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Question for the week How might I punctuate the following sentence? Students, stop cutting in line(?)stop throwing food(?)and stop leaving trash.

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Elliot Spitzer Posted: 03/11/08 Just when you think things can’t get crazier, they do. It’s only Tuesday, but already this week presidential hopefuls Clinton and Obama are feuding about second spot on the national ticket and who should have it. There are new casualties in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle. And the stock market continues its Hellish descent. Now comes Elliot Spitzer, the Democratic Governor of the State of New York, who has apparently been involved with a prostitute employed by The Emperors Club, an international prostitution ring. It’s enough to knock the primaries and everything else off the front page. Which just goes to show that sex still trumps politics, mayhem, and financial collapse. Click here to send this mini-essay to a friend. Previous entries Due to the volume of entries, Anne's Ten Minutes A Day are now categorized by date and by topics. Some essays are found under more than one topic. Click here for a chronological list. Otherwise, select from the categories below. 2004 Election 2008 Election Annoyances Changing Scene Dining/Food Flora/Fauna Me/Family Nostalgia Personal Pleas Politics Small Town Life Special Events Technology Things to Ponder Travel Writing