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  • Commentator John Ortved offers his bid to be the new pope.

  • Your online avatar — that photo or icon that stands for you in the virtual world — is so much more than an image. Commentator Scott Huler says it's a window into the soul…and that's annoying. Huler lays out his big issues with these few small pixels of modern life.

  • Senior citizens get to purchase a host of goods and services at prices 10-20 percent lower than their under-5o counterparts. But commentator Lorie Eber says it's time for senior citizens give up their discounts.

  • Commentator Julia Angwin says erosion of privacy on Facebook left her little choice.

  • Spending on infrastructure and education can help fuel future growth.

  • Most guys, when they go shopping, stuff their wallets and keys in their pockets. Maybe a cellphone. But sometimes you need more than your pockets. Commentator Scott Huler has a suggestion — a man bag.

  • Commentator Afi-Odelia Scruggs contemplates her great-great-grandfather as someone's 'personal property.'

  • What one commentator imagines corporate middle managers say to themselves in the mirror.

  • Many young people say they have no interest in ever owning a home. So these days, more and more people are renting. But commentator Chris Farrell says buying is still a better option for all concerned.

  • Commentator Judy Muller takes a look at the economics of creating a bucket list for the baby boomer generation.

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