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MORGANTOWN, WV (AP)– It just goes to show that a roaring economy and an educated workforce are not necessarily good for everyone. With unemployment rates at near-historic lows and a reputation for being exploitative, America's service industry is faced with labor shortages that threaten to slow the red-hot growth the sector has enjoyed over the past decade. Restaurants, hotels, and institutional employers are having more trouble filling openings than ever before as workers take advantage of ...

The Several Kevins Part 2 If there's one word which sums up a person's existence, one word which clearly and succinctly defines the reason they get out of bed and go to work, it's this: vacation. Forget all that claptrap about work ethics and responsibilities and a job well done. People work so they can take time off from work. They plan their vacations. They save for them. They daydream about places they want to go and things they want to do. Spending time with family and friends. Going to e...

MORGANTOWN, WV (AP)– It just goes to show that a roaring economy and an educated workforce are not necessarily good for everyone. With unemployment rates at near-historic lows, combined with a reputation for being exploitative, America's service industry is faced with labor shortages that threaten to slow the red-hot growth the sector has enjoyed over the past decade. Restaurants, hotels, and institutional employers are having more trouble filling openings than ever before, as workers take a...

I read with interest your interview in People Magazine, in which you admitted that you’re gay. I applaud your decision, and I know it wasn’t easy to make. As I’m sure you know, your experience is mirrored in most of us who’ve made the choice to “come out." For that reason, you have both the public and private support of uncounted millions in this country and around the world who know what you’re going through. Growing up, I struggled for years with the knowledge that I was very different fro...

My name has been classified for purposes of NATIONAL SECURITY. Any attempts to question this classification are unpatriotic, serve only to help the terrorists, and may cause the questioner to be declared an "Unlawful Enemy Combatant" under the Military Commissions Act of 2006, with all the scrupulous attention to human rights which such a designation implies. So there!