Lise Waring, 11.12.2009
Interactive manager for the Telluride Tourism Board
The nature of the tight box canyon that cradles Telluride means that it's only a few blocks to the edge of civilization. Black bears wander through town in search of snacks -- especially this time of year.
Len Berman, 11.11.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.
David Sirota, 10.23.2009
Political journalist, best-selling author and syndicated newspaper columnist
Why do we as a country encourage the consumption of drugs that are far more harmful than some of the drugs, like marijuana, we outright criminalize?
Len Berman, 10.15.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
A 7-year-old boy was playing football in his backyard in Ohio when he was tackled by a deer. Honest. The kid wasn't seriously hurt, but the Detroit Lions have called about the deer's eligibility.
Mike Hegedus, 10.03.2009
Media consultant, former CNBC correspondent
Chicago was never the favorite, even if Oprah thought it was. All it takes is a quick understanding of how the IOC votes, who the 100 IOC voters are, and which way the international wind is blowing.
Len Berman, 11.18.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
I feel a twinge of sadness that Lenny Dykstra is putting his 1986 Mets World Series ring on the auction block. Of course he's the one who plunged head-first into his financial mess, but ...
Len Berman, 09.21.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
TGIF everyone, here's my Top 5 for August 21, 2009 from www.LenBermanSports.com
Len Berman, 09.17.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
Y.E. Yang did the unthinkable, he took down the great Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship. Was it the equivalent of the Jets beating the Colts in Super Bowl III?
Sybil Adelman Sage, 08.29.2009
Television writer
The post-Olympics Michael Phelps has had a run of problems, enough so that Comedy Central might think about doing a spin-off from its new "Michael & Michael Have Issues."
Paul Krassner, 08.10.2009
Author and Satirist
I was so busy getting treated like a horny Jesus that I forgot that there could possibly be a Judas in the room.
Tasha Gordon-Solmon, 07.13.2009
Playwright
Carrie Prejean made her comments while holding the title of Miss California. California is a state that keeps voting for Proposition 8. So really, everyone is criticizing her for doing her job and worse, for being a Californian.
Jeffrey Buchanan, 06.05.2009
RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights
The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.
Kathy McManus, 06.04.2009
Blog Editor for ResponsibilityProject.com
If love means never having to say you're sorry, does apologizing now mean you never have to accept responsibility?
Steve Parker, 06.02.2009
Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.
Here's some good automotive news for a change: The Danica Patrick IndyCar racing juggernaut keeps rolling along. And just in time for the biggest auto race of the year.
Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler, 05.31.2009
Entertainment lawyer; Professor of American Studies at Cornell
The era of "creative destruction" in media and entertainment is best thought of as a round-robin boxing match.
Stefan Aschan, 05.13.2009
Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, Stefan Aschan is the founder of and personality behind, STRENGTH ...
Proteolytic Enzymes is the secret to a quick bounce back from injury or to reduce chronic pain.
Holly Cara Price, 05.01.2009
Agent Provocateur
@Madonna (taking the kids to Kabbalah class; for the first time I'm thinking they're really not into it)
Sam Greenfield, 04.17.2009
Radio Host,Lecturer,Writer,Comedian
Phelps didn't do anything except smoke pot. Would anyone like to bet their house -- if you still have one -- that Lauer never smoked pot? Of course not.
Leighann Lord, 03.26.2009
Comedian: VeryFunnyLady.com. ComicPerspective.com.
Presidents Lincoln and Obama notwithstanding, aren't we supposed to grade Illinois politicians on a curve? They get an asterisk next to their names like steroid-filled baseball players.
Marisa Treviño, 03.21.2009
When I saw that now-infamous picture of Phelps smoking marijuana, my first thought was how he was lucky he was a white, lanky likeable kid.
Richard Laermer, 03.19.2009
CEO RLMpr.com
Today we have all kinds of interesting things for your enjoyment. First up: three ways to improve corporate America.