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Think before you post
As Barometer editors, one small part of our myriad responsibilities is moderating the comments that get posted to articles on our website - which, for anyone who is curious, is dailybarometer.com.
This is simultaneously a privilege and the bane of our existence.
Queer language: Not so concerned with getting it straight
Talking about queer things is not as easy as it looks.
Oh, we queers have plenty of moles operating in straight people's offices, schools and hospitals. We are also in the military and manage to have sex lives, but don't tell anyone, okay?
From where I stand, it appears that we service straight people daily in more ways than one.
High School Musical, American Pie and OSU boys
Contrary to what you might believe chivalry isn't dead.
If I'm entirely honest, my idea of U.S. youth society was based around what I'd seen in High School Musical and American Pie.
While I realized this wouldn't be a thoroughly accurate representation, I had assumed in all my years of American television I would have gleaned something of an accurate impression.
Continuing the discussion surrounding health care
Recently, I wrote a column about why we need health care reform, talking about how our system fails in important ways.
This column is a follow up to explain how health care reform actually works.
First, though, I have to digress, and apologize to the cities of Albany and Millersburg for my last column.
