School lockers used to be just places for students to store their books and personal belongings. But more and more, those dingy, banged-up rows of metal lockers — along with entire walls and other school property — are being turned into massive billboards, revenue generators designed to help school districts …
Read More »'War on Terror' Makes White House Comeback
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Blast From the Past White House press secretary Robert Gibbs turned back the clock a bit Monday when he referred to “our War on Terror” in response to a question about Afghanistan. Asked why he used the Bush-era term, Gibbs said: “We’re …
Read More »President Obama Is Losing Support for His 'Good' War in Afghanistan
For years now, President Obama and his party have been climbing out on a limb in Afghanistan which events are threatening to saw off. Democrats from John Kerry on have argued that Afghanistan was the right battleground in the War on Terror; the place where George W. Bush took his …
Read More »Britney Backlash: Alli Sims Assaulted With Alcohol by Film Producer
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Read More »Prince Charles: Rich, Royal and Wrong
So Prince Charles is heading to South America in order to preach the word on climate change. The problem is he’s using an A1319 Airbus — which seats 140 passengers. In this case it will fit just 14 of his staffers, as well as the prince’s two monstrous ears. Wife …
Read More »FBI: 1998 Tourist Murder Suspect Led Double Life in Jamaica
He was the only one of the four who got away with murder, according to the FBI. For 11 years after the brazen robbery and shooting of a German tourist in Santa Monica, Calif., Paul Edmond Carpenter allegedly lived a double life in a Caribbean paradise. Establishing himself in Kingston, …
Read More »Chinese Government Censors President Obama's Inaugural Address
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Quick Edit The Chinese government censored President Obama’s inaugural address Tuesday — deleting references to communism and dissent. During his speech, the president said earlier generations, “faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and …
Read More »The Search for Elizabeth Nel
I love this picture. Every time I look at it my mind’s eye is filled with images of the day it was taken. Of this amazing woman I have my arm around and what it took to find her. First, I want to point out something you may have already …
Read More »Can Lyme Disease Lead to Insanity, Violent Tendencies?
Can Lyme disease lead to violence, even murder? This question has come up twice in the past month. First in the case of Travis, the chimpanzee, which mauled a woman in Connecticut. It was reported that he was suffering from the tick-borne illness and that it was either the disease …
Read More »10 Great Singers Who Are Terrible Dancers
There are two types of musicians: the ones who can dance, and the ones who can’t. The ones who can dance know who they are. Michael Jackson, James Brown, Usher, Prince. They’re the ones who often earn the moniker “entertainer.” These are people who we’d want to see on a …
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