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June 25, 2009 02:36 PM EDT

A little girl...washing her dog ...

Some stories are so appalling that I am left speechless....how about you? Read this headline and the article is attached.. 2 Reportedly In Custody For 9-Year-Old's Slaying Chastity Turner Shot Dead While Washing Dog On Grandmother's Porch click ... read more


June 25, 2009 01:32 PM EDT

Latest on Walter Cronkite

In the past few weeks there has been much discussion about the health of former CBC anchor Walter Conkrite.  The family released a statement to the New York Post to set the record straight (and to put the lid on rumors.) Read the statement below and click to read the entire article: "...In order to set the record straight, Cronkite's three children, Nancy, Kathy Cronkite and Walter (Chip) ... read more


June 24, 2009 10:57 AM EDT

And we wonder why... BOO! Ghosts!

BOO!  We got ghosts!! (or at least Detroit does...) If you wonder why the country is going broke, look no further than the story below from the Detroit Free Press about the Detroit Public Schools.... Audit reveals 257 ghosts on DPS payroll FREE PRESS STAFF A payroll audit this month at Detroit Public Schools turned up 257 names that will be subject to an investigation into illegal ghost ... read more


June 23, 2009 03:33 PM EDT

Craigslist killer: DUMPED!

Well...some might think this is long overdue....but it has now happened.  He got dumped! FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) -- The former fiancee of a man accused of killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist wants to get on with her life. The lawyer for Megan McAllister said Tuesday that his client visited Philip Markoff on June 11 and told him she might never see him again. Robert Honecker Jr. says ... read more


June 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT

Update Gov Sanford latest

News about the "missing Governor" (who is not missing) Subject: Update on Gov. Sanford ** High Priority ** I wanted to pass along the following update regarding the governor's location. The governor is hiking along the Appalachian Trail. I apologize for taking so long to send this update, and was waiting to see if a more definitive idea of what part of the Trail he was on before we did ... read more


June 22, 2009 06:19 PM EDT

They found the Governor !

Update --- on the missing governor Sanford, missing since Thursday, reportedly located By John O'Connor and Clif LeBlanc The whereabouts of Gov. Mark Sanford was unknown for nearly four days, and some state leaders question who was in charge of the executive office. But Sanford’s office told the lieutenant governor’s office Monday afternoon that Sanford has been reached and he is ... read more


June 22, 2009 04:37 PM EDT

THIS IS REALLY WEIRD

I don't know about you, but I think this is really weird!  Read below: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Where is South Carolina's governor? Gov. Mark Sanford's wife said Monday the two-term Republican chief executive has been gone for several days and she doesn't know where. Sanford's staff won't say where he is. First lady Jenny Sanford tells The Associated Press her husband said he needed time ... read more


June 20, 2009 10:07 PM EDT

Get Ready!

Just in... Big upset at the National Organization for Women!  It looks like "out with the old, in with the new."  The change may mean that NOW regains some relevance!  The organization has felt "dead in the water" for years -- failing to bring into the tent women from all walks of life. That may now all be changing.... It looks like NOW is about to start a brand new chapter!  Terry ... read more


June 20, 2009 11:15 AM EDT

"NOW" -- dinosaur? or relevant?

What happened? The National Organization for Women used to be a force in politics...and now?? They have been virtually invisible (out of touch?) but I just heard they are holding their national convention this weekend and there is a heated fight for the Presidency (between the old guard and the new guard.) The new guard wants to make the organization more relevant and inclusive I am told.  My ... read more


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