Getting Back to Guinea
Related: Guinea Genocide No JokeNot now that it has made its way to the U.S and Canada."Ebola carving deadly path through Guinea; Outbreak kills 86 in West Africa, generates panic" by Boubacar Diallo |...
View ArticleGetting Back to Germany
Not even sure when I was last there...."Strike forces Lufthansa cancellations" New York Times April 03, 2014NEW YORK — Planning by Lufthansa, one of Europe’s busiest airlines, seemed to be paying off...
View ArticleGetting Back to Greece
Honestly, I was hoping for such much more after my last post, fool that I am.UPDATE: Greece Grinds to a Halt Amid Nationwide 24-hour Strike
View ArticleTurning LePage in Maine
I'm sorry I won't be getting to anything I've forgotten and left behind in Maine, dear, dear readers, and hope you won't leave me over it. I'm only covering things moving forward, and am not going to...
View ArticleBoys Town Closed
So are the coffins on these articles.Mickey Rooney, America’s boy next door, dies at 93Mickey Rooney, an enduring starExcept when he was an angry and bitter prick when you met him in person.How could I...
View ArticleHungarian Junk Food
Follow Hungary’s lead on junk-food taxesAt least the politics are healthy:"3d term for Hungary prime minister" | Associated Press April 07, 2014BUDAPEST — The Fidesz Party of Prime Minister Viktor...
View ArticlePot Cookie Killed Colorado Kid
He should have waited until they cooled...."Student fell to death after eating pot cookie" by SADIE GURMAN | Associated Press April 03, 2014DENVER — A Wyoming college student visiting Denver on...
View ArticleState Surrenders in Drug War
Amazing how it happens during a heroin epidemic after being tough on pot all these years."Some states changing focus in fight against illegal drugs" by Jerry Markon | Washington Post April 06,...
View ArticleKinzer Rekindled
Related: Kinzer Too Kind "Many Americans who travel widely observe a curious phenomenon: Despite all of our misdeeds, huge numbers of people around the world admire the United States. They envy our...
View ArticleAfghan Presidential Election
Once it was over the coverage quickly disappeared."High turnout, low violence buoy Afghans; Elections called success; results due April 24" by Matthew Rosenberg and Jawad Sukhanyar | New York Times...
View ArticleIndia's Parliamentary Election
"Sheer size is just 1 complexity in Indian election" by Nirmala George | Associated Press April 03, 2014NEW DELHI — In a country where men have long told their wives whom to vote for, Sheila Kumar...
View ArticleIndonesia's Elections
"Opposition ahead in Indonesia vote" Associated Press April 10, 2014JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s biggest opposition party was ahead in early legislative election tallies on Wednesday, giving its...
View ArticleCosta Ricans Don't Care About Election
"Apathy a hurdle at Costa Rica polls" Associated Press April 07, 2014SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Luis Solis’s main challenger in Sunday’s presidential election is voter apathy.The center-leftist’s only...
View ArticleFree Speech Lessons in Brazil
Can I swear?"Mass. team will help Brazil learn English for 2016 Olympics" by Katie Johnston | Globe Staff April 09, 2014As Brazil gears up for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, EF Education...
View ArticleU.S. AIDed Attempted Coup in Cuba
I have been typing for years that AID = CIA, and now it has been confirmed."US built ‘Cuban Twitter’ secretly to stir up dissent; Agency defends project amid legal questions" by Desmond Butler and Jack...
View ArticleObama Went on Offensive in Syria
My paper says he didn't, so the general rule of opposite applies..... in other words, the opposite of what my jew$paper says is the truth: "US hesitates on launching cyberattack on Syria; White House...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Bowl of Cereal
Globe gives you the milk:"A 2-year-old boy who died last month apparently choked on cereal after his father’s girlfriend locked him and his 1-year-old brother in a bedroom while she went to a methadone...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Roselus's Rage
"Police say New Bedford student threw chair at teacherA New Bedford High School student has been charged with throwing a chair at a teacher who confiscated his cellphone. Kemar Omar Roselus, 18, was...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Drug Doaner
"Vt. State Police say drugs smuggled into prison on babyA couple attempted to smuggle drugs into the Marble Valley Correctional Facility by attaching them to a baby, Vermont State Police said....
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Zemack's Accident
"Framingham woman involved in fatal ambulance crash arraignedA Framingham woman charged with running a stop sign and striking an ambulance, killing the patient inside, has been released without bail....
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