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In another bizarre twist to the continuing revelations concerning Sarah Palin, it seems we might have to add Witch hunter to the long list of resume skills qualifying her to assume the second highest office in the land. If we go alphabetically it would come right after moose hunter. One of Her spiritual advisers, in fact the man she directly […]
According to a recent report the high school in Galesburg could be forced to evacuate in the future due to a possible problem with the potentially deadly substance, asbestos. Officials have said that asbestos is present in the ceiling tiles in parts of the school, and as a result of water damage they could deteriorate […]
REXANO, www.REXANO.org Editorial By Zuzana Kukol The last few years has brought an increased number of so called exotic animal “sanctuaries†that supposedly rescue abused, neglected and unwanted exotic pets and circus animals. At the same time, the number of abuse cases and convictions in courts doesn’t seem to be on the increase. The number […]
Houston’s Tranquility Park is anything but tranquil as the sun moves across the downtown Houston skyline. For Jessica Keeling it has been a very hard last several months since her father vanished. But, this much worse as this is the first time she has woken up next to a dead man. A man that she […]
Winter is closing on Blacklin County, Texas and Christmas isn’t far away. Things have been odd at times lately, but, for Sheriff Dan Rhodes this is a first. One of the local dentists, Dr. Samuel Martin, has a complaint and he is sure that there has to be a law. Â Dr. Martin simply can’t […]
Sarah Palin’s Email Account was Neither Hacked nor was “Hacker” a Member of the Group Known as ‘Anonymous’ “Hacker” a Lone Wolf UPDATES to follow at end of story. Did the group known only as “Anonymous” hack Sarah Palin’s email account? If not, who did? DBKP has learned that the Anonymous hacker was neither a […]
It has been seven years since author Douglas Adams died. Adams created an entire industry out of the Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy. The potted history goes something like this. Adams has written several episode of the BBC classic science fiction series Dr. Who and in the late 70’s approached the BBC with the […]
Leatherheads hits DVD shelves Tuesday September 23rd and I am giving a copy to one lucky BNN reader! (see below) The plot is unique enough. Jimmy “Dodge” Connelly (George Clooney) is a struggling football player at the end of his game trying to keep the sport alive. He has played the game his whole life […]
“Good fences make good neighbors. Or you can just move.” When I saw the preview for the new film thriller, Lake View Terrace, I sort of rolled my eyes. These films have been done over and over again. A young couple move into a new neighborhood only to be terrorized by the guy/girl/couple next door. […]
More than $26 million has been awarded from a federal program for projects to protect and restore about 165,000 acres of wetlands in the United States. Project partners are providing an additional $86 million in matching funds, and $23.3 million in nonmatching funds. The spending recently approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission is for […]
An anonymous tip led police into the home of an innocent family today looking for the missing Caylee Anthony which ended up being a false lead. The police say that they had to risk it though just to be sure. The deputies swarmed into the home of Wayne and Kim Tupper in Volusia County Florida […]
There will be nothing terribly complex about “The Baader-Meinhof Complexâ€, which will be released in Germany on September 25th. For one thing, with the deadline for foreign-language Oscar submissions looming on October 1st, a number of countries will be revealing their choices for the competition next week. For another thing, the repeated re-examination of the […]
The Taliban has been busy. They do try to fight foreign troops (aiming mainly at the Canadians and the French: they admit the attacks are trying to get these countries to remove their troops). And they are busy trying to exaggerate “civilian” casualties by hiding out among civilians. That always gets headlines in the papers, […]
It is being reported that Todd Palin and several members of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palins administration. Intend to ignore subpoenas, issued by the legislative committee conducting an investigation into allegations; the Governor abused her authority in the trooper gate scandal. As a disciple of both secular and canon law. I can say with absolute confidence, there […]
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