Dallas Narc Busts Invalid
by Dallas Police arrested a man on drug charges over a year ago. Too bad the cops’ informant was lying. He’s since recanted, so why is …
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Heart Transplant Patient’s Widow Sues
The widow of a volunteer for an experimental artificial heart is suing the manufacturer and hospital involved. Read the AP story on Yahoo.com. Interestingly, the …
Sniper Hypes Gun Control
By now, everyone in America knows about the D.C. area sniper. Read the CNN.com story. In a political slap, Democrats today said Republican movement on …
Daylight Wasting Time
One of the bane’s of my existence, in an obviously otherwise charmed life, is nearly upon us: the falling back to non-daylight savings time. I …
CEO Salaries Criticized
Exorbitant CEO salaries were criticized recently by a man who should know: Andy Grove of Intel. Read the Washington Post story in the Houston Chronicle …
Anti-U.S. Parties Gain in Pakistan
Religious zealots look to be winning substantially more of Pakistan’s equivalent of Congress. Read about it on NSMBC.com. Obviously this is bad news. President Gen. …
Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former President Jimmy Carter has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read about it on MSNBC.com. For a man marked by a terrible presidency, Carter …
Convicts Voting Rights
Should ex-cons be allowed to vote? On such Floridian thinks so. Read the Washington Post story. Those interested in law and order must necessarily shudder …
NASA’s Glory Days
Dave Scott recently re-capped his Apollo 15 space flight on-line. Read the CollectSpace.com article. One has to wonder where the can-do, American spirit has been …
High Court Allows NJ Senate Sleight of Hand
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the case regarding the Democratic candidate swap in the New Jersey Senate rate. Read about in on …