What are you going to be for Halloween?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: A mild-mannered librarian. I change into this role in an abandoned carrel back in the old levels of the library.
What is the secret to a long distance romantic relationship? Forget the secret, what are some tips to making it work?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Save up lots and lots of money and travel back and forth frequently to see one another. Emails and phone calls and camera phones are fine, although you don’t want to [...]
What is the best recipe in the world for pumpkin pie?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: That sounds like the sort of question that Laura Bush or Teresa Kerry would be asked, so I suggest you check with them. If you’re shy about that, Nancy Reagan’s and Mamie Eisenhower’s pp recipes can be found on this celebrity [...]
Could the Supreme Court rule that part of the US Constitution is unconstitional? For example, if an amendment were passed prohibiting homosexual marriage, could the Supreme Court later rule that amendment unconstitutional based on other parts of the constitution?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Hmmm … an interesting conundrum. From a practical standpoint I wouldn’t expect a [...]
What are ovarian cysts? Are they dangerous? Can they be treated? Is it a bad sign if they reoccur?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: First off, AP isn’t a doctor or lawyer and isn’t at all qualified to answer medical questions or give legal advice. As a librarian, I can point you in the direction of some [...]
What are the respective differences between taxes, duties, imposts and excises? What does it mean concerning taxes when in the US Constitution it says “all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States”?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: This is from Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution: “The Congress shall have Power To [...]
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