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I was fired from my job today after 5 years. They have offered me a 5 month severance package, the catch is I have to sign some agreement that I can't understand. They explained they would not pay me my monthly salary this month or my 207 hours of vacation unless I sign the agreement. Can any one out there give me some advice as to what I should do? I am in Wisconsin and I know nothing about Employment Law here. Any suggestions would be very helpful and very appreciated.

Dear Editor: Colleen Lindsay, in her recent column in the DE, claims that her conservative views are being "squelched" by the university community. She must not be taking into consideration the fact that she pretty much got front-page press on the editorial page. Actually, it was considered a "column" not even an editorial. The rest of us little people only get 300 words. As for "diversity and open-mindedness," this is like the pot calling the kettle black for right-wingers. They oppose a woman's right to her own body, they think the government should get to dictate our living arrangements (based...

I am going to be in Philadelphia, PA on a business trip the night of the election. I was there a week ago & found that my hotel, The Inn at Penn, did not have Fox News Channel. I also felt outnumbered by particularly nasty Kerry folks. Can anyone out there suggest a hotel in the University City area or Center City area that has Fox News? I will settle for a bar that is friendly to Republicans and has the channel. Nothing makes good news better than a cold glass of beer. If I have posted this in the...

Women do not just want to be "pretty in pink" anymore. Kristina Dailing - Daily Egyptian Women do not just want to be "pretty in pink" anymore. Pink means something much more significant for thousands of people who wear the color as a symbolic stance against the war in Iraq. Pink is for peace. Code Pink: Women's Preemptive Strike for Peace is a national movement against the war in Iraq that has spread from Washington, D.C. to New York to Los Angeles and now to Carbondale. Carbondale community members have the chance to wear pink in protest from 4 p.m....