Tag Archives: Obituary
Rally Against the Flag, Obama Wins
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Stars and Bars: The movement to cast out the Confederate flag is quickly growing. So far the big retailers Walmart, Sears, Amazon, eBay and Etsy all say they won’t sell the flag or merchandise that features it. In Charleston yesterday …
The Most Beautifulest People, Don’t Tell me
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Charleston: Relatives of the Charleston church shooting victims spoke emotionally yesterday at the bond hearing for 21-year-old Dylann Roof, who is charged with nine racially motivated murders. Felicia Sanders, the mother of 26-year old Tywanza Sanders, who was killed, said …
Airstrike Targets Leader, It’s Just “Jeb!”
Monday, June 15, 2015
World: The Islamic militant behind the bloody attack on an Algerian natural gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a American air strike, according to Libyan officials. Mokhtar Belmokhtar and other fighters were reported killed, but American authorities are …
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 …
