Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Kerry Lester the Political Editor for the Daily Hearld joined John and Amy to talk about the resignation of Pat Brady and what it will mean for the future of the Illinois GOP. Neighbors and friends were stunned by the arrest of Ariel Castro and his two brothers on accusations three women were held captive for years in his Cleveland home. They say that they never noticed anything was wrong in the house. Cicero Town President Larry Dominick joined John and Amy to talk about the town's offer to give the Cubs land for a new stadium if they move to Cicero. Plus, Chris Christie gave a press conference yesterday, saying this his weigh-loss surgery was motivated by family concerns.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Kerry Lester the Political Editor for the Daily Hearld joined John and Amy to talk about the resignation of Pat Brady and what it will mean for the future of the Illinois GOP. Neighbors and friends were stunned by the arrest of Ariel Castro and his two brothers on accusations three women were held captive for years in his Cleveland home. They say that they never noticed anything was wrong in the house. Cicero Town President Larry Dominick joined John and Amy to talk about the town's offer to give the Cubs land for a new stadium if they move to Cicero. Plus, Chris Christie gave a press conference yesterday, saying this his weigh-loss surgery was motivated by family concerns.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Cleveland City Councilman Matt Zone joined John and Amy with reaction to the rescue of three women who had been missing for 10 years. A second grader in Virginia was suspended for pointing his pencil at another student and making gun noises. Alex Fitzpatrick the Political Writer for the technology and social media news site Mashable.com joined John and Amy with an explanation of the "Marketplace Fairness Act" aka the Internet sales tax. Plus, Steve Cochran joined John and Amy to talk about the Honor Flight Chicago Golf Outing June 6th at Bolingbrook Golf Club.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Neighbors and friends were stunned by the arrest of Ariel Castro and his two brothers on accusations three women were held captive for years in his Cleveland home. They say that they never noticed anything was wrong in the house. Are you close enough with your Do you think you would notice if your neighbor was doing something illegal like that? A Yale Divinity School graduate is offering a plot one of his family cemetery plots to the family of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The locals are not happy about the offer and are planning a protest. Plus, Dr. Woody Denham the Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program for the NorthShore University HealthSystem joined John and Amy with an explanation of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's weight loss surgery.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Neighbors and friends were stunned by the arrest of Ariel Castro and his two brothers on accusations three women were held captive for years in his Cleveland home. They say that they never noticed anything was wrong in the house. The Top 5 @ 5. Walter Cronkite IV has carried on his family legacy and his working as a producer for CBS News. He joined John and Amy to talk about his grandfather's career and his new book "Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home." Plus, William Beavers is appealing his conviction on the grounds that none of the jurors in his trial were African-American.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, whose father was a Cuban immigrant, should not be "defined as a Hispanic" because of his stance on immigration legislation. CNN Contributor Leslie Sanchez, author of "Los Republicanos" joined John and Amy with reaction. Sheriff Tom Dart said Sunday that he is proposing a concealed-carry gun ordinance that he says will keep Cook County from becoming the “Wild West.” Plus, three women who vanished separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20's have been found alive in the Cleveland area.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Jennifer Keiper the Midwest Correspondent for Fox News Radio joined John and Amy with the latest on the three women who were discovered after having been kidnapped for over ten years. A music festival in South Africa is going to feature “beer drones.” A patron orders a cold one, and then it is parachuted down to them by an unmanned aerial vehicle. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery. The move is bound to lead to rumors that he will run for President in 2016, but Christie says that he did it for his family. Plus, Mike North joined John and Amy to talk about the Bulls big playoff win in Game One against the Miami Heat, and also the firing of Susannah Collins on CSN.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Dozens of women who were denied the chance to become Chicago firefighters are being allowed to re-apply. The women reached a tentative settlement with the city in a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the test was discriminatory because the applicants were never given scores or benchmarks for success. Do people deserve an explanation for why they have failed? A private charity is offering “Pet Food Stamps” to low income people. You’re prohibited from using “people” food stamps for pet food. This is completely funded through donations, not government money.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Three women who vanished separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20's have been found alive in the Cleveland area. The Top 5 @ 5. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery. The move is bound to lead to rumors that he will run for President in 2016, but Christie says that he did it for his family. Plus, the NRA has asked a vendor at their convention to pull shooting targets that looked like President Obama.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Mark Kirk wants the Feds to come in and do something about gang violence in Chicago. Dick Durbin agrees but thinks that it might be tough to find the cash. Do you agree with Kirk that it is time for the Feds to step in? The Sheriff in Palm Beach county Florida is starting a program to have people turn in their neighbors if they say something that suggests they might commit a mass murder, or say something bad about the government. Our brother in sound former Congressman Joe Walsh joined John and Amy to talk about Comcasts firing of Susanna Collins last week. Plus, over the weekend, Amy ran in the 9th Annual Run/Walk To Remember for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
The labor market rebounded last month as the U.S. economy added 165,000 net new jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5%, its lowest level in more than five years. Our economic guru Brian Battle, the Director of Trading for Performance Trust Capital Partners joined John and Amy with analysis of the numbers. The family of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is having a hard time finding a cemetery that will allow burial of his body. The 9/11 museum at Ground Zero will charge people admission, about $20-25. 9/11 victims family members are outraged, saying that the museum is trying to make money off of the tragedy. Do you agree? Plus, a Texas high school track team was disqualified from competing in the state championships because one of the runners made a gesture thanking God after he crossed the finish line. The rules bar any celebrations at all in the race area.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
A letter sent last week from Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz to CSN Chicago executives suggests that Susanna Collins may have been done in by a series of YouTube videos she made several years ago, not her on-air slip-up. Is it fair to fire her for a job that she did several years ago? Alexander Burns the Senior Political Reporter for Politico joined John and Amy to talk about the sudden rise of Ted Cruz in talks of who could emerge as the leading GOP contender for President in 2016. James Carville told George Stephanopolous that Cruz is the best Republican candidate that he has seen in years.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Over the weekend, Amy ran in the 9th Annual Run/Walk To Remember for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. The Top 5 @ 5. Plus, a school in North Carolina has banned a 17 year old from holding her son in her yearbook photo. They say it could promote teen pregnancy. The school invited seniors to include a prop in their senior picture that represents an achievement or something that best represents them. There were no rules or requirements for said prop. She picked her son as her “prop.” She says that his birth led her to work harder, which led to her graduating early.
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Comcast SportsNet Chicago has decided to "part ways" with reporter Susannah Collins after her Freudian slip earlier this week. Amy's head might explode. Your thoughts? Michael Medved joined John and Amy to talk about the news story that the CIA gave money to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and also had reviews of "Iron Man 3" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." Plus, dash-cam video of actress Reese Witherspoon’s recent disorderly-conduct arrest has been released and isn't exactly flattering.
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Friday, May 03, 2013
The State Department's Office of Inspector General is investigating the special internal panel that probed the Benghazi terror attack for the State Department. Bret Baier the host of Special Report on the Fox News Channel has been covering the story from the very beginning, and joined John and Amy to talk about the latest. A school in South Carolina decided it was a good idea to call “overweight” students one by one over the intercom for a meeting about their weight. Parents are outraged. Former Chicago Police Superintendent Phil Cline joined John and Amy to talk about this weekend's 9th Annual Run/Walk To Remember for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. Plus, a battle between two ice cream truck drivers led to news anchors resorting to the most ridiculous ice cream-related puns imaginable.
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Mike Baker is a former cover CIA Operations Officer and President of Dilligence LLC, a global intelligence and security firm. He joined John and Amy with reaction to President Obama's comments that he will revive his efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, the teenage terror suspect from Aurora who allegedly wanted to blow up a suburban nightclub has been ordered released on bond by a federal judge. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart joined John and Amy to talk about their effort to confiscate guns from people with FOID cards that have been revoked. Plus, if you're looking for a job, Norway is looking for a "Polar Bear Spotter."
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Lindsay Lohan is on the lamb this morning. She was supposed to start a rehab stint last night, but she showed up at the facility briefly before leaving. She has a couple of hours to turn herself in. The Top 5 @ 5. Also from the "celebrities behaving badly file," dash-cam video of actress Reese Witherspoon’s recent disorderly-conduct arrest has been released and isn't exactly flattering. Plus, a Florida high school student has been arrested for what school administrators call a science experiment gone wrong.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has unveiled his own proposal for overhauling the state’s pension plan. Madigan’s measure would raise retirement age, increase worker contributions, cut back benefits. House Republican Leader Tom Cross joined John and Amy to talk about the proposed deal. A Pennsylvania woman who mysteriously disappeared after dropping off her children for school 11 years ago has surfaced in Florida. She was declared dead, and for a while her ex-husband was a suspect. Two masked men ran into a school in Oregon and started shooting up the place. They were shooting blanks, and school hired them to make their surprise drill a little more authentic. If this happened at your child’s school, how would you react? Plus, Dennis Miller.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Three new suspects have were charged in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings Wednesday for interfering with the police investigation of the attacks. The suspects allegedly destroyed and concealed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s backpack and laptop after the bombing. Two of the three were in the country on expired visas. Is it time for the US to raise the bar when it comes to who we allow to enter the country? Sean Trende the Senior Elections Analyst for Real Clear Politics told John and Amy that Republicans may not have history on their side as much as they think when it comes to retaking the Senate in 2014. Plus, a New York company will give employees a 15% raise if they get a tattoo of their logo. Would you do that? How much money would it take?
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts unveiled their new plans to renovate Wrigley Field yesterday and hinted that if the plan is not approved, the team may have to move from Wrigley. Do you think that could happen? Amy's outraged by the fact that eBay is allowing people to sell Boston Marathon memorabilia online. Lt. Col. Jeff Addicott is the director of the Center for Terrorism Law, and a former Green Beret and JAG officer. He joined John and Amy to talk about the hurdles that President Obama will face in trying to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
A Pennsylvania woman who mysteriously disappeared after dropping off her children for school 11 years ago has surfaced in Florida. She was declared dead, and for a while her ex-husband was a suspect. The Top 5 @ 5. A state legislator in Wisconsin wants the Welfare office to have a say in what food people buy. If the state is footing the bill, should they be able to control what food you buy? Plus, there are rumors that freshman Senator Ted Cruz might be considering a Presidential run in 2016.
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand – Plan B One-Step – and will let it be sold over the counter. If you're a parent, would you be OK with that? Ed Morrissey the Senior Editor for Hot Air told John and Amy that, whether a "red line" has been crossed or not, the conflict in Syria is one that the United State should completely avoid.
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
During Tuesday’s press conference, President Obama took questions from reporters on the hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Obama said he plans to revisit closing Gitmo, arguing that the prison is not necessary to keep the country safe. What do you think the US should do with the prisoners at Gitmo? A New Hampshire man has filed a police report after he lost his entire life savings playing a carnival game. He says that the practice shots were easy, but the real ones were impossible and the game must be rigged. He lost $2,600.
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Henry Crumpton is a 24 year veteran of the CIA's Clandestine Service. He joined John and Amy to talk about the Boston marathon bombing, the situation in Syria and his new book "The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service." One of the Boston marathon bombing survivors is speaking for the first time, and he incorporates just about every Boston stereotype that you could imagine. Wrigley's new caffeinated gum has caught the attention of the Food and Drug Administration, which says it will investigate the effects of added caffeine on children and teens. Amy thinks that they should block it. Do you agree?
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Former Cubs star Mark Grace has reportedly been a model prisoner as he serves a four month work release sentence in Arizona. The Top 5 @ 5. Speaking at an event at Georgetown University on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton shared his views on guns in America, stating that if you live in a city and need protection for your home, there is by far no better weapon than a shotgun. Plus, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds 62% of Americans say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to intervene in Syria and 56% think that North Korea is a threat that can be contained for now.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Bill Gertz the Senior Editor for the Washington Free Beacon joined John and Amy to talk about the latest in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing. Female DNA has been found on at least one of the Boston Marathon bombs, which has led investigators to question Katherine Russell, the wife of bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale is the first base coach for the Brooks College Prep baseball team joined John and Amy to talk about their canceled game against Walter Payton College Prep because Payton parents were worried about safety. Plus, the late night shows have already reacted to NBA player Jason Collins coming out of the closet.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Fox News Political Analyst Juan Williams joined John and Amy to talk about the debate over immigration reform in Washington, and the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend. A new Pew poll in Mexico suggests that people there will continue to cross the border illegally when the US economy improves. A Georgia high school still hold segregated proms, and an Atlanta TV reporter went to cover it. Plus, Mike North joined John and Amy to talk about Jason Collins decision to come out as the first openly gay NBA player.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Ron Paul, the former Republican congressman from Texas, penned a piece about the “military-style occupation” that took place in Boston following the bombing. Criticizing the “unprecedented move,” Paul suggested that occupation was as frightening — and perhaps more — than the attack itself. A mother in Michigan has made it her mission to have a “pornographic” book being taught at her daughter’s middle school pulled from the curriculum. The “pornographic” book in question? The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The school recently changed to an unedited version, and she says Anne was a little too graphic in describing her transition to adulthood.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a deal to settle a long-running dispute with the private firm that holds the controversial 75-year meter lease with the city. It would include the return of free parking on Sunday. The Top 5 @ 5. Jason Collins of the NBA has become the first openly gay active player from a major American team sport. The 34-year-old, a center for the Washington Wizards, came out in a story he wrote for the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated. President Obama called Collins yesterday, which Amy Jacobson thinks was a little over the top. Do you agree?
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Monday, April 29, 2013
A man was kicked off of a flight because he has Tourette Syndrome and couldn’t stop saying the word “Bomb.” He says that he was nervous because of the fallout from the Boston bombing, and that caused him to keep ticking the word “Bomb.” Were they right to kick him off? Was he a threat to anyone? Former Congressman Joe Walsh joined John and Amy with reaction to the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night. Plus, an Indiana woman found a frog in a can of green beans.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
A group of Payton College Prep parents refused to send their kids to Brooks College Prep on Far South Side school for a night non-conference game, citing safety concerns. Do you think they were right to do that or should they have honored their commitment to play the game? Real Clear Politics Reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns told John and Amy that Paul Ryan could end up being a pivotal figure in the negotiations over immigration reform. Plus, an 11-year old Boy Scout was suspended for bringing a pocket knife on a camping trip.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison compared the surveillance of Muslim communities to Japanese internment camps. Is surveillance a violation of citizens rights? A new report says that President Obama has spent twice as much time on vacation and playing golf as he has working on the economy. Fox News contributor Col. David Hunt joined John and Amy to talk about his new book "Terror Red" and also the situation in Syria. Plus, rusted landing gear from one of the hijacked airliners from the 9/11 attacks was discovered wedged between two buildings on Friday.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
The war games continue in Tinley Park. Some are still angry that they scheduled exercises so close to the bombings at the Boston marathon. The Top 5 @ 5. A man in Tucson has decided that it’s a good idea to walk around campus holding a sign saying “You deserve rape.” He’s complaining about the female students wearing shorts and dresses.
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Pat Camden the President of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police joined John and Amy to talk about “Operation Impact,” the effort to saturate high-crime areas with rookie officers on foot patrol and veteran officers working on overtime and days off. The father of the Boston bombing suspects has become sick and won't be traveling to the US to see his surviving son. Michael Medved joined John and Amy with reaction to the dedication of the Bush Presidential Library and also had a review of the new movie on Jackie Robinson, "42".
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Bret Baier the host of Special Report on the Fox News Channel joined John and Amy with reaction to Thursday's dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential library. The White House sent letters to Congress to say it now believes that Syria has used chemical weapons. John McCain says that it's past time for the US to do something about it. Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined John and Amy to talk about the aid that is being sent out in response to last week's flooding. Plus, the first poll out of New Hampshire shows Rand Paul leading the GOP field for President in 2016.
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Barbara Bush says Jeb shouldn't run for POTUS. She says we've "had enough Bushes." Do you agree that three Presidents from one family would be too much? Congress is working on a plan to tax flu vaccines. Christine Gorman the Health and Medicine Editor for Scientific American joined John and Amy to talk about the Bird Flu outbreak in China, and just how worried we should be about it making the jump to the US. Plus, record sales of Neil Diamond's song "Sweet Caroline" are up 597% in the last week.
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Friday, April 26, 2013
All five living President’s spent the day in Texas for the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Carter, Clinton and Obama all spoke and focused on Bush's humanitarian work in Africa. The Top 5 @ 5. A 340 pound man says that Southwest Airlines humiliated him by yanking him off of a flight from Chicago to Denver because of his weight. Plus, the owner of the boat where the Boston bomber was found as gotten over $50,000 in donations to buy a new one.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Illinois State Senator Kirk Dillard joined John and Amy to talk about his bill that aims to reign in "flash mob" attacks organized on social media. A Missouri woman is on trial for beating her son's Heroin deal with a baseball bat, the problem is that they can't find a jury that won't automatically side with the mother. George W. Bush is making the media rounds in the run-up to the opening of his Presidential Library in Texas later today. Plus, Dennis Miller.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
A Department of Defense training exercise that included explosions heard miles away scared some residents of Tinley Park. They say it was insensitive to do that so soon after the Boston Marathon bombing and Texas fertilizer plant explosion. Should they have canceled the exercise? An Afghanistan veteran called the police on a car because it was being driven by two Muslim males and had Massachusetts license plates. Comedian and columnist Dean Obeidallah joined John and Amy to talk about what he has seen. Plus, a Mormon Bishop saved his neighbor from a would-be robber with a Samurai sword.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Williams-Sonoma stores in the Boston area have reportedly pulled pressure cookers from their shelves following the Boston bombings last week. Amy thinks it's a great idea and will help security, John is absolutely horrified. What say you? Ron Fournier the Editorial Director for National Journal joined John and Amy to share some of his experiences covering George W. Bush as the Bush Presidential Library opens today in Texas. Plus, The Today Show ran an exclusive interview that Savannah Guthrie did with President Obama and they weren't exactly hard-hitting questions.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
State Senator Kirk Dillard has authored a bill that would crack down on "flash mob" attacks in the city of Chicago. Dillard says the incidents could hurt business and that the legislation "sends a message." The Top 5 @ 5. Washington State has just passed a law that re-writes all state laws to be “gender-neutral.” The new gender-neutral references, for example, include “journey-level plumber” instead of “journeyman plumber,” “handwriting” in place of “penmanship,” and “signal operator” for “signalman.” Plus, A.J. Clemente was also on The Today Show, talking about his less than successful TV news debut. He says that his F-bomb was a gut-wrenching mistake, and blamed the fact that they started 30 seconds early.
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