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Biloxi Sun-Herald: 'Do Not Forsake Us'

They ask that we remember...That we care.

Let us not forget those that have no home.

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Pope Benedict's Moral Compass

In the Vatican's rush to scapegoat all gay priests for the clergy abuse scandal, it has not just disparaged many innocent men. It has also ignored the many female victims …

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The Human Extinction Movement

I wish I were kidding about this. Boy, I REALLY wish I were kidding about this.

There are actually people out there who believe that the best way to protect endangered species is for humans to stop reproducing and die off. Don't believe me, huh? Click

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Fair and Balanced

This is interesting.

Wandering into a tunnel to escape the heat at the Mayan site of San Bartolo in Guatemala, archaeologist William Saturno had no inkling that he was about to rewrite the …

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Hate Crime: It's Worse Than We Thought

According to the FBI's most recent National Crime Victimization Survey, generally regarded as the most accurate national crime report, a crime is between 19 and 31 times more likely to …

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Nigerian Plane Crash: Something's not right

Scores of innocent children just lost their lives today in a plane crash, and I am livid.

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian jetliner filled with schoolchildren going home for Christmas crashed Saturday while landing during a lightning storm in a delta oil port.

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Death of Richard Pryor: The World Will Miss Him

I remember years ago when my dad had a record of "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip". My older sister decided to play it, and I heard some words …

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Merry Freakin' Christmas

I saw this letter to the editor in the CL today about the origins of Christmas. There was some debate about certain retailers using the phrase "Merry Christmas" in their …

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Saving Lives: One Month of Torture At A Time

I saw the title of this article and just laughed and laughed...

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Seattle's Former Top Cop Says End Drug War

In an op ed this weekend in the Seattle Times (and, it seems, the LA Times, since he's bylined as "Special to the Los Angeles Times"), Norm Stamper, former chief …

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, GIRL?

Well, I've been here, just not "here" exactly. Let me explain before I get pummeled for not posting anything lately.