KIM KARDASHIAN SUES OLD NAVY OVER AD

This should be filed under "what grinds my gears" because Kim Kardashian has gotten on my last nerve. She's already uber-rich because she took advice from Paris Hilton: leak a sex tape and go to lots of parties. Since her boost into stardom, Kim...

MAN CUTS OFF TIP OF SON'S THUMB WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE CAST

Men are a special breed. Watching Home Improvement helped me to realize that. We just do stuff. Especially to save money for other stuff. And we want to do it ourselves or with other men around to have someone to be confused with. If I can save a buck...

IF GAY MARRIAGE IS OKAY, WHY NOT POLYGAMY?

The federal government defines marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. So, if marriage is redefined to include two people of the same sex, then why can't it can be redefined to include more than two people?Read...

MAN WHO WAS FALSELY ARRESTED FOR CASHING CHECK STILL LOOKING FOR

28-year-old construction worker Ikenna Njoku qualified for the First-Time Home Buyer Rebate on his tax return. He opted to have his check direct-deposited into his Chase bank account. Since he had a history of overdrawn checks, Chase closed his account. Maybe he thought...

POINT-COUNTERPOINT: TEAM PRO-LIFE VS TEAM PRO-CHOICE

While die-hard Pro-Choice supporters have legitimate reasons to feel the way that they do, die-hard Pro-Life supporters also have an equal argument. Today, we revisit an age-old debate between the two.Read...

DIRTY JOBS, 9/11 AND 7/7 (FROM 9/08)

It's no secret now that 9/11 was an inside job. The controlled implosions on towers one, two, and seven should have triggered some type of suspicion in your minds. I just can't believe how much trouble the "powers that be" went through to carry out their plan. Scheduling...

OH YOU MAD 'CAUSE THE JURY GOT IT RIGHT?

I've been observing the way people around me and on TV have been reacting to the Casey Anthony verdict.  It doesn't matter what channel I turn to or who I talk to, the result is the same: people are mad.  And if you're like those who borrow opinions and...

MOM KILLS BABY IN DRUNKEN RAGE; TAKES CORPSE SHOPPING

A Calumet City, IL woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after she beat and smothered her three-month-old son to death in a drunken rage on last Wednesday.20-year-old Toyrianna Smith had taken her three-year-old daughter and the baby with her to a...

THE BOOTY CALL WALK OF SHAME

So there is a phenomenon that I have noticed since I moved to the DC area. It is something that happens quite often in my controlled access, luxury building. Of course I use the term luxury quite loosely. The average resident is either some really young person who has...

AL. SCHOOLS TO CHECK IMMIGRATION STATUS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS

If you have a child who is enrolled in an Alabama public school, this is for you...no exceptions.  After Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed an immigration bill into law that makes Arizona's look like Mississippi's, I knew something bad was...

WOMAN MISTAKENLY BEATS 5-YEAR-OLD SON TO DEATH FOR BREAKING TV

A Bronx mom who beat her five-year-old son excessively, did not take him to the hospital, and initially lied to the police about what happened says that she overreacted after he broke her TV while playing his Wii video game. Read...

AFFIRMATIVE REACTION: ARE VOTER ID LAWS RACIST?

According to E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post, you're damned right they are.For the record, it is my considered opinion, formulated over 20-plus years of reading Dionne's columns or watching him on television, that Mr. Dionne is what I like to refer to as "A menstrual...

WOMAN CONVICTED OF LURING FELLOW NIGERIANS INTO SLAVERY

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Bidemi Bello recruited her first victim, "Laome" in 2001. The girl was 17 when she traveled, using a fake British passport that Bello had gotten for her When she arrived, she was beaten and forced to do things like cut the grass with a...

TEEN MOM CAUGHT ON CAMERA SMOTHERING BABY WITH HAND, BLANKET

Just when it was starting to seem cool to be a teen mom, the downside rears it's ugly head.  18-year old Shantaniqua Scott is looking at life in prison for smothering her 4-month old baby, Rhaidyn.  In 2010, he was flown from Waco to Cook Children's Medical Center...