My Dad Just Got Laid Off. Along With 3500 Other US Steel Employees

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Tuesday December 02, 2008 · 8:20 PM PST

2008/12/02 · 20:20

It took ten months, but the economy has finally caught up with the steel industry, and the timing couldn't be worse.

Keewatin Taconite, in Keewatin Minnesota, just announced that it will be laying off roughly 400 employees in the next 48 hours. these layoffs include the 60 management positions at the plant.

KeeTac, which is owned by US Steel, is just one of three plants that will be closing due to low demand for rolled steel in the auto, appliance, and construction industries. All told, roughly 3,500 US Steel employees will be out of a job.

The two other plant closures are Great Lakes Works near Detroit, and Granite City Works near St. Louis.

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Thursday November 27, 2008 · 1:09 PM PST

2008/11/27 · 13:09

Lost in all the static about the "Big 3" lately, is the one thing in Detroit, that truly needs to be "bailed out". It's not the assembly line workers, nor is it the car companies. There is 1 thing in Detroit that, more than anyone, needs A LOT of help, and needs it fast. You may be asking, "Who needs more help than the 'Big 3' in Detroit?" I'll tell ya who: The Detroit Lions

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Saturday November 22, 2008 · 3:32 PM PST

2008/11/22 · 15:32

As we all know, Thanksgiving will soon be here, and we all know what that means... DEEP FRIED TURKEY!

Many will agree that, deep frying a turkey is the best way to cook our fine feathered friend, the process itself can be quite dangerous. So I thought it would be a good idea to remind everyone of some of a few safety tips, so that we all have a safe, and happy Thanksgiving.

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Will you be deep frying your Thanksgiving turkey this year?

45 votes Vote Now!

Will you be deep frying your Thanksgiving turkey this year?

Yes.

2 votes

No.

39 votes

Meat is murder

4 votes

A New Liberal Will Soon Be Joining Our Ranks!

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Thursday November 13, 2008 · 6:58 PM PST

2008/11/13 · 18:58

I feel as though I must share some joyous news with all my fellow Kossacks. The other night my girlfriend informed me that she and I have finally succeeded in getting pregnant, and our first baby is due to arrive sometime in July. It is to early to determine what sex the baby is, because she is only about a month along, but it's an exciting time in our house nonetheless.

On the other hand, I'm quite nervous, and unsure about bringing a new life into the world at this time (wars, economy, etc...), but I'm also extremely optomistic about all of it at the same time...

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Saturday November 08, 2008 · 1:58 AM PST

2008/11/08 · 01:58

I'm going to bed.

I have left the "sauce" alone for the last few weeks, but tonight I finally celebrated President-Elect Obama's victory. I've had my fill, and now it's time to call it a day. But, fear not, I shall return, once all the spirits I've imbibed have left my system, and I can form a coherent thought.

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 5:15 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 17:15

From HuffPo:

Sen. Norm Coleman announced on Thursday that he was filing a lawsuit against his Democratic opponent Al Franken and the Franken campaign over what he deemed defamation of character.

Full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 11:58 AM PDT

2008/10/20 · 11:58

It has now been 2,000 days since President Numb-Nuts declared "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. Yet not a lot has really been accomplished, unless you consider higher troop levels, over 4000 dead, at least 30,000 wounded, and no exit strategy, an accomplishment. Thankfully, we have a candidate that wants to end the madness.

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 12:08 PM PDT

2008/10/17 · 12:08

As I was scanning the pages of HuffPo a little while ago, a headline grabbed my attention, and I had to read the story.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

I usually pay no mind to the lunatics over at The National Review, but this one was exceptionally ridiculous.

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 2:16 PM PDT

2008/10/14 · 14:16

I'm sending this message out across the intertubes with the hope that there are other survivors. I am currently holed up in my basement, and I'm running low on supplies. I do have, however, plenty of guns, and ammunition. I thought inflicting severe head trauma would kill the monster, but I was wrong.

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Will the zombie ever be destroyed?

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Will the zombie ever be destroyed?

Yes. In the near future.

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Not in our lifetime

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My Story of Racism

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Saturday October 11, 2008 · 10:56 PM PDT

2008/10/11 · 22:56

WARNING: The following will contain language that is offensive. It is only being used to tell the story of how my friend and I put a racist in his place, and in NO WAY reflects my views and opinions of different races.

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Racists should...

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Racists should...

Be stood up to, because they're bullies.

111 votes

Ignored,

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Treated with respect.

1 vote

Treated with the same intolerance they show towards others.

28 votes

Be given pie

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