Seattle Bank Teller Fired for Chasing Robber

Jim Nicholson, a teller at Key Bank in Seattle, has been fired for going after a would be robber. " After more than two years working as a teller at the Key Bank branch in Lower Queen Anne, Nicholson clearly...

Obama's Afghanistan Strategy - Will it work?

Operation Kanjar (Strike of the Sword) began with fanfare a few days ago.  The strategy was that US troops would occupy villages and win the heart and minds of locals. Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told...

Gordon Brown's 'deeply gloomy' taste in art revealed

Brown's choice in art is conventional in many respects and shows a good solid taste if perhaps a little dark. The Hodgkin piece with typically the painting going on to the actual frame is an interesting choice. "...

Gambling and The official opposition

Well of course, somebody had to rain on my parade. Just hours after the news, changes to Ontario's gambling legislation had become a matter of public record my arch-nemesis peered out from underneath his hiding...

New Process Unveiled to Pick Top Canadian Judges on Live TV

After the announcement by supreme court Justice Michel Bastarache, the search is on for a new top judge. But the process for how the new judge will be chosen is going to be a little different. From now on, prospective supreme court judges will be vetted by MPs and politicians...

Junior hockey vies to rid game of enforcers

Junior hockey rosters may be cut by two players next May to encourage teams to keep mostly skill players instead of enforcers.Think it's a necessary measure to curb violence in the sport, or is it just a...

A Catastrophe in the Works?

"Evidence of a massive undersea landslide has been found less than 15 kilometres from Wellington airport, raising fears another slip could trigger a devastating tsunami. "

Video: Jack Nicholson endorses Clinton

Jack Nicholson took celebrity endorsements to a new level with his recent  video endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Nicholson spliced together clips from his movies where the lines could be interpreted as...

Tories "NIX" 2010 Olympics Sex Trade Co-op

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can only imagine the scenario " Transgendered Tiffany, 2010 Olympic Sponsor to the Stars" or perhaps The Olympic rings emblazoned on videos " 2010 Olympic Hookers...

Fox's O'Reilly gets pushy at Obama event

O'Reilly has outdone himself now.  He shouldn't be able to get away with this kind of behavior:"But it was after Obama's speech that O'Reilly threw some elbows. And not so figuratively either.  Obama...

2007 Luminous Award Winners Highlight Ovarian Cancer Treatment and the Import...

""The Luminous Award has grown into a truly global event, with more than 70 entries received this year from journalists working in 11 countries," said Garry Nicholson, leader of the Lilly Oncology global brand development team. "This competition is part of Lilly Oncology's...

Francis Ford Coppola disses Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino

a surprising critique of three of America’s greatest actors."No slouch himself, Coppola directed Pacino in “The Godfather” and Pacino and De Niro in “Godfather II,” and was uncredited when directing...

Karma's a Bitch

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Karma, that centuries old Buddist principle practised by Tibetan Buddists Monks, and adopted by Western Society Linguists, stating "What you do in the past (Usually...

God's Lottery versus Science's Marketing

Opinion May 22,2007 Barry O'Regan aka Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Burnaby, British Columbia When soon to be parents experience the joys of parenthood, one would think the last thing on their mind would...

Camp Pendleton Marine regiment bids farewell to its 100 dead

"THOMAS WATKINS Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Two weeks after returning from a yearlong deployment to a joyous midnight homecoming, Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 gathered under the California...

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