Monday, March 2, 2009
I am sad about the news of the two missing NFL players. The players and their families are in my thoughts and will be in my prayers. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Free To Filter
I don't watch the news. I would rather read the news at newspaper sites online, so that I can have some ability to filter the information that my mind absorbs. What do you think? Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Ridge: Detainees deserved due process
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says the United States was wrong not to give terror suspects due process protections. Speaking on the BBC's 'World Today" program, the former Pennsylvania governor and first federal homeland security chief said he accepts... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Alcohol death prompts prison sentence
Feb. 16, 2009 HAMAMATSU, Japan, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A nightclub host will spend 3 1/2 years in prison because of the death of a rival host from excessive alcohol consumption, a Japanese court said Monday. The Shizuoka District Court sentenced Toshiaki Fujimoto, 31, to prison for making Jin Yanagida,... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Obama signs SCHIP bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama signed into law a popular health insurance program for low-income children Wednesday, saying it was the first step to healthcare reform. "This is a down payment on my commitment to cover every single American," Obama said before signing an expansion... Sign in to see full entry.