Well, it took them a few days, but the far-left Times is now pounding the drum to get those prisoner abuse pictures released to the world. In its lead editorial Sunday, the paper wrote: “Just as Mr. Obama was wrong to reverse field on the military tribunals, he was wrong …
Read More »Pastor Benny Hinn: Charlatan or Man of God?
Pastor Benny Hinn is being investigated by the Senate Finance Committee and was recently denied entry into the United Kingdom. The press has been bad, he says, because the media doesn’t understand him. But the Texas-based faith healer, whose “Holy Spirit Miracle Crusades” pack sports arenas across the United States, …
Read More »Toxic Hawaiian Volcano Poses Health Risks to Residents, Crops
VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – It’s one of the most active volcanoes in the world, but now Kilauea — on the big island of Hawaii — is making headlines for something else. It’s called vog, it’s a mix of sulfur dioxide and other chemicals, which when combined with sunlight and …
Read More »Voter Turnout in Iran Was Too High?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Iranian Irregularities High voter turnout is a good thing. But one centrist Iranian Web site, Ayandeh, is reporting the turnout for last week’s Iranian presidential election was in some places a little too high. At least 30 towns and 26 provinces across …
Read More »Happy 50th to Father Kevin
He didn’t come from money. Never seemed to acquire much money. Never seemed to care about such things. They were, after all, he said, just things. A man who defined the value of a life, not by the valuables you collected in it, but the values you brought to it. …
Read More »Pennsylvania Health Aide Charged in Hot Cereal Death
A caretaker at a Pennsylvania assisted living facility has been charged in the death of a 79-year-old man who was fed scalding hot breakfast cereal. Alvador Thompson, 55, of Hatfield, Pa., allegedly poured a cup of hot cereal into the mouth of Ronald Myers on Oct. 8 at the Cambridge-Brightfield …
Read More »Still Think a Man's Home Is His Castle?
Hello America and happy Thanksgiving! I’ve been preparing for this holiday by eating non-stop for I’d say about six or eight months now; hence the chins. Anyway, it’s a great time of year because we are reminded that we’ve got a lot to be thankful for in this country and …
Read More »The Culinary Revolution of Underground Supper Clubs
Culinary thrills run the gamut from tasting a witchetty grub, the plump, soft protein-packed larva of Central Australia, to crunching a croquembouche. French for “crisp in mouth” the treat is a tower of caramel-coated, custard-filled creampuffs, called profiteroles, wreathed in spun sugar. If your sense of adventure falls somewhere in …
Read More »Ron Howard's Career EKG: Which Films Flatlined and Which Made Our Hearts Pump
Frost/Nixon opens in theaters this week, and it’s sure to prove once again that it must be great to be Ron Howard. He’s incredibly successful, happily married for over 30 years to his high school sweetheart, and everyone in Hollywood says he’s a really nice guy. But despite over the …
Read More »The New Deal Didn't Work Then and Won't Work Now
President-elect Obama’s plan to save the economy involves hiring the jobless to install light bulbs, paint classrooms and build windmills. Yes — windmills. Those stupid things that look great in postcards, but only work when it’s windy. It’s true: When windmills don’t blow, they suck. But what sucks more? That …
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