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Tennis Grunting:  Cut The Racket?

Wimbledon is over, but there’s still a racket being made—about grunting. Are the exhalations natural or naughty?... Read full article

All Aboard:  Can Technology Make Us Responsible?

The story of a man using his Blackberry to record the potentially dangerous actions of a bus driver raised a question: can technology can ever compel someone to be responsible?... Read full article

The Home Run

In The Home Run, something extraordinary happens when two softball teams take the field. It’s a story that captured headlines and hearts, and reminded us that winning isn’t everything.... Read full article

Garden-Variety Activism

In this article from Slate/My Goodness, Sandy Stonesifer helps a reader with their question: Can I plant some vegetables in the vacant lot nearby?... Read full article

Women and Guns:  Shooting the Messenger?

Women and guns is a topic that usually draws a crowd. But a satirical suggestion that all women should be armed drew a shot across the bow of a blog and set off a fresh debate about gun control.... Read full article

I Do Good

In this article from Slate/My Goodness, Sandy Stonesifer answer the question: Can I turn my wedding into a charity fundraiser?... Read full article

The Pursuit of Happiness:  Are We Responsible?

The search for happiness is back. Increasingly chronicled in newspapers, blogs, books and TV, finding your bliss is finding its way once again into our conversations and our consciousness. But do we have a responsibility to be happy?... Read full article

Brave New World:  Should a Dead Man Become a Father?

A 21-year-old college student was attacked outside a bar and fell to the ground, hitting his head. He died ten days later. He had no wife, no children, and no fiancé. Should he now become a father?... Read full article

Blogging on the Brink: Time to Set Standards?

With an estimated 50 million blogs thriving or wavering on the Web, some recent headlines signal changes in the blogosphere: Blog and Beware…Blogger Jailed… Blogger Signs Off With Apology. Do bloggers need to be regulated to be responsible?... Read full article

Jail Bill: Pay To Stay?

The old saying, If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime, may be giving way to a new one: If you can’t pay for the time, don’t do the crime. Should people convicted of a crime be forced to pay the costs of their jail stay?... Read full article

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