IONIA, MI – Two men died Wednesday, Sept. 18, in a shootout that stemmed from a road rage confrontation, Ionia police said. Ionia Department of Public Safety officers were dispatched to Wonder Wand Car Wash in the 400 block of South Steele Street shortly before 7 p.m. on reports of shots fired. Police arrived to… Continue reading Road Rage Caused Two Men to Pull their Concealed Weapons and Kill Each Other
Year: 2013
Panera Bread CEO Joins Fight Against Cutting SNAP – Lives on Food Stamps Budget
Mr. Shaich agreed to try to get by on the average amount allocated to individuals in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of a hunger awareness campaign in which a number of corporate executives and politicians are taking part – September is Hunger Action Month — and to bring attention to a Congressional proposal to cut… Continue reading Panera Bread CEO Joins Fight Against Cutting SNAP – Lives on Food Stamps Budget
Senator John McCain Done Gone and Done It Again – Attacks Putin in Op Ed
Senator John McCain is sometimes considered a Maverick for breaking away from following his party and, according to Sarah Palin, going rogue. Well he done gone and done it again! This time, McCain not only drifted off from his party, he drifted off from his nation. At a time when the world is on pins… Continue reading Senator John McCain Done Gone and Done It Again – Attacks Putin in Op Ed
Man Who Planned To Rape, Murder and Eat Kids, Sentenced to 27 Years
‘Portway has pled guilty to some of the most vile and heinous crimes known to our society, namely participating in the sexual exploitation of young children through the possession and distribution of child pornography and soliciting the kidnapping of a child for the purpose of killing and consuming that child,’ federal prosecutors wrote in court… Continue reading Man Who Planned To Rape, Murder and Eat Kids, Sentenced to 27 Years
Alledeged Wife Abuser Terrance Howard Agrees to Stay Away From Ex
Actor Terrence Howard is knuckling under in a legal dispute with his ex-wife, agreeing to stay far away from the brunette beauty following claims he was physically abusive. Now appearing in the hit movie “The Butler,” Howard has promised to stay 300 yards away from Michelle Ghent for the next three years and pay $14,800… Continue reading Alledeged Wife Abuser Terrance Howard Agrees to Stay Away From Ex
John Boehner – “I just let that s–t roll off my back”
The Republican House Speaker was responding to questions from reporters about his so-called leadership skills. And the criticism he’s getting over those imaginary skills. “People say a lot of things about me,” Boehner told GOP lawmakers in a closed-door meeting, according to two people who attended. “People outside this room. People inside this room. I… Continue reading John Boehner – “I just let that s–t roll off my back”
Teacher Confiscated Student’s Phone, Student Slits Teacher’s Throat
A Chinese student slit his teacher’s throat in an act of revenge after his mobile phone was confiscated. The student, named only as Lei in local news reports, had been discovered playing with his phone by his teacher Sun Wakang during a chemistry lesson at a school in in Fuzhou, eastern China’s Jiangxi province. The… Continue reading Teacher Confiscated Student’s Phone, Student Slits Teacher’s Throat
Appeasing The Fools – House Republicans to Vote on Defunding Obamacare… Again!
House Republicans are continuing their foolish efforts to appease the foolish section of their party by including a measure to defund Obamacare in the upcoming spending bill. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the GOP would take one more in a series of votes to do away with President Barack Obama’s health care reform law,… Continue reading Appeasing The Fools – House Republicans to Vote on Defunding Obamacare… Again!
Teacher Had Sexual Relations with Special Needs Student
A 43-year-old married special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Amy Belliveau, who was in her first year of teaching for the district in Newington, Connecticut, allegedly had sexual contact with the 20-year-old student between April and June this year. It is against state law… Continue reading Teacher Had Sexual Relations with Special Needs Student
David Frum Asks: Why Won’t Gun Manufacturers Help Reduce Gun Violence?
David Frum on The Daily Beast made the point that auto makers took the necessary steps to reduce fatalities in the auto industry, and asked why gun manufacturers won’t do the same. Gun-rights advocates insist that the U.S. faces a choice between the status quo and the repeal of the Second Amendment and mass confiscation… Continue reading David Frum Asks: Why Won’t Gun Manufacturers Help Reduce Gun Violence?
911 Call That Led to Police Shooting Innocent Black Man
It was about 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning when Sarah McCartney heard a banging at her front door. The young mother, alone with her 1-year-old son, rushed to the door thinking that something might have happened to her husband. But the man standing there wasn’t her husband, but a young black man. McCartney quickly shut the… Continue reading 911 Call That Led to Police Shooting Innocent Black Man
Starbucks – No More Guns Allowed in our Stores
Starbucks has reversed its stance on customers carrying guns into its US stores, calling on them to leave them at home instead. The coffee chain’s chief executive, Howard Schultz, requested on Tuesday that the coffee chain’s customers leave their firearms at home, shifting company policy amid an increasingly fractious debate over US gun rights in… Continue reading Starbucks – No More Guns Allowed in our Stores