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Dumb and Dumber Criminals Make the News -
Mike Fak (5,738)   
Mike Fak  
It must be a full moon all over the country because my internet news travels have found enough dumb criminals stories to cover the top of my desk. Lets clean them up. In Englewood Colorado, a bank robber must really have been out of cash. Having not even a few cents to buy a scratch pad of paper... ( added 2 years 53 days ago.) |
Atomic Bombs and Animals Lead the News This Week -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
From nuclear bombs going for a joy ride, to a kidnapped cat, a millionaire dog and a moose on the loose, the news this past week has shown that the world we live in is a very strange one indeed. Let's take a look at some of these stories that one would think were written by a fiction writer. From... ( added 2 years 59 days ago.) |
The Great Catfish and Shrimp Mystery -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Well Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is having a time getting the Federal Government to crack down on food items coming from China. Durbin says there are too many agencies all with different rules regarding importation of food stuffs and so it is that nothing is getting done. Durbin laments that... ( added 2 years 122 days ago.) |
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The Competition for Thoughtful Minds -
Joseph Collins (362) 
Joseph Collins 
This week, the Associated Press ran a story about a bookstore owner who held a book-burning protest against "what he sees as society's diminishing support for the written word." Tom Wayne, owner of Prospero's Books in Kansas City, MO almost flamed his way to a heap of trouble given that he didn't... ( added 2 years 164 days ago.) |
Obesity is Fast Becoming an Epidemic in Kids -
Avis Ward (11,455)    
Avis Ward
There are so many things confronting our kids today. Life sure was much easier,
simplified and fun when I was a kid. Of course, it would be. I was just a kid. I
only had to worry about my chores, homework, making the cheerleading squad,
passing SAT’s, making the honour roll, Beta Club, or... ( added 2 years 195 days ago.) |
International Sanctions against Sudan -
Anja Merret (962)  
Anja Merret
I have never been able to understand the concept of Sanctions. The last few instances of sanctions on countries have been on Zimbabwe where people are starving to death, North Korea where people are starving to death and now possibly Sudan where people are starving to death already. These are... ( added 2 years 199 days ago.) |
Talk Isn't Cheap — Study: Abstinence Classes Don't Stop Sex -
Avis Ward (11,455)
Avis Ward
The federal government spends approximately $176 million annually on abstinence programs. A $7.7 million study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. of Princeton, New Jersey for the United States Administration for Children and Families reported their findings last week. Mathematica’s... ( added 2 years 200 days ago.) |
Connecting The Dots - Washington Style -
Joseph Collins (362)
Joseph Collins
People in Washington are beginning to connect the dots. Two weeks ago I stated that in his investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was getting close to something important but never discovered what it was. In fact, it is my belief the reason he... ( added 2 years 231 days ago.) |
Presidential Pardons Were Made for Cases Like Scooter Libby’s -
Joseph Collins (362)
Joseph Collins
Last week, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter" Libby was convicted in federal court of perjury and obstruction of justice. Given the fact that it was one of the most highly politicized trials in years, the howls for a presidential pardon are widespread and... ( added 2 years 246 days ago.) |
Iraq Deserves a Homegrown Solution -
Joseph Collins (362)
Joseph Collins
Since 2003, Americans have been discussing and debating the merits of setting timetables for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq. The major point of criticism against setting a future date or triggering events for withdrawing troops from the region is the contention that it sends the wrong... ( added 2 years 346 days ago.) |
How the Media Controls Us -
Brad Hutchinson (133) 
Brad Hutchinson
The Freedom and Prison of Words
There is no shortage today of opinions. We are bombarded by television, radio, newspapers, magazines, bill boards, popular music, books, advertisements all vying to control our thoughts.
Should we agree or disagree with this war? What political party should we... ( added 3 years 138 days ago.) |
Worried About Bird Flu? Pest Birds Cause More Problems Than You May Know -
Monique Thorsell (108)
Birds are beautiful, wild creatures of nature and most reside in rural environments that provide natural shelters for them. However, some bird species have successfully adapted to our urban environment. The pigeon, starling and house sparrow – among others – thrive in our buildings and on our... ( added 3 years 184 days ago.) |
World's Oldest Fire Department Begins Accepting Volunteers -
Louis Angeli (209)
Bologna, Italy (January 15, 2005) -- The oldest fire suppression service is bowing down to financial constraints and has begun a recruitment campaign for volunteer personnel. The "Vigili del Fuoco," the Italian term for fire department, have decided to accept a limited number of volunteers per... ( added 4 years 298 days ago.) |
Child Porn PC Virus--And We Thought Identity Theft Was The Worst It Could Get -
Sandra E. Graham (7,883)   
Sandra E. Graham
Just when we were thinking it was safe to go back on the computer, we are informed of another PC virus threat--- Child Porn Virus! It has been discovered that pedophiles or just malicious hackers can put a virus on your computer that will open hundreds of illegal child porn web sites and... ( added 7 minutes ago.) |
I Nominate Helium Balloon Dad, Richard Heene, for Reality Show Award -
Mogama (15,965) 
Mogama
Of course the police swears the 6-year-old in a UFO-like helium balloon flying saucer was the real thing, not a publicity stunt. But millions of Americans are not buying it.
CNN's Anderson Cooper says as many as 95% of his viewers think Mr. Richard Heene schemed the whole thing.
When Wolf... ( added 23 days 15 hours ago.) |
Just Out for a Pleasant Walk to Throw Non-White Humble Pies at BNP Members -
 - Connor Davidson (5,131) 
Connor Davidson
I'm not really going to throw pies at BNP (British Nationalist Party) members and nor do I plan on encouraging you. Remember the saying your mother told you: "don't get down to their level"? I wish to remind you of the incident involving Lord Mandelson, the Business Minister and green custard (mm... ( added 24 days 10 hours ago.) |
Racism: Costco Pulls "Monkey" Baby -
Ronyae (4,519) 
After a complaint from a North Carolina man, wholesale-retail giant, COSTCO has apparently played their hand in the racism game.
According to chain emails, reports and word of mouth, many Americans have been once again, faced with another racial insult. COSTCO recently presented a new... ( added 27 days 7 hours ago.) |
I Am On Earth -
Michael Ramzy (633) 
Michael Ramzy
Another beautiful day in America and I find myself at work listening to a woman explain why one of the trees in our parking lot is dying.
"It needs water. Lots more water," she says to me, pointing to the tree from inside the store.
"It gets lots of water," I return. "There are two... ( added 31 days 5 hours ago.) |
Polanski Arrested for Raping 13-Year-Old Girl Causes Uproar in Europe and Hollywood -
Steve Kovacs (4,545) 
Steve Kovacs
Famed 76-year-old movie director Roman Polanski was arrested In Switzerland last week on charges of fleeing sentencing for the statutory rape of a 13-year old girl in Los Angeles . The crime occurred in 1977. Polanski admitted to having sex with the child and he was awaiting sentencing when he... ( added 40 days 18 hours ago.) |
Acorn Sues -
- JP Bender (9,663) 
JP Bender
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has faced a flood of criticism after a series of videos from hidden cameras caught staff members giving advice about tax evasion, human smuggling and child prostitution to James E. O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, who were wearing... ( added 44 days 15 hours ago.) |
Yale Female Student Strangled to Death--Evidence Will Close This Case Quickly -
Steve Kovacs (4,545)
Steve Kovacs
The infamous serial killer Ted Bundy once confided to police that when he strangled women he looked directly in their eyes as he choked them to death. While doing so, he said he could see that the women knew he had total control over their lives. He loved that control. The recent strangulation... ( added 49 days 22 hours ago.) |
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just The Pharmacist! -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
Another beautiful day in America and everyone is complaining about health care, it seems. Or lack of health care reform. Many have written about it here on Searchwarp, myself included, and yet there still seems to be a sharp divide about what to do.
One thing that seems to have slipped... ( added 52 days 10 hours ago.) |
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ACORN problems -
- JP Bender (9,663)
JP Bender
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is in the news again and for all the wrong reasons.
Last week four staff members of the Baltimore office of ACORN were fired after they were captured on hidden camera appearing to give advice on evading tax laws to a man and... ( added 56 days 9 hours ago.) |
Health Care? Or Health $ -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,068) 
E. Raymond Rock
What if we took all the money that is currently being paid as premiums to the Insurance companies, along with the co-pays and the deductibles (I know that if my wife or I have any medical problems, we have to pay an enormous amount up front, plus 20% of the rest, plus we are cut off at a million... ( added 57 days 13 hours ago.) |
Today, 9-11 and Healthcare Reform Converge -
Edward Rhymes (1,331) 
Edward Rhymes
As we commemorate this 8th anniversary of that somber and horrific day and as vigils are being, fittingly, held to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks; we need to also look at a group of victims that are often forgotten in the September 11 narrative: the thousands of rescue... ( added 58 days 8 hours ago.) |
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