Blogging from Phoenix (psburton) – Authorities in Florida, at the direction of Governor Charlie Crist, are investigating the possibility as many as 32 students from a reformatory, may have been murdered and buried in shallow graves decades ago. Four former residents of the Florida School for Boys, now known as the Dozier school for boys, [...]

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The Adventures Of Songha is the story of a rare Savannah cat, told from the viewpoint of Songha, who is half African Serval leopard and half domestic cat. The book is geared for children and using the cat’s point of view is a very charming way to engage young readers. Because of her wild leopard [...]

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  Tyranny is reprehensible, regardless of the form it takes.  I am an American, so my natural view is that democracies are best and everything else is regrettable.  Yet in the history of the world, democracies and republics are highly rare.  Repressive governments are the norm and it is a regrettable norm.  It is our [...]

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It’s hard to be optimistic and to be in the Holiday spirit when not a day goes by without more bad economic news.  The unemployment rate is up, the stock market is down, and experts say we are officially in a recession – it only took them a year to figure that out – and [...]

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Did I hear that right? I craned my neck over the crowd at the anti-coalition rally to see speaker Senator Jerry St. Germain, but all I could see was a black cowboy hat bobbing on the stage.  I was at Saturday’s rally at Vancouver’s Library Square listening to people protest the new coaltioin of Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois to topple [...]

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David Schussler So I’m sitting on the toilet, it’s six thirty AM, and I’m thinking about how good it is to be relieving myself of bodily toxins early in the morning. I’m going to have a good day. I’m remembering the lessons I learned while living alone in the bush and having time to understand [...]

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With the swearing in of Obama as President and an overwhelmingly Democrat Congress, we can look forward to an accelerated dash to green living.  As the great comedian Jimmy Durante famously said, “Everybody wants to get into the act.” Companies that make everything from diapers to cars won’t be able to crank out Green stuff [...]

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Katherine aka Marge brings Pearl back with her to Murphy’s for a game of cards. Pearl goes to wash her hands so Katherine looks in Pearl’s purse for a deck of cards and surprisingly finds the missing emerald ring leaving Katherine wondering why Pearl would steal from her. Jeffery and Gloria open a bottle of [...]

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Do the recent street battles between Zimbabwe’s Soldiers and Police in Harare mean Mugabe is losing control?  Are Zimbabwe’s soldiers staging a rolling mutiny?  Most of the media coverage suggests this is what is happening.  The Institute for War and Peace Reporting – an excellent source of information in troubled areas of the world – [...]

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A county office building reopened late last week after having to be temporarily closed due to an asbestos scare. Testing at the Oneida County Office building came back negative following the scare, enabling authorities to re-open the building. The building was closed after concerns were raised following the discovery of a small amount of asbestos [...]

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The FBI investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings may well be the most extensive criminal investigation in world history. According to FBI, this investigation has determined that the Mailer was U.S. Government scientist Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide this July. But the evidence FBI has adduced is so embarrassingly weak that skepticism runs rampant among [...]

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Diane Downs, The Murder Mom from “Small Sacrifices” Fame Is Up for Parole 25 Years After Shooing Her Three Children One Child Dead, One Wheelchair-Bound for Life Mother Claimed She Was Victim of a Drug Hit Diane Downs, the subject of true crime author Ann Rule’s book, Small Sacrifices is up for parole on December [...]

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Blogging from Phoenix – The United Kingdom, through its Internet service providers has censored Wikipedia, for publishing an article, which included the image of a young naked girl on an album cover. The album “Virgin Killer” was first released in 1976 by the Scorpions. The cover was changed soon after because of the controversy it [...]

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