Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A major shortcoming in typical US prison programs was highlighted by the seemingly bizarre behavior of 59-year-old Linda Patricia Thompson this week. Thompson walked into a US Bank in Cheyenne and handed the teller a cardboard note that said "I have a gun. Give me all your money." The teller turned over thousands of dollars. Back outside, Thompson threw some of the money into the air and offered the rest to passers-by, then she sat down and waited for the police. When Cheyenne police Lt. Nathan...
Youree Dell Harris died Tuesday of cancer, surrounded by family and friends in Palm Beach, Florida, according to family attorney William J. Cone. "She remained a pillar of strength throughout. She has touched so many lives, both within her family and in the community," Cone said in a statement. "She will be dearly missed by us all." Harris was the face of the famous Psychic Readers Network infomercials. She was promoted as the psychic "Miss Cleo" who could read tarot cards and predict the...
Charges were dismissed for both defendants in the Planned Parenthood surreptitious video incident. Both Sandra "Susan" Merritt and David Daleiden had been charged by the state of Texas with trafficking in human organs. The charges were dismissed by Judge Diane Bull on July 26. Merritt and Daleiden were both members of an anti-abortion group called Center for Medical Progress (CMP). Posing as representatives of an actually-fictional company they called Biomax, the pair met with Planned...
A hot air balloon carrying 16 passengers crashed about 35 miles south east of Austin Texas. The fiery crash Sunday in a rural area appears to have killed all on board. On average of 12 crashes a year in the United States involved balloons and kills about 78 people on average. About half of these crashes involve collisions with objects such as high tension wires. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident and the names of the passengers have not yet been released....
The lights went out at major landmarks and buildings throughout Los Angeles for one hour on Friday night as part of a promotion aimed at urging Angelenos to conserve energy this summer. Mayor Eric Garcetti kicked off the campaign calling for energy conservation, with the region expected to face a natural gas supply shortage brought on by a months-long gas leak at Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon storage facility. City Hall, the Urban Lights art exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum...
