Cop Killer Gets Life
by A convicted cop-killer got a life sentence today in Houston. Read the Houston Chronicle story. One should be glad to get a conviction and long …
Month: October 2002
Television Stinks
Is that why we watch it? Cable television has given this country an amazing variety of malarkey to watch. Last night on A&E Biographies, as …
Ode to Osama
Osama Bin Laden, your time is short; We’d rather you die, than come to court. Why are you hiding if it was in God’s name? …
Crime / Death Penalty / Youth
Should Teen Murders Be Executed?
Should teen-aged murders be executed for their crimes? The Supreme Court doesn’t want to make a federal decision on this issue. Read the AP story …
Dallas Narc Busts Invalid
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 …
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. …