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Court’s back
Now that most people in the northern climes are putting away their pool floats for the season, the U.S. Supreme Court is back in action. On the docket this term is the use of foul language on television. When Cher appeared on the Billboard Music Awards in 2002, she used a four-letter word connoting sex. [...]
Dogs Die in Invasion
Looks like people may have to start wearing tactical gear while just lounging around in their own homes. And don’t forget the dogs. Have them fitted too. Mayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and forced to kneel on the floor during the July 29 raid, which police said was [...]
The Edwards Scandal
John Edwards admits to having an affair, but he’s denying fathering a child with his former lover. First of all, I think Elizabeth Edwards is a beautiful person inside and out. She’s a true inspiration and certainly DOES NOT need the garbage that she’s going to have to put up with now. According to Sen. [...]
Gutter Throw-Away
Sick and homeless in L.A.? Expect to be dumped off on skid row without clothes and medications needed to treat your ailment. And if you’re using a wheelchair? Well, too bad for you. Some hospitals in L.A. want you to crawl your way out of the gutter. The lawsuit alleges that employees of the Hollywood [...]
Cops Taser Injured Boy
This is absolutely ridiculous. A 16 year-old boy who fell from an overpass was tasered 19 times by police who were called to the scene. Passing motorists called Ozark police out of concern for the teen as he walked along the busy overpass. When the police arrived, the young man was lying on the shoulder [...]
Big Error
This makes me really angry. I am planning to vote for Barack Obama in November and I deeply offended that anyone in his campaign felt the need to do this to American citizens who happen to also be Muslim. One of two Muslim women who were denied visible seats behind Barack Obama’s stage at Joe [...]
Intruders Beware!
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed what is being called “common sense legislation” into law today. The governor called the measure ”common sense legislation” as he signed it Tuesday. When the new law takes effect in early September, it will be presumed that anyone who injures or kills an intruder in their home or car will [...]
