Thursday, January 24, 2013
The lawsuit claims the seven-time Tour de France winner deceived readers when he denied doping accusations in his books. Patch readers were already unimpressed with Armstrong, even before he admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Two California men have filed a class-action lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and his book publishers, claiming they were deceived by the cyclist’s memoirs, which were billed as non-fiction but recently revealed to be filled with lies, Yahoo! News reported. In the books, Armstrong denied doping accusations, but during a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, the cyclist admitted to using banned performance-enhancing drugs to win a record seven Tour de France titles, which he has since been stripped of, LA Times reported. Patch recently asked readers Does Lance Armstrong’s Doping Confession Change Your Opinion of Him? Bad Role Model The majority of readers said Armstrong’s confession didn’t change their opinions of him because they already …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
CNN reports that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will announce the change Thursday. What do you think? Is it a good policy change?
The United States military policy of excluding women from combat is about to end. Multiple officials have confirmed that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will announce the change tomorrow, CNN reports. Ending the ban, in place since 1994, will not open up these positions to women immediately, the Associated Press reports. The Armed Services will have to develop plans for women to attain the positions first. Some jobs may be available as early as this year but others will take longer. The 1994 ground combat exclusion policy of the U.S. Army states: “Service members are eligible to be assigned to all positions for which they are qualified, except that women shall be excluded from assignment to units below the brigade level whose primary …
Patch wants to know what you think of companies distancing themselves from gun-related business? Join our discussion in the comment section below.
Groupon Inc. has canceled all its firearm-related offers a month after the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., the LA Times reported. “All scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting, have been placed on hiatus while we review internal standards that shape the deal inventory we feature, “ Groupon spokeswoman Julie Mossler in a statement issued to various media outlets. The Chicago-based daily deals company is not the first business to distance themselves from gun-related businesses. Dick’s Sporting Goods pulled some firearms off its stores’ shelves, while private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management sold its stake in the firearm conglomerate …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
We asked, you shared. Readers were divided on what age they allowed their children to have a social media account.
Among social media sites, Facebook was the most popular with teenagers, according to a survey of about 800 teens by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. We recently asked readers: What age do you allow your kid to have a social media account, and we received mixed responses. Facebook is Unnecessary Some readers say they don’t allow their children to have a Facebook account. “It’s unnecessary, I wouldn’t let me child have a Facebook [account]. It would cause more harm than good,” Patch reader Melissa wrote. Patch reader BigMama wrote, “In hindsight I wish I had NEVER allowed my teenage son on Facebook. It's turned out to be a vacuous, distracting time sink.” High School, Age Appropriate Other readers say high …
Harry Gio
1:25 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
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