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• How Florida brothers' 'pill mill' operation fueled painkiller abuse epidemic

  Mon May 7, 2012
  • solex - do you live in Florida?

• How Florida brothers' 'pill mill' operation fueled painkiller abuse epidemic

  Mon May 7, 2012
  • Ed, very well said. My nephew has been struggling for many many years with this.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • @Yale - 'kids attending Yale' is not a random sample of high school graduates around the world. It may include kids from all over the world, but they are not your typical high school graduate.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • What is your proof that Asians and Europeans don't have as much trouble with critical thinking as people in the U.S.? My experience tells me otherwise.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • Define "poor quality" education. In PA, you can't graduate high school, no matter where you attend, without passing tests of your reading and math abilities.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • That is your problem - you can't fathom that kids can multi-task and learn many different things - you think of it as "different paths". And define "doing well".

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • I'll admit, he was a poor choice of a "random" kid to interview for this article. But I still bet that he takes out the ring when he goes to interviews. He probably didn't think being in this article would help him, so he left it in, and yes, that was stupid.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • Bill - I'm sorry your local high school sucks. The one my kids go to teaches many college level classes and 97% of the kids graduate and go on to a 4-year college. And it is public. Where are you getting your information? My kids are getting a better education than I did many years ago.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • Amanda, you were smart to get a degree. Some day it will pay off, but it may take awhile. Don't listen to anyone who says you made the wrong decision.

• Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed

  Mon Apr 23, 2012
  • You can easily take out a nose ring. Don't you think he does that when he goes for interviews?