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Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, so named for the decorating of soldier’s graves after by women’s groups and others after the Civil War. It is believed to have been an event that occurred spontaneously in dozens of places across the United States as we struggled to heal in the aftermath of that […]
It’s now official. The NYTIMES clone, the International Herald Tribune, now admits that Hillary is fading from view in the press. Even her victory speech in Kentucky on Tuesday, shown live on cable news, was given perfunctory attention – a footnote to someone else’s page in history. When MSNBC called the Kentucky primary early in […]
When I saw that this great TV show was finally being released on DVD, I just knew I had to get hold of a copy. OK, so it was 40 years ago that it originally aired. Who could resist a show with the opening tag line of: The Invaders: alien beings from a dying planet. […]
Waking up in detox is not a new thing for Bruce Kohler. This time around it is Christmas Day and this time it is on the Bowery in New York City. Bruce knows what to do to stay sober. The real trick is making it last and up until now he hasn’t been able to […]
A developer in the UK has been accused of negligence for potentially exposing people to asbestos by leaving asbestos waste exposed at a site in Exeter that was being prepared for housing. Authorities heard about the asbestos risk from a local resident, who told them that the risk was at the Old Royal Naval Storage […]
Sunday night the Academy of Country Music held its 43rd Annual Award Show in Las Vegas this year. Kenny Chesney was awarded The Entertainer of The Year Award for the 4th year in a row, which ties with Garth Brooks and places him only one behind Alabama which received the award 5 times in a […]
The police are at Noah’s door informing him that his father has escaped from prison this morning. They tell the police that Noah’s wife Ameera has disappeared too. Noah seems to think that perhaps she has been kidnapped. The officer asks how long his wife has been missing. He tells him that since this morning […]
Kayla is dreaming that she is holding the baby when Ava walks in and takes the baby from her. When she wakes she sees Ava walking into the room with flowers for her. Ava tells her she doesn’t have to be afraid of her any more. She says all the medication is out of her […]
David comes into the office and tells Nikki he had a gamblers anonymous meeting this morning. She tells him she understands because she has been there. She asks him if he is ok. He says no, there is something that bothers him. He said he lied to her when he told her that he was […]
A recent report has claimed that Aussie residents in the Bendigo Central Business District are concerned that they may have been exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic asbestos. The residents are from a community house which is in a one hundred year old building, where the exposure may have taken place. It was claimed that […]
“What is the attitude of the DCFS when confronted with over 3,000 mistakes they made? Spokesman Kendall Marlowe ‘acknowledged that mistakes are made, but he said the vast majority of people…were placed there properly… he declined further comment.’ “The DCFS chief administrative law judge Meryl Paniak said, ‘A lot of what happens at these hearings […]
By Matthew Mayer  As payday loans vanish from Ohio storefronts in the next few months because of HB 545, I thought I would provide some perspective on the issue.  The great irony here is that prostitution is illegal, yet Ohio’s legislators have lawfully rented themselves out in exchange for votes.  Darn. I […]
Aside from a few laughs and the occasional chuckle, this second volume of film parodies form the IFC channel’s reincarnation of “Greg the Bunny” offers little to get excited about. Granted I’ve never seen the original show, so I can’t make comparisons, but I would hope that the original show had more to offer than […]
Factions fighting for the control of the oil rich south of Iraq rape and murder daily. Not only do they do this they make their own laws, laws so ridiculous that store owners are threatened for allowing mannequins to show a shoulder. How is this a ‘Mission Accomplished’? How can this be a winnable war? […]
Jessica Alba, 27, actress best known for her roles in TV’s Dark Angel and the movie The Fantastic Four, married her long time boyfriend Cash Warren in a quiet ceremony on Monday at the Beverly Hills courthouse, according to People’s Magazine which was confirmed by her PR, Brad Cafarelli. They applied for a marriage license […]
The author wrote this reflection for Memorial Day 2007. However, it is worth reading again. Well it is another Memorial Day weekend. I am at the undisclosed shore location that has provided happy respite for me all of my life. However, the weekend pause is about more than a sojourn to the New Jersey shore. […]
Well, volume three is cut down to a more manageable 10 discs, of death-defying adventure in exotic locations, propitious meetings with interesting or soon-to-be famous people, and enough short informational features about historic people and events to satisfy anyone’s History Channel jones. After watching all three sets and dimly recalling the series as it aired, […]
Jumping off a sinking ship and jumping on the bandwagon are just doing what comes naturally, right? Not for Hillary Clinton’s supporters in KY, who stuck by their candidate, despite the certainty that Barack Obama’s win in OR would push him past her in pledged delegates. And as in WV and other states in which […]
I am sure anyone that was around in the late 60’s would be able to remember Charlie Manson and his gang. I was only 14 but I can remember how horrible I felt for poor pregnant Sharon Tate. I stayed glued to the TV with the reports of what had happened. Charlie Manson and his […]
Earlier on this month asbestos was found on a site in Frankfort, and a clean up exercise was set up in order to remove the asbestos. According to authorities the initial stage of the clean up is now almost complete after clean up crews worked on removing the hazard. Asbestos is a material that is […]
The face of asbestos campaigning in Australia , Bernie Banton, has lost his fight against the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and died earlier this week. Mr Banton had been the face of asbestos campaigning for some time, but last August discovered that he had actually contracted the asbestos related cancer himself. Bernie, who was aged […]
In one of the more absurd examples of political correctness, a court has decided that money discriminates. Unlike many countries, all American money is the same size (and up to recently the same colour). So if you are blind, you have to ask someone what denomination is the bill. Of course, once in awhile people […]
A Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Daniel Walz has banned a 13 year old boy with autism from his church in Minnesota, on the grounds of disruptive behaviour. According to news reports the priest was worried that the boy’s behavior was “disruptive and dangerous,†according to court documents. The Catholic priest had filed a restraining order […]
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