Category Archives: ESL Links

Parents frantic to get their kids to "Just Say No" have been touting the effectiveness of "Virginity Pledges" where young teens sign symbolic contracts to remain virgins until marriage. The idea is to cut down on teenage pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted … Continue reading →

COVINGTON, Ga. – A woman was caught trying to use a fake $1 million bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at a Wal-Mart, and was later found with two more of the bills in her purse, police said. The … Continue reading →

Georgie Ann Geyer has an interesting take on Marthagate, in which she concludes that the domestic diva’s fatal mistake was hiring "fancy New York lawyers" rather than "some country lawyers who understand the jealousies and resentments of social status". Geyer … Continue reading →

Andrew Grumet points to a very weird piece of internet errata. It is the kind of brilliant sounding idea which in practice makes you sit up and think – don’t very smart people have anything better to do with their … Continue reading →

from Worth1000

  LONDON (Reuters) – Global hamburger giant McDonald’s latest line in healthy looking salads may contain more fat than its hamburgers, according to the company’s Web Site. McDonald’s, plagued by health critics and flattening sales, has launched the biggest change … Continue reading →

  A persistent problem in the medical community is that many patients fail to follow the instructions on their prescriptions. They often miss dosages, or forget they have taken their medicine and double dose. Sometimes patients stop taking their medicine … Continue reading →

It had to happen. Legislators in California, America’s Fountain of Youth Worship, have proposed lowering the voting age for state elections to 14! The idea seems to be that by empowering teenagers at an earlier age, we will expand diversity … Continue reading →

People eat more Spam in Hawaii then in any other US state and it’s been the popular since it was first introduced during the Second World War. But now a rival brand, Tulip from Denmark, is trying to unseat it … Continue reading →

from Worth 1000.com

The New York Times has a front page article today on Patrick Henry College ("The Mission of Patrick Henry College is to train Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture with timeless biblical values … Continue reading →

  An 1866 "No Motto" silver dollar is seen in this undated photo. The rare silver dollar that was part of an extensive coin collection stolen at gunpoint from a member of the du Pont family more than 35 years … Continue reading →