Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

Problem Gambling & Homeless Australians

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/29/2149351.htmProblem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness' By Daniel HoareResearch has pointed to a link between problem gambling and homelessness. While the Australian Federal Government has been quick to act on its election...

Little Girls Playing by the Pool: a Constitutional Issue?

The parties involved in this dispute are quick to invoke the law, from local ordinance right up the the Constitution of the United states, all because of two little girls playing in their backyard. "A Bayville...

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 10-29-06; Geezery Rider

"George W. Bush was sending an economic message when he visited the Harley-Davidson motorcycle factory in York, Penn., in August. With its big foreign markets, Harley-Davidson is a rare American manufacturer that thrives on, rather than fears, free trade. But when the...

Jack and Jill Politics: Political Correctness = Psychological Terrorism?

Political Correctness = Psychological Terrorism? Apparently better to be racist than at any risk, no matter how small. Is that the ticket? Give me a break. Take a look at this Washington Times article: Air marshals, pilots and security officials yesterday expressed...

How the imams terrorized an airliner

"Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and were not merely engaged in prayers, according to witnesses, police...

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