Florida Mine Collapse: Miner Feared Dead in Mazak Mine

Mazak Limestone Mine: Miner Trapped Underwater in Florida Mine CollapseAn open mine collapsed during blasting in Sumter County central Florida. Rescue workers are working to get to the trapped miner using cranes. The Mazak Mine, located along State Road 50 at County Road 469,...

Wesley Snipes Ordered to Prison

Wesley Snipes Ordered to Prison over Tax Evasion Blade star Wesley Snipes has been ordered to begin a three-year prison sentence by US District Judge Terrell Hodges, who rejected Snipes' appeal for a new trial....

Dining with Dad

Dad is an old timer who eats nearly every meal at a restaurant. He lives in Ocala Florida where he has for a long time. He has eaten at every establishment there and can tell you the history of each. He knows the...

Vigilance and attention minus hysteria

“There's no indication the United States or its citizens are a target in the latest Al Qaeda plot,” so says the State Department as reported here. Does anyone believe that Al Qaeda is in the business of taking aim are precise targets? Well, maybe they are sometimes and...

Crowd sourcing sounds like “crowd-powered”

Here is an article from Defense Systems that says in one year Peter Lee introduced revolutionary change at the Defense Research Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA). When I first read the headline, I was skeptical. How could one person in a short time make any lasting...

Obama's List and Scorecard

I read an article in the Washington Post this weekend stating that Obama has completed about 24-30% of his campaign promises, so far. The President says he keeps a list in his pocket to keep track. The Post says they have 566 items on their list because Obama keeps throwing...

Madge Kinsey’s Players

In my autobiography called Patchwork And So Forth, I mentioned a description told to me by my father about his attending live theater at the opera hall in Mt. Gilead, Ohio during the Great Depression. In those...

Drone attack flurry appropriate

Pursuing al Qaeda and family of terrorists is an appropriate mission for CIA’s paramilitary and US military. The USA is well equipped with advanced technology and should use everything at its disposal to hit and wipe out terrorist leaders and their forces. The fact that...

Deflating America

It is painful as Presidents since Clinton have warned. In fact, the correction began as Clinton was leaving office. It got pumped up by Bush war spending and legalized tax evasion. Then, big government came to the...

Women are sensible and can save Democrats

Women seek collaboration. They don’t like war. They want healthcare that works for their families. They want emphasis on quality education. They want businesses to create jobs. Those are the answers from my closely held women’s world. Some women are conservative in their...

MEXICO WINS 2010 CAL RIPKEN WORLD SERIES

8/22/10 Aberdeen MD: Mexico captured the 2010 Cal Ripken World Series title by defeating U.S. Champion, Ocala, Fla. 7-1 at the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy in Aberdeen...

Cookie Thief Robs Florida Store

Ocala Thief Makes Off with Box of Oreos A thief in Ocala, Florida broke into the Dollar General Store by smashing the glass door early on June 16, stealing a box of Oreo Cakesters. This is the second such robbery...

Bridal bootcamp reality show to air next spring

A new reality show featuring desperate brides trying to lose weight and get in shape through vigorous dieting and exercises before their wedding day will air next spring on CMT network. The biggest "loser"...

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Returns

Wesley Snipes is going to jail."A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February,...

Florida School Bus Driver Arrested After Students Receive Sexual Text Messages

" A Florida bus driver on Friday was arrested for allegedly sending high school students text messages with explicit sexual content, MyFOXOrlando.com reports."

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