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Monday, November 29, 2004

Ever Wonder Why Alabama Always Ranks In Bottom Five States In Education?

In the recent election, Alabama had a ballot measure that would amend the state Constitution adopted in 1901 that used segregationist language. It was defeated. Since it was defeated by only 1850 votes, constituting less than half of a percentage point in the total number of votes cast, the vote had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 22, 2004

A Deadly Hunting Season In Wisconsin

A group of hunters got into a shootout with a lone hunter in Birchwood, Wisconsin, leaving five dead, three wounded and the lone hunter under arrest. It seems that members of a local hunting club came upon one Chai Vang, a Laotian immigrant from St. Paul, Minnesota, who was occupying one the their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004

Keeping It In The Family Photographs

A Salt Lake City woman has pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges, alleging that she engaged in sexual acts with her sons to please her husband, who took photographs of the acts. Both of the boys involved are under the age of 8. Each charge has a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20. Incest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 14, 2004

But You Are In Kansas, You Mental Munchkins

There is a place called the Westboro Baptist Church. It is presided over by the Reverend Fred Phelps. They are strict Calvinists and believe any other doctinal followers are doomed to hell eternally. And that is about as close to a good Christian definition of the man and his church as can be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 13, 2004

Make Sacrifices For, Not Of, Your Children

Nicole Mancini and James Thurber of Rochester, New Hampshire, were arraigned on three counts of child endangerment and their children taken into state custodial care when it was discovered that Mancini wished to sacrifice the children (ages 2, 7, and 9) upon the altar of thier church. She told a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Eighteen And Life

Anthony James Cole, just shy of his 18th birthday, was a one-man crime wave. He has been linked to and has confessed to multiple armed robberies, sexual assault, and at least two murders. In fact, the day he was arrested (for robbery, which he is yet to be indicted for), he sexually assaulted a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 7, 2004

Behavior Unbecoming A Human

A little 8-year-old girl had her wheechair stolen while she laboriously made her way to the door a house Halloween night in Massachusetts to get her share of treats. A van pulled up and took off with the chair. Hannah Carter also has Downs Syndrome and, although not relegated to the wheelchair at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 6, 2004

Trick Or Treat? F**k The Bubble Gum, Lady, Give Me Some Rock Candy!

An Orlando woman is under investigation by local authorities because her six-year-old daughter brought her Halloween candy to school. Amongst the goodies in her bag was over $1000 worth of crack cocaine. The mother says that the her daughter must have gotten it trick or treating. Yeah, it's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 30, 2004

When A Child Kills A Child

A 12-year-old girl was arrested for the beating murder of a four-year-old boy in Baltimore, taking the number of youth homicides in that city over 30. Officials say that although it does go toward justifying the claim that women (and girls) are showing a tendency to be more violent, this is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 29, 2004

Deadbeat Dad Donates Kidney

I don't know what most of you think about deadbeat dads, those bastards who shun their parental responsibility of helping financially with the rearing and maintenance of a child or children. And, personally, I don't really give a damn what the reasoning is behind not paying, a derelict father (or... Sign in to see full entry.

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