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Monday, March 21, 2005

A Half Million New Illegals Per Year (Global Questions Pic Story)

Do you think this surge in illegal population can be sustained without some serious terrorist incident resulting from the shadows of it? Do you think we need a "War on Illegal Immigration?" Is it too late for a Worker Documentation Program? The story below is from AOL News.com. WASHINGTON (March 21)... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 20, 2005

Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Pic Question Story)

OK, here is the way it is. A woman lies in hospice, her feeding tube removed, her brain severely and profoundly, irrevocably damaged. Her husband wishes her to die in peace, but in order for her to die, they have to take the extreme measure of taking away her sustenance. The Senate has passed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 19, 2005

Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (pic Question Story)

Do you ever become concerned that the level of your child's language has gotten out of hand? Too many um's and you know's? Here are some suggestion on how to deal with this if it goes beyond a natural exploration for more sophisticated language, from AOL.com. It's like fingernails across a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 18, 2005

Cell-phone Publishing Offers an Opportunity for Unknown Writers

You know I have to admit when I read the headline on this story from the AP wire, I thought what they were doing, and certainly what i would do with several cell phones in the classroom, is to motivate children to read to one another on the "in" program from Verizon wireless. It would cost nothing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Pic Question Story)

Do you think the government has any say in this Florida woman's case? Today is the day for removal of her feeding tube. Anyone remember Karen Ann Quinlin? More below from AOL News.com. WASHINGTON (March 18) - Senate Republicans embroiled in the life-or-death legal battle over the severely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 17, 2005

Kinmi's Global Question of the Day (Pic Question Story)

Let's see. I know! I'll take a lover. That'll teach her a lesson!. Do you think that Scott Peterson should have been given the death penalty? For more information I invite you to read the story from AOL News.com below. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (March 17) - Secured with leg irons and shackles around his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Pic Question Story)

When the torreador turns his head, that is when the bull charges. Today in the NYT there is a story about a list of possible terrorist attacks, in America. The list was not intended for public consumption, but a copy was posted on the internet. Do you think terrorists will attack here in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Pic Question Story)

We have seen this type of demonstration in the Middle East before. We were misled by "their" intelligence into believing that these paid and highly visible stooges represented the feelings of the entire population. Yet this story is about how Syrian intelligence is packing up and moving out of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 14, 2005

Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Question Pic and Story)

Do you think she was smart? Lucky? Stupid? or a true angel? Below is another synopsis from People Magazine, in case you haven't read it yet. The 33-year-old woman taken hostage by alleged Atlanta shooter Brian Nichols Saturday says she kept a cool head and earned the suspect's trust by talking to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Kingmi's Global Question of the Day (Question Pic and Story)

Do you think ecotourism in Central America will bring better economic times, or environmental destruction? We have several bloggers living there. I invite you to read the article from USA Today.com. (March 11) -- Francis Ford Coppola is the first to admit he's got a thing for jungles. "It all goes... Sign in to see full entry.

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