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Two High Schoolers Give Controversial Graduation Speeches

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:27:02 +0000

Graduation speeches are usually chockful of bad cliches and dictionary definitions. Two different high school grads deviated from that norm, and it has a lot of people talking. The first is Roy Costner from Liberty High School in Liberty, South Carolina. About 30 seconds into his 8-minute valedictorian speech, he rips up his pre-approved script. [...]

Diaper Change in Starbucks Leads to Police Call [VIDEO/POLL]

Laurie Cataldo — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:39:50 +0000

Sometimes parents have to do difficult and even embarrassing things in order to take care of their kids. When it comes to little ones and changing diapers, you do what you have to do…but did this woman cross the line? 9News reports that Ruth Burgos and her husband Alex brought their 1-year-old son into a Denver Starbucks with [...]

Dad Writes Controversial Post About Dreading The Birth of His Twins

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:58:19 +0000

Parents are often expected to ‘keep up appearances’ and pretend that everything about parenthood is sunshine and rainbows. Everyone knows that’s not reality, but do this dad’s real thoughts cross the line? Albert Garland – It’s a pen name (smart move!) before all of you try to Google him — wrote a blog for Babble.com [...]

Controversial Mountain Dew Ad Called 'Most Racist Ever' [VIDEO]

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:14:57 +0000

The advertising geniuses are at it again! But are they getting exactly what they want with what is being called ‘the most racist ad ever’? The fine folks at PepsiCo have already pulled their newest Mountain Dew commercial after the interwebs blew up with criticism shortly after posting it online. Pepsi teamed up with rapper [...]

Controversial New Jersey School Dinner Dance Dress Code Upsets Parents

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:15:15 +0000

A New Jersey school is coming under fire after principals banned a certain kind of dress at the end-of-the-year dance. According to the Courier-News, Readington Middle School eighth-graders are banned from wearing strapless dresses to the upcoming dance. Why? The school principal says strapless dresses ‘distract boys.’ A few parents are upset about it because [...]

Woman Tries Out for NFL – Epic Fail or Epic Win?

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:49:38 +0000

Lauren Silberman has made history. The New York City native and former college soccer player became the first woman to try out for the NFL when she showed up at the regional combine here in Jersey on Sunday. She was hoping to win a spot as a kicker in the NFL, but an injury to [...]

Woman Gets Boyfriend's Name Tattooed On Face Hours After They Meet

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:52:41 +0000

Love is patient…kind…and sometimes downright stupid. One woman has gone to an extreme in an attempt to show her devotion to her man…a man who has been in the news for this kind of thing before. Lesya is a Russian college graduate who met Rouslan Toumaniantz, a tattoo artist, in an online chatroom. (His name [...]

NJ High School Creates Ban for Females Only

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:22:36 +0000

A New Jersey high school is facing criticism after creating a ban that only the female students are required to follow. It’s happening at a Catholic school, Queen of Peace high school in Bergen County’s North Arlington. The female students were asked to try not to curse for the month of February, as part of [...]

Waiter Refused Service to Man Who Commented About Special Needs Child

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:27:41 +0000

A waiter is being celebrated after refusing to serve a family after they bad mouthed a child with Down syndrome sitting nearby. Would you do the same? Michael Garcia has worked in a Houston restaurant for 2 years, and considers Kim Castillo and her family to be among his regulars. Kim’s 5-year-old son Milo has [...]

Django Unchained Lives Up to the Hype [REVIEW]

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:54:56 +0000

I’m not a huge movie person…to be honest, I usually just don’t have the attention span for them. This weekend, Duzzy asked me to finally go see Django Unchained with him…I agreed, though I was sure I wouldn’t be that into it. I forgot that Quentin Tarantino’s movies really are funny. It’s a twisted sense [...]

Notorious Pastor Claims 'Awful Looking' Women to Blame for Marriage Troubles

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:05:53 +0000

He’s at it again. The outspoken pastor who once claimed feminism encourages women to kill their children and become lesbians is once again attacking women (and common sense) with his comments. It started when a 17-year-old boy wrote to Maxim magazine asking how to get his father to step away from his computer video games [...]

Controversial Sandy Hook Hoax Video Going Viral

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:48 +0000

There have been a lot of videos and photos going around online making an unbelievable claim about the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Flu Shots Remain Controversial Despite Local Outbreak [POLL]

Laurie Cataldo — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:09:49 +0000

It’s flu season, and this is apparently one of the worst and deadliest in a decade. Despite the heavy warnings from the CDC, I haven’t gotten a flu shot. And I’m not sure I will. We are apparently at ‘epidemic levels‘ when it comes to influenza cases in the U.S., with Monmouth and Ocean Counties [...]

Teen Mom Star Sparks Controversy With What She Did to Child [VIDEO/POLL]

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:03:22 +0000

The young ‘stars’ of ‘Teen Mom’ and ’16 & Pregnant’ are no strangers to controversy, but one one of the young moms has done to her child has sparked a public outcry. 20-year-old Farrah Abraham has come under fire after tweeting about her attempt to wax her 3-year-old daughter’s eyebrows. She wrote about the incident [...]

Why the House Shouldn't Pass the Sandy Relief Bill [POLL]

Laurie Cataldo — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:30:28 +0000

It’s been 68 days since Hurricane Sandy tore our lives apart. People are hurting and in need of money and resources to rebuild their lives…and the government has yet to pass the Sandy relief bill. And they shouldn’t. Yet. Don’t get me wrong. I live here. I’ve seen the devastation firsthand. I recently drove through [...]

Local Store Stirring Up Controversy With Obama Witch Doctor Window Display

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:30:45 +0000

A local store with a politically charged Halloween display is causing quite a stir. Is the display racist? In bad taste? Or merely a man showing his right to free speech and expression? The display at clothing store Skuby & Co. on 3rd Ave. in Spring Lake shows a tombstone with a photo of President [...]

Sesame Street Unhappy with Obama Campaign Ad

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:51:57 +0000

After Mitt Romney said at last week’s debate that he would cut the federal subsidy to PBS, everyone seemed to be talking about Big Bird. Obama’s camp capitalized on that, though it seems that the folks at Sesame Street are none too happy about it. Obama’s ad parodies Romney’s statements, starting with figures of men [...]

Jersey Shore Residents Celebrate – and Ignore – Columbus Day

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:32:07 +0000

It’s Columbus Day, when we celebrate the Italian-born man who discovered the Western Hemisphere. Or do we? This day has become a bit controversial, not because some are working while some are home, but because many believe the holiday is politically incorrect. Christopher Columbus’ introduction of the ‘new world’ to Europeans led to the eventual [...]

Regular NFL Referees Could Return This Week

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:55:16 +0000

After Monday night’s mess with Green Bay and the mounting frustration from players, coaches, and fans about the horrific calls by replacement refs so far this season…the regular refs could return as soon as this week. ESPN reports, ‘The NFL and the NFL Referees Association made enough progress in negotiations Tuesday night that the possibility [...]

Trampolines Called Too Dangerous – Really?

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:28:14 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) made an announcement yesterday that backyard trampolines are too dangerous and that use of them should be 'strongly discouraged.'

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