Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Castro's brother is taking minute baby steps in allowing certain Freedoms such as Cell Phones, most Cubans can ill afford, choosing food over cell...
Is 'old rock star' an oxymoron? Perhaps moreso than any other profession, pop music doesn't have much use for the elderly.While there are some exceptions--Jackson, Madonna, and Prince turn 50 this...
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Well thankfully she's home safe. And all over a teddy bear!"Muslim leaders bearing flowers delivered a message of support Tuesday before the homecoming in northern England of a British teacher jailed in Sudan for...
Apparently the driver lost control as they were driving through freezing rain and crashed. I would assume it flipped at some point as there are reports of people being thrown through windows."Three people are dead after a Greyhound bus rollover east of Grande Prairie.
The...
As I have reported before the organized protest in Australia are a mixture of Anarchists and communist supporters. Police estimate only 3000 protesters showed up. Will this be the types who will be in Wash. Sept....
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"Just another idiot with access to ink? Demeaning those that are Bush supporters by their appearance. This brainless dimwit Dorothy Parvaz reveling in her hatred."Now, I'd love to say that all Democrats look like...
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"In a few weeks’ time a thickset middle-aged man with a ready smile and the gift of the gab will walk into a courtroom in San Jose, capital of California’s “silicon valley” and try to plead poverty before the judge.
The lawyers he will be facing will not believe him,...
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"EHIND THE SCREEN
Live to write
Brad Copeland's latest script, 'Wild Hogs,' is hitting the big screen.
Roger Moore | Sentinel Movie Critic
Posted March 5, 2007
PHOTOS
Brad Copeland
Brad Copeland (TOUCHSTONE PICTURES)
Feb 22, 2007
Neighborhoods
Your Altamonte Springs
Talk...
This is a bizzarre way to settle a feud."Dera Ismail Khan - A four-year old girl was married to a 45-year-old man in a remote Pakistan town to settle a feud, leading to the arrest of 12 people from two families, police said on Friday.
The bizarre marriage took place last...
With the popular press these days loving to insinuate that climbing Everest in the 21st Century is about as difficult as, say, shoveling your driveway, I thought I would share this excellent narrative by my friend...
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"It's not an uncommon question for a foreigner in China to field from strangers on trains, planes, buses, sidewalks, and in stores and cafes. The urge for Chinese men, women, and children alike to learn better English, even randomly and at inopportune moments, is strong.
In...
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"Each year in the United States, there are more than 700,000 strokes. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the country. And stroke causes more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease. Nearly three-quarters of all strokes occur in people over the age of...
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"The driver of the black, four-door Honda Civic, described by eyewitnesses as a middle-aged female, reportedly hit one victim at 12th Street and Broadway and continued driving down the block, striking three others...
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