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BloggerNews has learned of a towing company in Sun Valley, California, that appears to be operating outside of well-established California law. BloggerNews spoke to an individual earlier today regarding an allegedly illegal towing operation conducted against his vehicle in late July by Jon’s Towing. The company is owned by Hovig Gaboudian. Our source claims that […]
Upon hearing of the brutal and senseless murder of Kate Steinle in the sanctuary city of San Francisco earlier this month, I thought about this article I authored/published on May 26th, 2007. This sort of blood letting from innocent US citizens is nothing new. And its not to be blamed solely on Obama and the […]
Like most good novelists, Diane Collman likes to lead her readers into her stories until they are comfortable with their surroundings and feel fairly certain they know what’s going to happen next. But what if the readers are wrong, and something entirely different happens? That is the beauty of her technique and one of the […]
The recent CNN coverage of The Malaysian Airline tragedy, has created a new Challenge for Avid Newswatchers, and those who view multiple media outlets. It was always a safe bet that regardless of Network bias or Newspaper political leanings, you could read between the lines with most stories, and figure out when something resembling “news” […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. A pen and a phone. That’s what President Obama recently said he had which could circumvent Congress on policy topics he wanted to get moving. Conservatives, like me, compared him to a king, giving orders and expecting everyone to jump. […]
Brittany Murphy was Poisoned But Why? And by Whom? [Excerpt from Brittany Murphy Poisoned: What’s the Real Conspiracy?] The latest in the Brittany Murphy saga: the 32-year-old actress/singer was apparently poisoned–according to revised toxicology reports. But why and by whom? Speculation has centered around the Department of Homeland Security, which Murphy and husband, Simon Monjack, […]
I’ve written before about the problems big cities are facing when it comes to Cadillac pensions. San Bernadino, California and Detroit, Michigan declared bankruptcy largely due to this. And now comes word that another California city may follow in their footsteps. Desert Hot Springs , a resort town of 26,000 warned that it will run […]
Only ethicist Arthur Caplan has the nerve to say it: Years ago, when he moved from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, he was reapplying for his driver’s license, and advised by the clerk: Don’t mark that: If you do, they will let you die. The fact that the governor quickly got a heart/liver transplant made a lot […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. The Supreme Court recently heard 2 cases related to same-sex “marriageâ€. Facebook lit up with picture of red “equal†signs with folks proclaiming their support of “marriage equalityâ€. But is equality really what this is about? This episode asks you […]
On January 25th, three days after his 85th birthday, legendary artist Shozo Shimamoto died of heart failure. A memorial event titled Shozo-ism was held at Hotel Novotel Koshien, Osaka West in Japan on March 13th. Another memorial is ongoing. Quoting Shozo’s first son, Takashi Shimamoto “please visit Shozo’s soul, he would be so excited to […]
Welcome to the First Virtual Church of Our Lord and Savior, Steve Jobs. As you enter the sanctuary, please do not make eye contact with anyone. Keep your eyes focused on the screen of the mobile device of your choice. We are relevant and practice diversity here, which is easy since no one will even […]
“You oughta get better locks around here if you don’t want people taking your private information, Mr. Squirl. It’s up to you to do something preventive….” “Mr. Mercer, I’m Jack Squirl, President of Data Miner Servicing, y’ know, ‘Servicing You With a Smile.’ Our security guard detained you one hour ago, and we are holding […]
“So JFK is going to be the new president. Right? Not so fast. Some goober decides to drive up to the Kennedy compound with dynamite in his car….” I have a long memory, so I’m still unwilling to bet that Mitt Romney will win or keep the Republican nomination, much less the election. I know […]
Okay, parents. Your 13 year old makes a decision that he wants to do something that has a 2 percent chance to be fatal. Do you 1) Forbid him to do it. 2) Try to talk him out of this but if he refuses to listen to your concerns, allow him to do it anyway […]
GMA and ESPN are now promoting hate speech against Catholics under the guise of accusing Filipine boxer Pacquiao of homophobia. From “An Open Letter to Manny Pacquiao From a Gay Filipina American,” …your parents give you Catholicism as a kind of heavy gift. A centuries-old guide for every life transition a human can go through. […]
“Traumatic grief, with its unanswered questions, its numbing shock, its horror, its ability to sear disturbing images into our souls that cannot be erased by sleep or by time–this process follows the same general path both for persons and groups.†When 12:30 struck, none of us fourth graders knew that our young president was being […]
The media freedom website BBG Watch reported that the Senate Committee on Appropriations has rejected the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) proposal to end Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV broadcasts to China and criticized the BBG for the lack of transparency. The committee recommended $740,039,000 for U.S. international broadcasting operations, for the operating […]
Money Ball is deservingly going to draw comparisons to The Social Network primarily because both are true stories about people who found success doing the seemingly impossible by going about their business in an unlikely and unusual way. The other comparison will come from the fact that both had academy award level performances. Money Ball […]
From Freakonomics:Killer Cars: An Extra 1,000 Pounds Increases Crash Fatalities by 47% The Actual report name is “Pounds that kill: The external cost of vehicle weight. Well, anyway, the study shows the obvious: If you have a big car that collides with a smaller car, the small car folks are toast. Well, duh. Yes, all […]
There is an old comedy monologue by the late Alan Sherman where he explains why he got fat: As a boy, his mother reminded him that people were starving in Europe, so he needed to eat everything on his plate. So I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. Because somehow I […]
TedLipien.com, Truckee, CA, March 1, 2011 — In this series of analyses for Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) — U.S. International Broadcasting in Crisis— Ted Lipien, former Voice of America acting associate director, examines recent Broadcasting Board of Governors’ decisions, with a focus on the latest controversial plan to completely eliminate Voice of America on-the-air radio […]
If you live in the US, mark your calenders: It’s the Great American Shake- out drill. check out this link for more information. so what do you do when an earthquake strikes? when I lived in Minnesota, we always kept emergency supplies in our car (in case we got caught in a snowstorm or skidded […]
The sins of child protective agencies are many, and many have detailed them at length. I’ve tossed my hat in that ring on occasion. Mostly, CPS agencies tend to over-interfere in families. I recently ran a piece based on a blog in the New York Times written by attorney Chris Gottlieb. She’s an attorney whose […]
“Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples.” Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker With that ruling […]
Most of the sharks are out attacking Mel Gibson’s shocking behavior. Well, it’s better reading that the other stories in the news, such as the oil spill or that suffering Haitians still need help. And it allows lots of folks to wax self righteous. Ironically, it is Whoopie Goldberg, a celebrity who also defended Roman […]
Even Eric Holder and his crew have been unable to justify a reason to fight it. That’s why they are sitting on it, claiming that they are going to go slowly in order to mull it over. As near as many of us can tell, they are sitting on it until the law takes effect in the hopes of catching an Arizona police officer attempting to use it to commit a crime.
Moving for a vote before the California State Assembly is an amendment to California’s civil stalking law that will include “surveillance†as a basis to assert claims. This addition is designed to prevent constant, non-consensual, and non-privileged surveillance of a person. (Specific language has been built into the amendment excluding any official surveillance from being […]
…President Obama has made jokes about Arizona and the law. He gave an appearance of being unaware of the federal law in which the Arizona law was based, but I think he knows full well what the law is. After all, wasn’t he trained as an attorney and didn’t he once claim to have taught law?
I have many ethical problems with the Obama Health Care bill. But the real story that is being ignored about Obama’s health care bill is that it kowtows to big insurance and big drug companies, who stand to make a killing from the bill. Reuter’s review of “winners and loser” should give you pause: hospitals […]
Maine USA–The world laughed with collective play and celebration on March 17, 2010 when The Levity Project released its latest Micro-Movement: Car Dancing video. It celebrates being in the present and a feeling of being connected worldwide with a four and half minute video of individuals and families from all over the world car […]
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