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Top stories for Long   Why are Republicans so against the idea of Americans having a livable wage? Why do they think that the minimum wage should stay small and that other jobs should pay barely more than it? Coen Searcey, A lifelong exercise in exploring other peoples perspectives • Updated June 27 As someone who grew up in a right wing city, with right wing family members, employers, and friends, I can tell you that there's a lot to unpack here. I've had this convers... Read more » 1K 747   What is the most spoiled-brat gift you've ever known a kid to receive? Susan D Smith, BA English & Education, Virginia Tech (1987) • Answered January 7, 2019 I emergency-babysat for one of my mom's co-workers whose regular sitter had bailed for the day at the last minute. My duty was to get the 9-year-old out of bed and dressed ... Read more » 6.2K 196   What things were discovered accidentally? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered July 19 My mother-in-law is a retired radiologist, and one time she slipped while taken medical images of a patient's broken collarbone. Instead of throwing the images away, she ha... Read more » 231 13   I recently found out that a house was purchased in my name. The house has been paid for by someone else for over 6 years and it was without my consent. What should I do? Steven Smith • Answered September 3 I had that same thing happen to me almost. I had a friend who gained my trust but I didn't find out till later that he's actually a narcissist and he has his own place but ... Read more » 1K 214   What is Bill Watterson up to today? Elliott Yoon, Calvin and Hobbes aficionado • Updated May 30, 2020 After Bill Watterson ended Calvin and Hobbes, he disappeared from the public eye. This solitude was noticed, and Time Magazine recognized Bill Watterson as one of their Top ... Read more » 2.1K 20   What are the real truths about Kamala Harris? Tom Ryugo, studied Microbiology at University of California, Davis • Answered August 25 Her father Donald Harris was Jamaican and a member of the Stanford faculty in the Economics Department. Her mother Shyamala Gopalan was an Indian immigrant who earned a PhD... Read more » 1.6K 476   "They tortured me in the Fulton County Jail, and TOOK MY MUGSHOT." How was Trump tortured? Judy Rofe, An Australian who never lost sight of the bigger picture. • Answered June 26 In a new fundraising email promoting coffee cups with his mug shot emblazoned on them, trump states: "I want you to remember what they did to me. They tortured me in the Fu... Read more » 903 66   What was the most satisfying way you saw a defense get derailed in a courtroom? Nancy Belton, former Histology Technician (1983-1990) • Updated March 9, 2023 When I was 21 and a guy had tried to rape me. I was on the stand and his attorney was questioning me and asked me "Can you describe what you were wearing?" And I stood up a... Read more » 17.4K 687   What were restaurants like in the "Wild West"? What did they serve? Where did they source their employees and food? Did they have hosts and dishwashers (1880-1910)? Daniel Baker, Born and raised here, and likely to die here • Answered September 15 Mark Twain writes in some detail about American western restaurants in his 1872 book Roughing It. While several of the stories he tells are probably meant more for humor th... Read more » 228 10   Nowadays people are saying high cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease and that it's a myth. Why is it every doctor I see says the opposite and that I need to go on medication? Why aren't the doctors being educated with the latest research? Joe Lomask • Answered August 30 For years, the causes of heart disease have been thought to be related to high saturated fat, high-LDL, red meat, and a variety of other factors, all of which have been tre... Read more » 1.8K 225   A kid threw a stone at my car. I confronted his mom (who was nearby). She said, "You can't prove it was my son." How should I have reacted? Tom Curran • Updated October 31, 2018 A kid? Should be easy. I was watching out my window one day when a little girl - maybe 9 - approached a cat, "Here, kitty, kitty". As soon as the cat came close, she kicked ... Read more » 21.5K 647   Who was the most notorious drunk in Hollywood? John Potter • Answered September 9 I need to set this one up, so please bear with me. During my college pre-med days, back in the late 1960s, I worked as a diener, the term for a pathologist's assistant to a... Read more » 723 134 Read more in your feed

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