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The popular and informational television station Animal Planet has named New York City the worst city for rats in the world. In this case, they are not referring to politicians. We are talking about “Rattus norvegicus,” otherwise known as the "brown rat." Brown rats are a scourge to rural and urban areas and are one of the most serious pests on the planet, carrying diseases and multiplying at exponential speed. One pair of rats can multiply up to 200 times in just one year. They are adept at climbing, swimming, and yes, working their way thru a serpentine of sewer...

Rat infestation forces students out of classroom. The rodent frequently visiting several South Florida kindergarten classrooms isn't quite as cuddly and cute as Mickey Mouse and doesn't have teachers smiling like Chuck E. Cheese. Broward County School officials have been forced to evacuate eight classrooms at Tamarac Elementary because of a severe rat problem, reports the Sun-Sentinel. The rodents have overrun the kindergarten area of the school, forcing the students to a cleaner learning environment in another area. Luckily, students are about to be released for winter break, which gives school officials a couple of weeks to get the rats...

I am tired of hearing the word "liberal" used as an obscenity. Just last week, U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio, a high-ranking Republican, said of newly elected Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, "She's a roadblock. That's her hallmark. She's a liberal in the true sense of the word." Well, OK, Debbie, I'm glad you realized that we have a few of them left in Congress. By coincidence, I have a sore knee. My friend the philosopher suggests that it has been traumatized by years of knee-jerk liberalism. When people ask why I am limping, I tell them I have...