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Someone missed taking their meds today.

Some posters in FR seem to get upset with me when I point out the shortcomings of Truth Social. I get accused of being a troll or someone will say they have been accessing the platform in full body bliss for at least 24 hours now and that I need to get a life or learn to be patient or if that doesn't work they will call all kinds of names. We correctly complain about the shortcomings of the established "social media" platforms but have little concern for those that should give voice to conservatives. Such is the mission of...

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is urging President Joe Biden to extend the student loan payment pause to give the administration time to fix broken student loan programs and help student loan borrowers better prepare to make payments.

Hard to believe but it is almost a full month since Truth Social, a new social media platform started by Trump Media, designed to offer an alternate twitter type on-line experience without all the liberal politics, was soft launched. I know that there are some Freepers that simply will not tolerate any criticism of this platform which seems counter to Truth Social's mission statement with regard to free free speech. Having said that I do believe that it is fair game to discuss this service, the good and the bad, given that President Trump considers us his base of support....

As a general rule, I'm one that feels that if you take out a loan, you should expect to pay it back. I'm not in favor of "Student Loan forgiveness", the most important thing with any post secondary education that will cost money is will the education or training offer a future job that pays? The only exception being if the student has the time and money to take classes for "personal enrichment" with no expectation of a financial reward. Ok, we took out a Parent Plus loan for our daughter, total $21,000 which was dispersed in August 2012. The...

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Jon Corzine to be hit with civil charges, report says Former MF Global head Jon Corzine is expected to have civil charges filed against him, according to a report on NYTimes.com.

HAZLETON, Pa. – A mayor whose get-tough policies on illegal immigrants attracted national attention years before the immigration debate shifted to Arizona resigned Tuesday to take a job in Congress.

McCall won't run for 15th term in state House Carbon Democrat who became speaker in 2008 says he'll devote time to family. HARRISBURG - Putting a cap on three decades in public life, state House Speaker Keith McCall, D-Carbon, said Tuesday he will not run for re-election this fall.

State Rep. David Argall overcame a blizzard of negative ads in recent weeks, then a real snowstorm Monday, to win the late James J. Rhoades' seat in the state Senate on Tuesday. Argall declared victory at 10:45 p.m. to a cheering crowd at his campaign headquarters in Tamaqua....

Confederate flag starts a school flap Published in the Asbury Park Press 6/14/01 Confrontation over a belt buckle leads to threat of suspension, and a free-speech debate ensues By RODNEY POINT-DU-JOUR FREEHOLD BUREAU MANALAPAN -- When James Boguslawski slipped his belt around his waist while getting dressed last Thursday morning, he didn't know that it would draw so much attention. But when students saw the Confederate flag insignia on his belt buckle that day, they threatened Boguslawski, 17, a junior at Manalapan High School, he said. Boguslawski, who is white, said one black student allegedly told him, "You should be ...