Dirty Laundry

Freedom of information

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:40:14 -0500

Rudy Giuliani has some explaining to do. Because of death threats, the former New York major always needed 24-hour security, No one can argue against that. But costs tucked away in the city budget ma

Teddy needs a big stick

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:22:18 -0500

When you think fascism could not get any worse: A name for a teddy bear may get a teacher 40 lashes. Literally. A British teacher in Sudan allowed her students to name the class teddy bear “Muhammad”.

No gay T-shirts in high school

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 22:36:52 -0500

We know if something disrupts the educational environment school administrators may take action. A girl wore a T-shirt: gay? fine by me to school and was sent home to change. Horrors! How dare she tr

Orwell was right, sometimes

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:49:59 -0400

Well, the re-education program at the University of Delaware is no more. Seems like the administrators wanted to get the students to believe and act in ways they approved of. So if your religious or c

Rest in peace -- not yet

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:23:36 -0400

When Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence on the writing desk above, it probably never occurred to him that people would protest homosexuality at funerals. A jury said “Rev.” Fred

Dirty words not private in bathroom

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:23:11 -0400

When your toilet is clogged and overflows what do you say? &#*$!!!!!! That’s what I say, loudly. But when a woman in Pennsylvania said it she was cited for disorderly conduct -- in her home. The

Don’t suggest an alternative

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:42:34 -0400

A student in Minnesota stated in an e-mail his opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre. He believes the shooter could have been stopped if Va Tech would have allowed students who had permits to carry t

Who needs brush when you can paint with your butt?

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:28:28 -0400

Many people believe in the old saying, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” Well, this art teacher can do it, and does so with his butt. But he doesn’t teach in Richmond, Va., any more. School

Can you steal free stuff?

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 22:23:25 -0400

If you want more than one free newspaper, real estate guide, or career publication, is it stealing if you take a few...or a few hundred? The staff at the newspaper at Sheperd University in West By Go

SCOTUS and you

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:14:29 -0400

SCOTUS? That’s a journalist’s abbreviation for Supreme Court of the United States. Do you know the members of the court? If you plan to take Thursday’s test, it might be a good idea. So, for all you b