Tag Archives: Obituary
Triple Crown at Last, Obama on Beau Biden
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Triple Win: Gliding to an effortless win at New York’s Belmont racetrack late yesterday, the three-year-old colt American Pharoah proved that it is still possible to win horse racing’s Triple Crown. It hadn’t been done since 1978. The crowd roared …
Woman Accuses Hastert, Triple Crown Run
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Mr. Speaker: A Montana woman told ABC News yesterday that her brother was sexually abused by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert back in the 1970s when the retired politician was a wrestling coach at a suburban Chicago high school. Jolene …
Patriot Act Expires, Trouble in China Sea
Monday, June 1, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Patriot Inaction: Key arts of the Patriot Act, in particular the portions that allow for the wholesale collection of telephone data by the NSA, expired at midnight after Congress failed to agree on an extension. …
Life for Website King, What a Word!
Saturday, May 30, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Nation: The 31-year-old founder of the Silk Road website known as an international market for heroin, cocaine, LSD and other illegal drugs was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in a federal court in Manhattan. …
No Death in Nebraska, Soccer Shock
Thursday, May 28, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Death Takes a Holiday: The Nebraska legislature yesterday acted on its word and voted to override Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto, ending the state’s death penalty. Nebraska is the 19th state and the first Republican state …
Floods Hit Houston, Bloody Baltimore
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Heavy Weather: Flash flood warnings have been declared in parts of Texas and evacuations are underway as rivers and creeks continue to rise. The floods have hit Houston while more rain is in the forecast. …
Rain and Floods, Death in the Hudson
Monday, May 25, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Heavy Weather: At least three people are dead and others are missing after torrential rains caused flash flooding in Texas and Oklahoma. Up to 10 inches of rain fell in some areas over a 24-hour …
Senate Approves Snooping, Christian Thing to Do
Saturday, May 23, 2015
—From Poughkeepsie, NY. DC: The Senate late last night blocked a House bill that would have ended the National Security Agency’s wholesale snooping into American phone records. The House had passed what they call the USA Freedom Act, which …
Biggest Auto Recall, Goodnight Dave
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
—From Charleston, WV. Sound Recall!: With a shove from the Federal government, the Japanese airbag company Takata has doubled its recall to 34 million vehicles in the US for airbags that explode and spray shrapnel when they deploy. It’s …
US Claims Significant Blow, Cash for Clintons
Sunday, May 17, 2015
—From Franklin, Tenn. Permawar: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the killing of ISIS official Abu Sayyaf inside Syria was “ a significant blow” to the organization, but how serious remains to be seen. While the US showed that its …
