginning to feel rather jaded these days - there are so many Hispanics here in Elkhart county and they have taken advantage of every little way they possibly can to live here.