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Dave Ross

The coffee maker that ate America

There is a moral dilemma facing environmentally-conscious users of Keurig coffee makers.
12 years ago
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clark thinks the report is a lie. “I think Eric Holder has an ...
Dave Ross

So the real story wasn’t Michael Brown

The Attorney General's report on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer found officer Darren Wilson was completely justified in stopping Brown on suspicion of robbery, and then shooting him in self-defense.
12 years ago
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All I need to know I learned from Netanyahu

I think every American should YouTube Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech, because you'll learn a few things.
12 years ago
This story keeps repeating itself even though there’s a potential solution: guns that only fi...
Dave Ross

Here it is again: Police shoot another unarmed man

An unarmed suspect struggles with a police officer, goes for his gun, and the officer feels he has no other choice.
12 years ago
Dave Ross and his wife couldn’t agree on the colors in any of the photos of #TheDress. But no...
Dave Ross

My eyes are opened

I came home last week and the first thing my wife says to me "You know it's blue and black right?"
12 years ago
Samantha Elauf could also work at Abercrombie – since they stopped banning headscarves in 201...
Dave Ross

Supreme Court – just lie

The Supreme Court heard arguments about headscarves this week. Specifically, the case of Samantha Elauf who was 17 when she went into a job interview at Abercrombie & Fitch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wearing a headscarf.
12 years ago
“You have AT&T, for example, say that people couldn’t use the FaceTime the applicat...
Dave Ross

Will my Internet get faster?

Computer people are totally preoccupied with the FCC's net neutrality decision. But what normal people want to know is, will my Internet get faster, and will it cost me more? So I asked Maggie Reardon from CNET.
12 years ago
They were only trying to smooth out the taste! Kind of like making a candy bar. Actually, I think h...
Dave Ross

Will people ever get the message?

Back in 2006 a federal judge ordered tobacco companies to print a new warning on cartons which would say, "Cigarette companies intentionally designed cigarettes with enough nicotine to create and sustain addiction."
12 years ago
You know who else was in Argentina during the war 33 years ago? Dave Ross! And, Pope John Paul II. ...
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Guess who else was a war correspondent!?

After Brian Williams got in trouble for his Iraq War exaggerations, Fox commentator Bill O'Reilly was among the people saying the media must be held accountable.
12 years ago
As for Rudy Giuliani and all the grief he’s getting for saying President Obama doesn’t ...
Dave Ross

Love, American style

I just want to say, in case it ever comes up, I love America.
12 years ago
The average value of a college diploma, taking into account the four years spent attending classes ...
Dave Ross

Why we should offer free college diplomas

The latest study to shake up the income inequality debate comes from MIT Professor David Autor - who, by the way is not against inequality.
12 years ago
Dr. Robert Epstein found that for candidates who consistently topped the search list, the boost wou...
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Could search engines decide the 2016 election?

Psychologist Dr. Robert Epstein says according to his research the answer is yes.
12 years ago
Stick shifts make it impossible to text and they baffle the current generation of juvenile delinque...
Dave Ross

Bring the fun back!

From what I can see, and admittedly this is anecdotal, the no texting while driving laws aren't working.
12 years ago
Psychologist Joseph Allen found that kids who seek popularity at 13 and 14 got addicted to it and k...
Dave Ross

The joy of being ordinary

When you were in middle school, what did you want to be?
12 years ago
Today we remember our two most beloved presidents: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. (AP Photo...
Dave Ross

What did he say? Remembering messages from beloved presidents

Today we remember our two most beloved presidents: Washington and Lincoln. These two great men are in fact still with us through their most famous quotations.
12 years ago
On this edition of The Rossfire podcast, Dave Ross chats with Pastor David Platt, from Birmingham A...
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Pastor: Politics may be leading you to bypass Biblical foundations

The immigration debate has slipped out of the news, but there's been movement behind the scenes, and it involves Conservative Christians.
12 years ago
Tolls don’t have to be fixed – they can change depending on traffic, and how many are i...
Dave Ross

How many times have they tolled you?

Everybody hates highway taxes. So about 20 years ago, states began exploring free market solutions to raising money for roads.
12 years ago
If I was one of those kids, I might keep a sad face on the outside, but on the inside, I’m sa...
Dave Ross

Little League-gate

I loved baseball, as a kid. I watched all the Yankee games growing up New York. Phil Rizzuto, Bed Barber, and my favorite - Mel Allen they made it easy to watch a game on the radio. I can still sing the "Baseball and Ballantine" beer Jingle.
12 years ago
Sweden just became the first western nation to officially reject low fat diets in favor of a low-ca...
Dave Ross

Delicious food suddenly got healthy

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is the panel of experts that decides which foods are good and which foods will kill you. And according to insiders it has decided - brace yourself - that it's OK to eat foods with cholesterol.
12 years ago
President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5,...
Dave Ross

The President and God

I keep reading comments about what the president said at last week's prayer breakfast - most of the comments being about this part, "Remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, slavery and Jim Crow, all to often was justified in the name of Christ."
12 years ago
Racers with Team MSP prepare to go over the last large drop of the Cathedral Bridge during the Cras...
Dave Ross

America, we made it without football

We got through a Sunday without football.
12 years ago
Brian Williams said he was in a helicopter following other aircraft, one of which was hit by ground...
Dave Ross

Under attack: Brian Williams’ Iraq tale

It was a week ago that NBC anchor Brian Williams told a story from back in 2003 when he was covering the Iraq War; saying that he was flying over the desert ...
12 years ago
Washington state is among the most liberal states for allowing parents to claim vaccine exemptions....
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You could get sued for not vaccinating your child against measles, but it’s not likely

If you decide not to vaccinate your child, and your child ended up spreading measles, could you get sued?
12 years ago
People think big pills work better than little pills, and that red pills are better than blue pills...
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The physician within

This week, New York State's Attorney General claimed that 80 percent of herbal supplements are egregiously mislabeled.
12 years ago

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