By 2012, Dan Gilbert was well over his LeBron James-abandonment hissy fit. He opened Cleveland's first casino, with 1,900 slot machines and eighty-nine table games. Jeanne Marie Laskas abandonmentcasinocleveland Change image and share on social
The 'modern' air-traffic-control system, and the FAA itself, was created in the aftermath of one of the most dramatic commercial midair bashes, way back in 1956. Jeanne Marie Laskas aftermathairback Change image and share on social
In the Dobbsian view of America, the mainstream media isn't evil because it's liberal but because it's lazy. And Washington is utterly corrupt, has sold out, Democrats and Republicans alike. And corporate America is an insatiable pig. Jeanne Marie Laskas alikeamericacorporate share on social
Bob Dole is not a bitter man. That part is jarring. His life was hard. Jeanne Marie Laskas bitterbobdole Change image and share on social
One cheerleader per season per NFL squad is chosen to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. All season long, the cheerleaders speculate about who will be chosen. Jeanne Marie Laskas attendbowlcheerleader Change image and share on social
When he emerged Lou Dobbs the populist, he was so hard to peg. A mishmash of contradictions: anti-outsourcing, anti-globalization, pro-international-trade, pro-free-enterprise, anti-corporatism, pro-choice, pro-Second Amendment, pro-gay-marriage, pro-gays-serving-openly-in-the-military, pro-military, anti-war-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan. Jeanne Marie Laskas amendmentantichoice share on social
Every coal miner I talked to had, in his history, at least one story of a cave-in. 'Yeah, he got covered up,' is a way coal miners refer to fathers and brothers and sons who got buried alive. Jeanne Marie Laskas alivebrotherbury Change image and share on social
No matter what your age, gender, politics, nationality, social or financial standing, every single person inhabiting the planet Earth has the same reaction to him: 'Holy crap, Buzz Aldrin, you went to the moon!' Jeanne Marie Laskas agealdrinbuzz share on social
One of the ways a landfill engineer anywhere in the world earns bragging rights is if he can pour himself a glass of the leachate from his landfill and drink it. Jeanne Marie Laskas bragdrinkearn Change image and share on social
Neither Neil Armstrong nor Michael Collins had a mental breakdown after returning from the moon. Jeanne Marie Laskas armstrongbreakdowncollins Change image and share on social