Mental Patients Gassed in Florida, by Mary Neal

As a child, I watched a movie that presented a shocking display of man's inhumanity to man, and it impressed me for life:  The Diary of Anne Frank.  It awakened me to the fact...

Updated~ Kilpatrick: Gov Won't Give Me Fair Shake! by Mary Neal

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is under increasing pressure to resign or face being removed from office.  But perhaps with his impressive defense “dream team,” Kilpatrick may believe it is best to hold...

Be Careful, Bush Administration! Stay Back, Doctor Kevorkian!

A wise man wrote, “We all face disabilities sooner or later, if we live long enough.”  Posted below in this article is one of the most life-affirming messages and videos ever. The video...

Police Tase Suicidal Man on Bridge, CAUSING His Fall, by Mary Neal

On the television shows, don't police talk suicidal people out of dangerous situations?  Well, TV isn't real life, discovered this African American man from Columbia, MO, who was...

Thomas Arthur Doesn't Get It! Executions Are Fun for Folks - No Offense Inte...

THE TROUBLE WITH DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS is that they miss the point - executions are just plain fun!  Capital punishment is very stimulating and has long been used as entertainment for folks.  The sport...

Elvis Presley's Sad Anniversary

That Elvis Presley was some'um, as my grandma used to say.  I was living on Elvis Presley Boulevard on August 16, 1977, the day Elvis died.  I lived about a block from Graceland, as a matter...

FAMILY ABUSE AND CENSORED DEATHS, by Mary Neal

Family court judges who decide cases based on a misguided desire to protect parental rights often thrust families into danger.  When judges are informed of parental abuse by the other parent of minors,...

LIVE LONGER - BLOG! by Mary Neal

Blogging has now replaced exercise as the single most therapeutic endeavor available to modern man.  It lowers blood pressure, prevents cardiovascular disease, and helps with weight loss...

New Yorker Magazine, Keep It Real, Baby! by Mary Neal

~OPINION~ July 14, 2008 EditorNew Yorker Magazine      Re:  New Yorker's July 2008 Cover Dear Sir: Your July cover carries what the magazine obviously  meant to be an...

Memphis Police Department Hiring – Perhaps Blacks Need Not Apply

There are 500 police jobs up for grabs on the Memphis Police Department, but according to an Associated Press article released July 9, 2008, perhaps African Americans need not apply.  The article reports...

Delaware says "No" to Killing Brain Damaged Woman

Great news for Lauren Richardson and her father, as he fights for her life!  Delaware, the first state, passed a resolution supporting the right to life for this disabled U.S. citizen!  This must be quite a blow for health insurance companies that stand to...

Michigan - $3.25 Million Suit re Torture/Death of Sick Prisoner

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit involving the prison torture and death of Timothy Souders, a young man with psychiatric problems who was shackled to a cement slab for four days until his...

(updated) Another Death by Memphis-Shelby County Police?

It seems that there are more reports of law officers being held accountable for their abuses of power lately.  If so, this is a very positive development for citizens and for honest law officers who want to...

Memphis Police Taped Beating Transsexual Detainee - $1.3 Million Lawsuit File...

Duanna Johnson is filing a $1.3 million lawsuit for her beating while in custody of Memphis/Shelby County police officers, which was caught on tape.  A local television station carried...

U.S. Judiciary Finally Wising Up? by Mary Neal

ARE WE BEING BLESSED with more compassionate and righteous judges?  Judges are declaring more defendants incompent to stand trial.  Could it be that our judiciary is beginning to acknowledge the...

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