http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/why-should-taxpayers-give-big-banks-83-billion-a-year-.html On television, in interviews and in meetings with investors, executives of the biggest U.S. banks -- notably JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon -- make the case that size is a competitive advantage. It helps them lower costs and vie for customers on an international scale....

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/high-capacity-magazines-mass-shootings In the shooting that injured Rep. Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, Jared Loughner emptied a 33-round magazine in 30 seconds, killing 6 and injuring 13. Inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, James Holmes used 40- and 100-round magazines to injure and kill an unprecedented 70 victims. At Sandy Hook...

Hello all you writers out there! This is a fun community project as well as a challenging game to sharpen your writing skills. This is a game that grew out of an idea between a poster at Open Salon (Bill S) and myself. Below is a link to my old column which explains the process and includes links to the "comment stories" that it produced. Continuity, as you can see, is no hindrance to the...