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End of a piece of history..
Tue Nov 17, 2009
- The movie I went to see was Law Abiding Citizen. I was sad to see one of the local favorites close.
Update on dog duct taped and left to die in woods in Saratoga Co., NY
Sat Nov 14, 2009
- I can't understand how somebody could be so cruel to Daisy or any animal. I hope they find who did this. Glad that Daisy is okay and home now.
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
Fri Nov 6, 2009
- I watched the video and saw nothing wrong with his remarks. He should talk to the families and the victims of the shooting. There is only so much he can do in a day.
Obama-Pelosi to Health Insurers: Shut Up or We'll Shut You Down
Thu Nov 5, 2009
- Yes I do and I see my profits get smaller every time the insurance companies decide to raise rates. A business can't survive if it's just breaking even so it has to make a profit somewhere.
Obama-Pelosi to Health Insurers: Shut Up or We'll Shut You Down
Thu Nov 5, 2009
- LOL.. So now I am an insurance agent and watch Fox news. Thanks for the laugh guys! I can't stand the channel and get in an argument every time someone brings it up in my house. I fight the insurance companies everyday just to get the right medical care and also make sure they pay all the claims.
Let's wish him well! Glenn Beck had an appendicitis attack
Wed Nov 4, 2009
- Nobody deserves to have ill wished upon him just for voicing his opinion. While we may not like his views or his opinions, he's still a human being! I wish him a speedy recovery and hope he's going to be okay otherwise.
Obama-Pelosi to Health Insurers: Shut Up or We'll Shut You Down
Thu Nov 5, 2009
- I think most people aren't happy with the insurance companies these days. I'd like to know when Capone style tactics made a come back!
Editorials & Opinion | Prosecutor's fishing trip blocks justice for man behind bars | Seattle Times Newspaper
Thu Nov 5, 2009
- Why does this not surprise me? It's Chicago of course but the truth needs to be shown. If this guy didn't do it , then the prosecutor should be happy to let an innocent man go. It sounds as though the police didn't want to do there job and just picked up the first person nearby!
One year after his election, what would you ask President Obama?
Mon Nov 2, 2009
- My two questions would be: 1.) What would you say is the hardest decision you have ever made since becoming President? 2.) What would you tell a child that says they want to grow up to be President someday?
Now Colts may have defense to go with offense
Mon Oct 26, 2009
- It's time they get the offense together. I am very pleased with my team and am looking forward to the NE game coming up!!

End of a piece of history..

Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:34 PM EST

It was cold and dreary on November 15,2009. The people were hustling about trying to get out of the cold. There were people who decided to venture outside to go see a movie. Today was a sad day for the employees of Renton Village 8, who reported to work with heavy hearts.

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amc, renton

Editorials & Opinion | Prosecutor's fishing trip blocks justice for man behind bars | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

nthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.

us-news, crime, justice

Richmond Man Sentenced For Killing Mother - WRIC Richmond News and Weather -

Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:12 AM EDT (wric.com)

A Richmond man will spend 30 years in prison for strangling his 83-year-old mother to death.

us-news, virginia, murder, drugs

Colossal Apollo statue unearthed in Turkey - Discovery.com- msnbc.com

Seeded on Tue Sep 8, 2009 11:43 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A colossal statue of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, music and poetry, has emerged from white calcified cliffs in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists announced.

history, apollo, archeology

Manners: are they contagious?

Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:44 PM EDT

Back in the day when Leave it to Beaver was the hot show on television, people were polite. Parents taught their children "yes ma'am and no ma'am along with yes sir and no sir". Gentleman opened the doors for ladies and waited until she had entered before going in.

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manners, society, experiments, odd-news

Is your cell phone carrier done with you?

Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT

When you sign up for a cell phone and just want to have your payments automatically deducted from your account, you sign a form.

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The Green Brief #18-19

Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:47 AM EDT

By Josh Shahryar (Clipped by Firewitch)

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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politics, iran, tehran, mousavi, election, karoubi, khamenei

More Than Meets The Eye

Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:54 PM EDT

Well the movie summer season has started and it comes out with a BIG BANG! My sons and I got into line about 4:30 to see a 7:45 showing of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen at the Westfield Southcenter Mall.

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entertainment, transformers, michael-bay

Mullahs should have taken lesson from old Mayor Daley machine in Chicago

Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:21 PM EDT

It ain't brain surgery, guys. Anyone, even a political novice, should know that it takes more than 5 minutes after the election ends to announce an official, undisputed result. Especially in an election with over 40 million paper ballots counted.

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politics, satire, iran-elections

RIP: The Ventures' Bob Bogle | Music news, reviews, albums, concerts, and downloads | The Music Mix | EW.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM EDT (EW.com)

When I was a kid the most exciting sound I would hear all week was the Hawaii Five-0 theme tune. This was partly because it meant the start of another episode of sun-kissed crime-solving and "Book 'em Danno"-ing.

entertainment, ventures, seattle, hall-of-fame

Pic: Snow leopard cubs born at the zoo

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:46 PM EDT (blog.seattlepi.com)

Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle,Washington adds 2 new members to it's family: a male and female snow leopard.

us-news, animals, snow-leopards, seattle, woodland-park-zoo

Live-Blogging The Uprising: Iran. UPDATED WITH LIVE VIDEO.

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:22 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by Dennis P. McCann (Clipped by Firewitch)

This began as a seed of Nico Pitney's great coverage of the events in Iran on Huffington Post. It evolved into something else entirely. Nico has been posting summaries of the most important events, but what we have here is the most complete coverage anywhere.

world-news, iran, ahmadinejad, election, fraud, twitter, mousavi, khamenei, neda, sea-of-green

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Who Hears A Horton ...

Sun May 17, 2009 8:32 PM EDT

By Peter Merel (Clipped by Firewitch)

In our galaxy there are over 700,000,000,000 stars, each capable of creating conditions suitable for the evolution of intelligent life. And our galaxy is over 13,000,000,000 years old.

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science, seti, math, et, nanotechnology, mnt, singularity, siti

Dogs Have Best Friends | Animal Sanctuary | Jasmine

Seeded on Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:38 PM EDT (Diabetes News from dLife.com)

In 2003, police in Warwickshire , England , opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog.. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.

odd-news, animals

I'll date Piers, says Susan Boyle - TV news, latest news, breaking TV news, actors, soaps | MSN TV UK | MSN Entertainment | MSN UK

Seeded on Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:49 AM EDT (MSN)

Singing sensation Susan Boyle has agreed to go out for dinner with Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.

entertainment, susan-boyle, britains-got-talent

Susan Boyle recording of Cry Me A River uncovered - Times Online

Seeded on Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:40 PM EDT (The Times)

A recording made ten years ago by the unlikely Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has been uncovered.

entertainment, susan-boyle, britains-got-talent

Good News Wednesday: Susan Boyle Scottish Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009

Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:09 PM EDT (YouTube)

Seeded by Mego-507171 (Clipped by Firewitch)

Once again, on Britain's Got Talent, the ugly duckling proves that you should never ever judge a book by its cover.

entertainment, susan-boyle, scottish, britains-got-talent, simon-cowell

Miracle Kittens Survive Fire - New York Post

Seeded on Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:00 PM EDT (New York Post)

animal-cruelty, arson

My Husband is on a List..

Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:11 PM EDT

Well there are lists for everything and this is no exception: My husband, (the vegetarian , animal lover, the man who says ," Without nature there is no humanity" and doesn't understand people who complain about conservation), is on a list.

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satire, odd-news

Seattle News - The Secret to Passing a Payday-Loan Reform Bill - page 1

Seeded on Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:53 PM EDT (seattleweekly.com)

Every year, bills pop up in Olympia to rein in the payday-loan industry. Rep.

business, financial, washington-state, proposed-bills, payday-loans

Nation & World | When times are tough, the tough buy candy | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:07 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

he recession seems to have a sweet tooth.

business

OpenSecrets | PMA Group and Clients Paid Out $40 Million to Current Congress - Capital Eye

Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:21 PM EDT (Center for Responsive Politics)

No matter how we slice and dice the data related to contributions from embattled lobbying firm PMA Group and its clients, Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.), chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, remains at or near the top of the recipient list, along with Reps.

politics, earmarks, lobbyists

Red, white and blue, through and through - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:11 PM EDT (Yahoo! Sports)

The flag traveled around the world and through the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. Sgt. Felix Perez brought it from home as a reminder and an amulet. The flag never left his Army backpack.

sports, baseball, military

St.Patrick's Day

Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:34 PM EDT

Well it's time to bring out the green and break out the Irish whiskey. There are so many traditions associated with being Irish. Today is a day for celebration and drink so you can count on me to bring the booze.

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st-patricks-day, irish-customs

Family caught in Madoff swindle forced to sell Jewish heirlooms - CNN.com

Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT (CNN)

Elisa Schindler says she is relieved her father, the late Rabbi Alexander Schindler, didn't live to see the destruction caused by Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff. Elisa Schindler says the items need to be sold "to ensure that my mother would have the security she needs."

business, madoff, holocaust-survivor, jewish-history

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End of a piece of history..
It was cold and dreary on November 15,2009. The people were hustling about trying to get out of the cold. There were people who decided to venture outside to go see a movie. Today was a sad day for the employees of Renton Village 8, who reported to work with heavy hearts.
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Update on dog duct taped and left to die in woods in Saratoga Co., NY
Source: WTEN News Albany, NY
Updated information and photos of beagle duct taped and left to die in woods: The beagle, Daisy, is home from the vet and continues to recover. While not included in the news story, the local humane society is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to an arrest.
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Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
Source: NBC News
Interesting words from fellow Chicagoians.
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Editorials & Opinion | Prosecutor's fishing trip blocks justice for man behind bars | Seattle Times Newspaper
Source: The Seattle Times
nthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.
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Obama-Pelosi to Health Insurers: Shut Up or We'll Shut You Down
Source: American Thinker
President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their Democratic followers in Congress have a rather draconian message for the private sector: Speak now, and we'll make you forever hold your peace.
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I really enjoy reading posts from you, thanks, from one Irish girl to another ;)

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