Sarah Palin - Rock Star to some - a Bimbo to others

"We hunt because we eat" and "I can see Russia from here", those are the statements defining Sarah Palin to the political left.  She is basically written off as a Bimbo.  Sarah Palin's book "Going...

Johnny Benson Crash At Berlin Raceway Puts Racer in Hospital

NASCAR truck champion Johnny Benson is in serious but stable condition after a fiery crash during a race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan  Benson was starting his second lap of the SuperModified race....

Whirlpool to layoff 5000 workers by end of 2009

Whirlpool, North America's largest home appliance maker, has announced that it will cut back it's workforce due to reduced demand and higher material costs.  Whirlpool will layoff 5000 workers by the end of...

Stump the Palin

"GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play "stump the candidate" with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd. ...

Helicopter crashes at Grand Rapids, Michigan hospital

A helicopter has crashed at a hospital in Grand rapids, Michigan, forcing the evacuation of patients. UPDATE: 1450 EDT: Two people on board escaped with minor injuries and are in stable condition. No patients...

New Era Canning -Nationwide Recall of Vegetable Products

I decided to post the entire text because sometimes the fda moves their pages. I thought this was serious enough do deserve a post."New Era Canning Company Announces New Nationwide Recall of Vegetable Products in #10 cans (6 to 7 pound cans) Contact:Linda...

More Clinton Race Politics

From a reddit discussion about Obama v. Clinton:"If Hillary Clinton is named the Democratic nominee, remember, she did it by attacking the rights of black people to vote in Presidential primaries.Look for a massive push by Hillary Clinton's camp to "reseat" delegates from...

Man With Knives in Pants Stabs Himself

Don't run with scissors. Don't steal knives by hiding them in pants."A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say. The suspect was hospitalized after Monday...

New JW Marriot Hotel Grand Rapids Owned By Amway Hotel Corporation

GRAND RAPIDS -- A sleek new JW Marriott Hotel, the first in the Midwest owned by the Amway Hotel Corporation, which also owns the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel will open on September 21st, 2007 in downtown Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids beat out Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland for the...

Manitoba Chiefs Want Cellphone Revenue

I found this via the blog of Sonny Assu, who is an amazing Vancouver artist. I thought this was fascinating, not only that air becomes part of the discussion of natural resources (seems both strange and obvious)...

It's Superbaby! Infant with Super Strength Alive and Flexing!

You wouldn't want to mess with this kid. This 19 month old could show you a thing or two in the gymnastics ring, or on the football field. His massive strength is technically an abnormality, but what an ailment...

Is this the New "Riverwalk"? Invention & Alchemy on PBS

 HOW DO YOU GET a wild harpist, an 80-piece orchestra, a mad scientist's laboratory and a garbage truck into your living room? ""Deborah Henson-Conant has been called many things – the “wild...

What is happening at DOJ?

The larger story of the shakeup at DOJ has been floating around, mostly under the radar for a couple of months, now. "An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the...

The Nation's Capital to Pay Honors to Ford [a crowd-powered photo tribute]

A man of his day ... THE President for his time. May GOD continue to bless Gerald Ford. "WASHINGTON - The hallmarks of a presidential funeral, a rare and solemn spectacle, began to fall into place Wednesday as the...

Off-Beat: Experts try to help deer with head stuck in plastic pumpkin

"CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A plastic jack-o'-lantern meant for collecting Halloween candy is threatening the life of a small, immature deer that calls a gated community home.  The fake pumpkin has been stuck on the animal's snout for at least several days. It...

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