And the Band Stopped Marching
Once again it is another failed Saturday, for this is the day I'm supposed to make hay with posts. I'm sorry I am really no longer reading the Boston Globe and only going through the motions here,...
View ArticleSmashing Pumpkins in New Mexico
"Thieves steal pumpkins grown by N.M. preschoolers" Associated Press September 12, 2014PORTALES, N.M. — Thieves have picked clean a pumpkin patch that had been cultivated by New Mexico...
View ArticleThe E.U.'s Polish Point Man
Just in time to be on the front line against Russia!"Polish premier moves on to EU job" Associated Press September 12, 2014WARSAW — Poland’s president accepted the resignation of Prime Minister...
View ArticleThe Art of the Guilt Trip
"Progress slow on art stolen by Nazis" Associated Press September 12, 2014BERLIN — Fifteen years after the first international agreement on the restitution of Nazi-era looted art, more than half of...
View ArticleYemenis Unhappy With New U.S. Lackey
This after months of nearly nothing from Yemen:"Yemeni president dismisses Cabinet to ease tension" by Ahmed Al-Haj | Associated Press September 03, 2014SANA, Yemen — The Yemeni president on Tuesday...
View ArticleGoddamn Godane is Dead
"Al Shabab leader confirmed dead" New York Times September 06, 2014NEWPORT, Wales — The US airstrikes Monday against Al Shabab, the militant group linked to Al Qaeda’s network in Somalia, succeeded...
View ArticleVirginia, Venezuela, and the VA
Related: Virginia and the VA"Jury ends day 2 of talks in ex-Va. governor trial" Associated Press September 04, 2014RICHMOND — Jurors put in a full day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a...
View ArticlePoliticians in Ohio Are Liars
And everywhere else in the United States."Ohio’s curbs on campaign speech voided" by Dan Sewell and Lisa Cornwell | Associated Press September 12, 2014CINCINNATI — A federal judge on Friday struck...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Jail Break in Ohio
"Officials investigating Ohio prisoners’ escape; 3 inmates were caught, moved to stronger facility" by Andrew Welsh-Huggins and John Seewer | Associated Press September 13, 2014LIMA, Ohio — Criminal...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Modern Day Grandma Moses
"At some point midsummer, Twitter became an Ann Dowd fan club. With roles on two high-profile cable series — Showtime’s “Masters of Sex” and HBO’s “The Leftovers” — the Massachusetts-raised actress,...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Understaffed AmeriCorp
I never liked the idea of providing debt-enslaved students a poverty pittance so government can shovel more money into corporate coffers and the war machine, thanks. "Funding for AmeriCorps service...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Boston Globe Firehouse
I used to love the 9/11 heroes until I found out they were all a bunch of crooks."Firefighters given new schedules to curb sick-day abuse" by Meghan E. Irons | Globe Staff September 13, 2014Boston...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Patrick and Walsh Clash on Casino Commission
"Patrick defends gambling commission against Walsh’s accusations" by Mark Arsenault | Globe Staff September 12, 2014Governor Deval Patrick, who had a hand in appointing the state gambling commission,...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Ford is Finished
So am I for the evening."Toronto Mayor Rob Ford drops bid for reelection" Associated Press September 13, 2014TORONTO — Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto withdrew his reelection bid Friday as he seeks...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Maybe You Will Adopt This Post
"Vietnam to resume adoptions to US" Associated Press September 13, 2014HANOI — Vietnam and the United States will soon resume limited inter-country adoptions, both nations said Friday, six years...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Connecticut Convict Claims Kosher Discrimination
I have to hand it two the scum shit, he has observed the two-tiered power structure very well. Certain chosen people and other $elect intere$ts get special treatment."Connecticut home invasion inmate...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Things Picking Up at the Polls in Rhode Island
"Pawtucket poll worker arrested on charge of offering sex act for $5A man volunteering at a Pawtucket polling place was arrested after another poll worker told police he offered to perform a sex act on...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Rhode Island Rejects Democratic Establishment
Has a sexist feel to it, too:"Three Democratic incumbents in R.I. General Assembly lose primaries" by Erika Niedowski | Associated Press September 13, 2014PROVIDENCE — Three incumbent Democratic...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Presidential Primary Post
The returns are already coming in from Iowa and New Hampshire:"Hillary Clinton back in Iowa for 1st time since 2008" by Dan Balz and Philip Rucker | Washington Post September 13, 2014DES MOINES —...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Maine Governor Takes Back Seat
He let a woman take the wheel!"Maine governor shies away from" by David Sharp | Associated Press September 13, 2014PORTLAND, Maine — Governor Paul LePage declined Friday to address a forum that was...
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