If You Try to Stick Your Finger in God's Eye...

     You know, people are quite an odd bunch, at times, kind of radical and wimpy, hateful and caring, all rolled up into one big mess.  We can fuss at family, but don't...
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If You Try to Stick Your Finger in God's Eye...

     You know, people are quite an odd bunch, at times, kind of radical and wimpy, hateful and caring, all rolled up into one big mess.  We can fuss at family, but don't...

The End of the War, And Then What?

     The recent news, while President Obama is across the pond accepting his award of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, like it or not, is that the U.S. is in for another buildup...

Does Honesty Matter?

     In a NowPublic news article I wrote awhile back, about an impoverished man apparently sueing a huge nonprofit organization (Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender...

LA Lakers "Ko P. LA-Ron Dynasty" Win Streak Reaches 10

The Los Angeles Lakers http://www.nba.com/lakers/index.html 5-star headed attack of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, and Ron Artest lead the NBA's defending champs to a current...

Oprah Ending Show in 2011 To Focus on Oprah Winfrey Network

Oprah Winfrey has announced that she is ending the The Oprah Winfrey Show  in 2011. Winfrey plans to focus her time on starting her own cable network. A spokesperson for Winfrey's Harpo Productions...

David Headley Pleads Not Guilty- Mumbai Terror Attacks

David Headley aka Daood Gilani has plead not guilty to terrorism charges connected with Mumbai attacks in 2008 in a Chicago court on Wednesday.David Headley, a Chicago resident, has been charged with six counts of...

Just What Are We Fighting to Preserve Anyway?

JUST WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING TO PRESERVE ANYWAY? Part 1By Rein D. Gillstrom (11/23/09)TO ALL THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES CONSERVATIVES  . . . OF THE “AMERICAN SORTS.”Please consider the following research...

The Lakers "Ko P. LA-Ron Dynasty," Ride a 9-Game Win Streak

The Los Angeles Lakers are riding a 9-game win streak since Pau Gasol has returned to the starting line-up. The Lakers 5-star players were given the signature nickname The "Ko P. LA-Ron Dynasty" by the National...

The GAS Police? ...and the New Land Rush!

     Oh yes, my friends, those who watch out for us all (and our planet) and declared both carbon and methane to be official targets of our ire and animosity.  Never mind the facts...

Chicago Man, David Headley, Charged in Mumbai Attacks

David Headley a Chicago man, has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with aiding and abbetting the murder of six Americans in Mumbai in 2008, according to Reuters. A 170 people were killed in the Mumbai attacks,...

Who Really Cares About Missing Persons?

"Time's Up!" Everyone reads the headlines when a body is recovered or remains are found.  Like rubber necks at an accident scene, we want to know what happened and why in all the grisly details.  The media covers the scene, hovering around like bees to honey...

Philadelphia Becomes the 2nd US City to Proclaim June as NBHHCM

The City of Philadelphia Proclaims June 2010 as NBHHCM. Philly is the first NBA team city to Proclaim the hoops and hip-hop culture fusion (The "Dunkadelic-Era"). Allen Iverson makes his season debut for the...

Georgians encounter Extraterrestrials in State Park camping trip

The following alien encounter was reported to have occurred on 20 August 2009 at Unicoi State Park, Georgia in the United States. A husband and wife had gone camping on Saturday and on Sunday 4: 00 am in the morning when the wife woke up to go to the restroom. (There was a...

Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender Discrimination Not Dead Yet?

Houston, TX -- A Federal Civil suit has been filed in Texas alleging problems of gross, illegal discrimination and unethical conduct by one of the largest YMCAs in the nation. The conflict seems to involve a former...

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