The Old Man & the Skateboard

Nostalgia can be pretty potent stuff when it’s deployed in service of a consumer product. Few things can rival the glossed perfection of a fond memory, which means that any ad successfully tagging the good times...

Police raid on gay bar, sees numerous rights of patrons violated

At the Atlanta Eagle, an Atlanta bar with gay patrons, police conducted a raid in 2009. A website dedicated to the memory of this raid, states on their website: "An independent investigation has confirmed that Atlanta police officers broke the law during the raid of the...

James O’Rourke sacramento, ca gangstalking victim?

It is funny what being victimized through harassment will do. OK it's not funny, it's really gross how immoral the victimizers are. There is a person in Sacramento named James O'Rourke and let me tell you, I know NOTHING about him or this case. Lately, though there is this...

Report: Lindsay Lohan Lying About Role in Car Crash

Getting back to work, Lindsay Lohan was spotted on the set of her film "Liz & Dick" in Los Angeles, CA this afternoon (June 11). The 25-year-old star sported a colorful head scarf as she hopped out of an Escalade and tried to avoid the swarming paparazzi....

Lindsay Lohan hospitalized after a car accident

According to latest information from the website TMZ, actress Lindsay Lohan has had a spectacular car accident on Pacific Coast Highway, California, and currently is in the emergency room of a hospital in Los...

Cops wasting taxpayer dollars, sniffing for marijuana in apartme

Even in San Francisco, CA, we as citizens have to deal with the absurdity of police wasting tax dollars investigating and arresting people for smoking marijuana. In this case, police pressure an apartment owner to allow a search of the hallways of an apartment building...

California most likely to survive global warming

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/08/california-climate-change-study_n_1409312.html As if we needed another reason to love California, the Golden State has been named most likely to survive the tolls of climate change. A recent study done by the Natural...

Congress put a “Gun to the head of Americans,” says Panetta

Shooting off at the mouth When Secretary of Defense Panetta speaks, he is speaking for himself and for his boss, President Obama. So, in his speech to soldiers, he said “Congress did something stupid,” and...

How the state can make your life a nightmare, for having marijuan

If you are a medical marijuana patient with a legal prescription, should you have to suffer harassment and intimidation that other valid prescription holders for other prescribed drugs, never do? Unfortunately, this happens all too often. The federal government interferes in...

Medical marijuana patient to get a felony for illegal stop?

George Hotz, who has a medical marijuana prescription in the state of California, was arrested at a Homeland Security checkpoint in the state of Texas. He was charged with having 1/2 a pound of marijuana. Quite a lot huh? Not really, he actually had less than 1/2 an ounce of...

How police make money off of imprisoning people in drug war

Your cousin might have been locked up for smoking marijuana. So, might have your brother. Have you wondered why we have kept up a failed war on drugs when even a majority of Americans now oppose it? Well, if you live in California, the reason might be one John Lovell. He is a...

Source: Demi Moore "in a Much Better Place" Following Treatment

It's been over a month since she was taken from her home to a medical facility to receive desperately needed treatment, and now Demi Moore is reportedly well on her way to recovery. According to a People magazine source, the 49-year-old actress - who has completed...

Debating Parking Kiosks in South Lake Tahoe

As city governments tighten their budgets and seek funding sources from inside and outside various boxes, South Lake Tahoe, California, residents are debating the impact of paid parking on local neighborhoods. On...

Dr. Michael Niccole - Performs Cosmetic Surgery on Two Daughters

I was pretty horrified when I read about this today.  Most people realize from common sense that this does not sound right - unless it's injury related.  I also do not believe that it is right to perform...

Partisan Stupidity in US Politics, part 1

This will be the first in a few installments of opinion pieces on "what's wrong in America" which being an independent I feel uniquely qualified to ruffle feathers on both sides.  Yes, this IS a major problem for this country which sees one side of the spectrum spending...

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