By Joe Myxter, travel editor: msnbc.com A passenger on a US Airways flight said he was forced to stand for seven hours after he was squeezed out of his seat by an obese man sitting next to him. “I didn’t fly from Alaska to Philadelphia on Flight 901,” Arthur Berkowitz told Christopher Elliott, a consumer advocate who … Continue reading »
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Michele Bachmann’s Politics Conflict With Basic Christian Values She Claims To Embrace
From Michael Gershon’s blog at The Washington Post online… Michele Bachmann is a candidate of whopping internal contradictions. Earlier this month, I heard the Minnesota congresswoman give her Christian testimony at a church service in Osceola, Iowa. She told the story of her father leaving her mother, of the economic struggles her family faced, … Continue reading »
Obama voters, Muslims need not apply for gun course
A central Texas gun dealer ran radio ads advising “Socialist” liberals, those who voted for President Barack Obama, Arabs and Muslims that they need not apply for his concealed gun license class. Crockett Keller, who owns Keller’s Riverside Store, ran the ads on the radio station in his rural hometown of Mason, Texas, which is … Continue reading »
Poll: Tell us what kind of posts you like
Let your voice be heard: make couple selections in the poll below and tell us what kind of posts you like and would like to see more of on this blog,. If you don’t see a category that describes what you want to see here, use the space provided to enter your own personal response… … Continue reading »
Secret Ingredient For Recent Police Bust? Beer.
To catch a rabbit, try a carrot. Mice? Cheese. For man, it turns out beer works best. And the promise of a free case of brew led to substantially less freedom for 19 elusive British suspects. An undercover operation led by the Derbyshire Constabulary offered a sudsy special to suspected criminals who had slipped through officers’ hands. … Continue reading »
Chart: One Year of Prison Costs More Than One Year at Princeton
One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. Prison and college “are the two most divergent paths one can take in life,” Joseph Staten, an info-graphic researcher with Public Administration, says. Whereas one is a positive experience that increases lifetime earning potential, the other is a near dead end, which is why … Continue reading »
Crime Watch: Police Seek Pink Bikini Burglar
Know any guys in the Indianapolis area who like to wear girl’s swimsuits? If so, maybe you can help police find a man who broke into a day care center last week. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police on Friday released video from after 10 p.m. Oct. 20 showing a man inside the Kidscape Learning Center in southwest Indianapolis. The … Continue reading »
