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6/01/2008: Kid Voted Out of Kindergarten: 0 comments
A special needs kindergarten student in Florida was voted out of the classroom by his peers. The vote was initiated by the teacher according to the mother in the video. The Coral and Opal blog made a post on this as well, the author points out that Ms. Portillo, Alex’s teacher, stated that “she and [...]
3/15/2008: Modern Sins are Condemed: 5 comments
The Vatican has updated their list of sins covered by the New York Times. The latest additions include: pollution, mind-altering drugs and genetic experiments. The article said the Vatican added some last year as well, but I didn’t hear about it.
3/14/2008: Pentagon Bans Google Teams From Bases: 2 comments
Google Maps have been around a few years, and the government just now found out about it? The government has banned Google from making street-level detailed maps of military bases. Now, while the reasons they enforced this ban are completely valid, why on earth did it take the most advanced military this long to find [...]
9/23/2007: Bush: Mandela is dead because of Saddam Hussein: 2 comments
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9/09/2007: Legit Jail Time: 0 comments
I just read how Lonny Baxter got sentenced to 60 days in jail yesterday. In August 2006, Mr. Baxter shot a gun into the air a few blocks from the White House. For those that don”t know, firing a handgun within rang of the White House is illegal, you get a fine and jail time. [...]
8/31/2007: ’08 Mess: 8 comments
The following article, kind of made me just say duh. The first part I am not too interested in, but the second half I am. The second half of the article talks about the electoral votes. Electoral votes factor into a system called the Electoral College, 528 people total from across the nation come together [...]
6/14/2007: Popcorn Ban: 1 comment
When I was reading the news a bit ago, I came across this story about burning popcorn. It seems as though people at the City of Seattle civic building have the same problem of students at the University of Washington do — not knowing how to cook microwave popcorn. I guess the City of Seattle [...]
4/19/2007: Wheelchair-Bound Woman Killed In Center City Crash: 1 comment
I just came across the following story: kyw.com – Wheelchair-Bound Woman Killed In Center City Crash. A woman, in a wheelchair, was ran over Thursday morning. If you look at the first frame there, you will see the chair — a pile of rubble. Literally. I will give a little slack, and from the picture, [...]
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