The New York Times has an in-depth look at the growing number of states allowing carry conceal permits as well as more lax gun permit regulations and how it correlates to crimes: Mr. Simons, his 4-year-old son strapped in behind him, slowed to a halt. The driver, Charles Diez, an Asheville firefighter, stopped as well. […]
MSNBC has published a list of the 10 highest paid CEOs in America for 2011. While going through the list, a couple of names really stuck out: 9. Ronald A. Williams Company: Aetna Total 2010 compensation: $57.8 million Shares of Aetna, a major health insurer, were down 7 percent in 2010, underperforming the S&P 500 […]
The United States is number one in the world when it comes to persons incarcerated per capita. That appears to be a standing we want to keep: Nearly one in three Americans will already have been arrested by the age of 23, recent research suggests. A study analyzing data from the federal government’s National Longitudinal […]
Even in the new millennium racism and hatred continue to thrive: A landlord found to have discriminated against a black girl by posting a “White Only” sign at a swimming pool wants a state civil rights commission to reconsider its decision. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission found on Sept. 29 that Jamie Hein, who’s white, […]
After a day of giving thanks, today should become a day for Americans to hold their heads in shame for what our country has become. Here’s some of the headlines coming out today about black Friday shopping: Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers Customers rampage over a $2 waffle maker (video) Two women injured, […]
I spent last night reading the grand jury report into Jerry Sandusky (you can read it here, PDF file) and his decades long rape of children while coaching football at Penn State. The entire report will make your stomach turn and fill you with outrage, but one part really got me. In 2002 a graduate […]
Enter the case of another politician claiming Christianity is the cure-all, forgive-all miracle: Linda Wall, a conservative independent Virginia candidate for the House of Delegates, admitted on Wednesday that she had an affair with a female student as a junior high gym teacher in the early 1970s, but said she has changed. “I’ve never tried […]
It’s only been in affect for a couple of weeks and now Ohio has it’s first arrest since allowing guns into bars: Police say the incident occurred around 2 a.m. Wednesday when O’Reilly, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, got into a heated argument with another man at the H&H Tavern on […]
The new Missouri law banning teachers from interacting with current and former students on social networking sites has been blocked by a court today. The law is supposed to go into effect on Monday. Here is a copy of the injunction: Injunction The judge, Joe Beetem, had some very strong words against the new law […]
A new law that goes into effect in Missouri this week makes it against the law for teachers to interact with students on social networking sites such as Facebook: Teachers can be friendly with their students, but they can’t be their friends, at least when it comes to social networks such as Facebook. State Governor […]