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Saturday, April 30, 2005

Hope Springs Eternal In The Criminal Mind

Crime is a social disease. And it is pandemic. There is no place on this planet that is immune. Short of lobotomies and death, there is no set deterrent; rehabilitation is a joke, recidivism a given. The number of inmates has grown in the past two decades from 250,000 to 2,000,000. The prison... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Polarity Nation

Ever noticed how polarized as a nation we've become over the years? Any quick history brush-up will show you that Americans enjoy two choices, will tolerate three or four, but really starts having problems with an excessive number of options. I'll give you some examples: Colas: Pepsi or Coke, RC... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 24, 2005

The Greatest American Is...

Certainly not Barrack O'Bama or Tom Cruise. But the Discovery Channel is producing a show that will air in June, with Matt Lauer of the Today Show as host, that will discuss the merits of those two nominees as well as 98 others. I can't seem to find the criteria used to amass this list, but,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Too Soon For 9/11 Movies?

There comes a time when an event of life-altering proportions becomes mythic, deserving of reverence. September 11, 2001 is just such an event. And it became a day of reverence, of quiet remembrance, of determination and vigilance within hours of the tragic chain of occurrences that were recorded in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 16, 2005

Finding Something To Shoot (Part II Of A Neverending Series About Taxes)

Everyone should know how his or her tax money is being spent. Every damn penny. Since most of you just completed and filed your taxes for this past year, here's something that'll really piss you off, especially if you owed the government money. Congress appropriated $10 billion to Homeland Security,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Tax Season And No One To Shoot

Yes, that's right. Tax season is upon us and almost over, April 15 looming like some financial reaper, grim and all. I watched CSI: Miami last night. The show killed off two IRS agents. There were a lot of tongue-in-cheek lines and a few pointed barbs. There was also the repeated line of "everybody... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2005

Git The Pail Of Cold Water, Bubba, Yo'r Kissing Cuzzins 'R At It Agin

Two first cousins fell in love, found out they could not be married in their home state of Pennsylvania, did some research, and found they could go to Maryland and tie the knot. They have become somewhat infamous. In 24 states, marrying a first cousin is considered incestuous and illegal. In 26... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tarheels Take NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

North Carolina took the lead in last night's championship game and only looked back once. Illinois came back from a fifteen-point deficit in the second half and made a game of the last several minutes, but finally gave up the ghost -- and their Number 1 ranking, which they've held since December.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 3, 2005

The Final Two

Louisville fell hard to the Fighting Illini yesterday, as did the Spartans to North Carolina. Both teams look tough and ready for Monday night. This should be a great championship matchup and, hopefully, a close buzzer-beater game. Although they have produced some of the greatest teams of all time,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Madonna And The -- Hey, That Ain't The Pope!

As everyone who hasn't become a hermit, developed amnesia, or renounced the secular world in the last 20-odd years knows, Madonna has been been anything but uncontroversial. In the tradition of Prince Harry the Nazi comes the latest in costume obnoxiousness: Madonna dressed as a nun and Guy Ritchie,... Sign in to see full entry.

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