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All CategoriesRe: Pension funds' rosy forecastsThe big banks & institutions found out they don't have to pay interest to anyone any more cause the Federal government is giving away money for free to them. I don't... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineSister-, WHERE in Connecticut, exactly? Westport, one hopes, rather than Hartford. And how SAVVY a choice, since Connecticut just began Sunday sales of alcohol (echoing archaic... Read more...Re: Rebel flag still waves in HighlandI graduated from HSS in the 70's. During all my time in high school, I never once heard our flag referred to as a racist symbol. That's not what it stood for. It was a... Read more...45% of new U.S. veterans file for disability benefitsAmerica’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the... Read more...Syria denies responsibility for massacreThe Syrian government Sunday rejected claims that it had carried out a massacre that killed more than 100 villagers, including dozens of children, and the United Nations Security... Read more...Probe ordered into reports of strike killing Afghan familyBoth President Hamid Karzai and NATO commanders ordered an investigation Sunday into reports that a family of eight had been killed in a coalition airstrike in eastern... Read more...Gay military students end yearGay students at America’s military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the... Read more...Spanish bank: Treat bailout as investmentTroubled Spanish lender Bankia will treat the $29.5 billion in state aid it will receive in the country’s biggest-ever bank bailout as an investment meant to make a profit... Read more...Town’s residents rebound after stormPia Rogers still goes home every day, even though all that remains of her two-story farmhouse are two granite front steps. Read more...2 set themselves on fire in LhasaTwo men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of people setting themselves on fire... Read more...Wind relents, but N.M. fire growsCrews fighting a wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico planned to take advantage of lighter winds Sunday by building protection lines on key flanks of the blaze and... Read more...Golden Gate marks its 75th anniversaryCrowds formed along San Francisco’s waterfront, while San Francisco Bay was crowded with pleasure boats, tugboats and other vessels as the city celebrated the 75th... Read more...WWII battleship takes final voyageA famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast... Read more...Energy shortage threatens PakistanIn the militant-infested northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, hundreds of businessmen recently marched in a mock funeral procession — but not to protest bombings or... Read more...Iran: Won’t stop uranium workIran will not halt its enrichment of uranium up to 20 percent, the country’s nuclear chief told state television Sunday, backing away from an earlier offer that suggested it... Read more...Palestinian Airlines resumes flightsPalestinian Airlines is back in the skies after being grounded for seven years by the deepening enmities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more...3 allege vote fraud in EgyptThree top candidates in Egypt’s presidential race filed appeals to the election commission ahead of the deadline Sunday, alleging violations in the first round vote that... Read more...No Nepal charter as deadline passesNepal’s prime minister called new elections for November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight Sunday without political leaders completing the task... Read more...LA subway to end rider honor systemLocking gates are coming to Los Angeles subway stations, forcing riders who have long cheated on fares to start paying or get a lot more creative. Read more...The world in briefQUOTE OF THE DAY “The kids of Houla are the kids of all of Syria. Killing the kids of Houla is like killing the kids of all of Syria.” Burhan Ghalioun, the head of the... Read more...The nation in briefQUOTE OF THE DAY “For the most part, it allows us to be a complete person, as opposed to compartmentalizing our lives into different types of boxes.” Newly... Read more...Names and facesLady Gaga canceled next week’s sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt... Read more...In the newsShaun Meadows, an Air Force veteran who lost his legs in a 2008 explosion in Afghanistan, parachuted with a sky-diving team onto the front lawn of the 3,500-square-foot home... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsKeep holding on, Kizzy! We'll know next month if the Supreme Court is going to kill the advances Obama made. If they do let's make a pact to hold hands and jump off the... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineSmith's Alternative Arkansas History on this date : 27-May 1899 John Wright, striking UMWA miner at Mine No. 53 in Huntington, killed by gun thug for Kansas and Texas Coal... Read more...Petty?s Hallmark Shop of Jonesboro ClosingPetty?s Hallmark Shop of Jonesboro announced May 18 it was closing after 26 years. Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsDBI, you and I are in the same boat in many ways. I am going to die without treatment, because I don't want my family to be faced with a huge debt. ... Read more...Re: Secret military maneuvers OK'd by LR mayorAbout half of Seal Team six was killed when their helo was shot down. The rest are still alive and avenging their comrades. Yes, one of the stealth helos crashed, but no... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineYou know, after the "birther" movement raised so many questions that questioning lingers: "Mitt Romney comes from a Mormon background, I dont know how many... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineSorry to hear about the change of wedding plans. Glad your going through with the plans, though. Seriously, we will have to plan for a get together of AT bloggers to celebrate... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineThe Nazgûl will return soon enough. Posted by CyberBiker Read more...Re: Secret military maneuvers OK'd by LR mayorOnly the most gullible would believe what the Government says without verification. Maybe theyre telling the truth, maybe not. There was a day when Americans chuckled at the... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineI've noticed that the Troll Coefficient* for the AT has decidedly decreased since the primary. Maybe the paychecks ran out or they're in a training seminar for the... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineGood to hear from you Sister. I don't spend a lot of time here anymore due to my own health problems, etc., but I do wish you well. I remember a comment I made a couple of... Read more...Legislative Update: Saving Our Rural Post OfficesAs you know, last year the United States Postal Service dramatically increased its attempts to close post offices around the country in order to help save the agency money,... Read more...In observance of Memorial Day and in honor of the brave men and women who gave t...from:William F. Laman Public LibraryIn observance of Memorial Day and in honor of the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country, the library will be closed on Monday. We will re-open at... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineSister, if you're still on here, here's a very interesting read ("A Brief for Justice Kennedy") at: http://nyti.ms/JOuJVB Posted by ... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsShane- nice rhetoric on your webpage. To bad I don't feel like you understand half of your own messages. And that anti Obama message ala titanic, look towards your own party... Read more...Re: Secret military maneuvers OK'd by LR mayorOur military has its own training facilities, but everyone that participates knows what's going to happen. I mean Murphy's law is somewhat controlled. Utilizing special... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineIf you haven't seen the latest viral video, I've posted the link below. They are calling it the "Best marriage proposal ever". ... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineNorma, There's been a slight change in plans on the nuptials. We've decided on Connecticut instead of NYC because A) it'll be more convenient and cheaper, B)... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsIt is anti woman to withhold information from her that allows a woman to make fully informed medical decisions. It is anti woman to block ready access to services a fully... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday line"Article in NY Times says the most valuable real estate is at "walkable urban locations."" Not to put too fine a point on it, but the flip side of this little... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineGreat article. Controversial in places I think. Alex http://www.theappmediaco.com/ Posted by Alex McDaid Read more...Re: Mayor Stodola clears petitioners at RiverfestFirst of all, petitioners should never be suppressed if they are not breaking the law, regardless if I agree with the petition or not. Second, the mayor (or the city manager, for... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsJust FYI, it's not "anti woman" to give the full story and facts on abortion. It's kind of "pro truth." Shane *Shane Stacks - Justice of the Peace,... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineSomething tells me that at Mount Holly, those old Confederates rolled over when some one stuck a US Flag on their grave... Just an observation from an old Unionist. ... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsI'll follow up what Roland is saying by presenting these facts: I lost my Tom's Of New Jersey health insurance in 1993 when I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, the... Read more...Re: Riverfest, Cannes, walking and the Sunday lineArkansas protestant fundies not-so-affectionately call them non-christians, but the Catholic Church has been unravelling while under the leadership of former Nazi Youth Pope... Read more...Re: Elections have consequences when GOP winsI agree with DBI's post. The Kochs and their ilk have no idea of what their unleashing by churning up people's rage in this country. Sadly, they don't understand... Read more... |