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I haven't had the flu in 20 years nor have I had a flu shot in about the same amount of time.

Is the new virus different enough that I would be at greater risk to get it as opposed to the normal flu? Should I go and get a vaccination?

posted 3 years, 8 months ago
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Please hire the best candidates for a position, ESPECIALLY when it comes to our law enforcement. 

posted 3 years, 9 months ago
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Did anyone put any weight behind the percentage of black/white/hispanic people that are actually behind bars for having committed crimes?

What about what parts of the city that these stops are occurring in? Are the crime rates higher in that area? Are there a larger makeup of particular races within those areas?

What about the severity of the finds in the event of a successful search?

It's frustrating that people are discussing political correctness when it comes to fighting crime.

Also there was some discussion about a police officer investigating gang activity. I think it's common knowledge that certain people in certain communities are predisposed to participate in this type of activity. Things like this shouldn't even be mentioned. 

posted 3 years, 9 months ago
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I hear a lot of stories of people who have dropped out of high school because of drug problems, or family issues - but there's another side to it that I frequently do not see addressed. I dropped out of high school because of the lack of challenge, I couldn't get into the classes that I wanted to be in and wasn't engaged in the classes that I was in. I was totally put off by the public school system and no one would hear my case when it came to getting me into better programs,  so I dropped out and decided to try to make a career for myself.

I'm 31 now and work as a Manager/Engineer in Software development. After a about a year of working at minimum wage jobs I moved into the technical arena and worked my way up the chain.

I sometimes wish I would have stuck with it and gone to college, but a lot of my friends who did actually go to college are not anywhere near where I am in my career or in my life - I make over 100,000 dollars a year, own my own house, and have made a good life for myself.

Being a dropout is my dirty little secret, I've never gone back and completed so much as a GED. I do have aspirations of getting a degree one day, but am honestly putoff by the fact that I'd somehow be judged due to not having completed high school when I've worked hard, and done well for myself.

posted 4 years, 1 month ago
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