A tragic case has emerged in St. Charlies MO, where there has been a horrendous wrong committed by adults against a child but no legal action. A chld Megan Meier is dead but neither criminal nor civil action will be taken. Continue reading “Girl Commits Suicide After Adult Neighbor Allegedly Fakes a MySpace Personality to Become Her Friend and Then Attack Her”
Month: November 2007
In the ever-increasing list of taser controversies, a new video has surfaced showing a very graphic and disturbing example of how this device can kill. This video comes from the Vancouver airport. Continue reading “Shocking Video Shows Man Tasered to Death at Vancouver Airport”
Two-thirds of NYU students polled said that they would give up their right to vote for a year’s tuition and twenty percent would sell for an IPod. Continue reading “NYU Students Overwhelmingly Would Sell Their Vote for as Little as an IPOD”
Given the controversy over the use of carbon monoxide in beef, this prior column on the hold of the meat industry over government policy may be of interest: Continue reading “The Beef People: The Creekstone Controversy and the Bush Administration’s Effort to Prevent Private Testing of Meat Products”
The Democratic plan for improving civil liberties protections in national security surveillance programs has been criticized as facially weak, but it appears too much protection for Michael Mukasey. Continue reading “Mukasey Starts Service as AG By Opposing Civil Liberties Reforms in Surveillance”
Congress is holding hearings on the use of carbon monoxide by retailers in meat. Continue reading “Congress Probes Widespread Use of Carbon Monoxide in Meat”
An animal control company working for the government has been accused of a massacre of pets that included burning some alive or tossing live animals from a bridge for a 50 foot plunge. Continue reading “Alleged Animal Control Technique in Puerto Rico: Throwing Pets Off Bridge by the Dozens”
The faculty of Oral Roberts University has voted no confidenced in President Richard Roberts, who has been accused of spending university funds on a lavish lifestyle. Continue reading “Faculty Votes No Confidence in Oral Roberts University President”
The parents of more than 2,300 Prince George’s County students who failed to get needed vaccinations are being threatened with $50 a day and up to 10 days in jail if their children do not meet the state’s immunization requirement. Continue reading “Parents are Threatened with Jail for Not Getting Kids Flu Shots”
After being shutdown by President Bush’s denial of security clearance to his own investigators, the Justice Department investigation into the domestic surveillance program has reportedly re-opened. Continue reading “NSA Surveillance Program Reopened at Justice”
Four transplant patients have been informed that their organ donor was infected with the AIDS virus and hepatitis C in a case that has exposed a serious flaw in the system for implants. Continue reading “Chicago Hospitals Implant AIDS and Hepatitis C Tainted Organs into Four Patients”
The controversy over the planted questions by the Clinton campaign appears to be deepening. Continue reading “Planted Question Controversy: Students Says Clinton Campaign Official Had List of Prepared Questions”
The costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated to total $1.6 trillion, according to a new report by Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. Continue reading “War Bill: $1.6 trillion or $20,900 per family”
Reports from Iraq indicate that the once respected university system is being taken over by religious factions, which are killing professors and kidnapping students. Continue reading “Iraqi Higher Education Being Destroyed by Militias Without U.S. Intervention”
Myrna Jones, a 65-year-old great-grandmother from was held for hours and strip searched at the Yonkers Raceway casino in search for a missing winner’s slip. Continue reading “Casino Holds Great-Grand Mother for Almost Three Hours and Conducts Strip Search”