I know everyone talks about the media’s slant, but it’s fun to find proof. This morning, the AP headline and story I saw in a list at Yahoo read, Retailers report September sales declines AP – Early September reports from retailers show weak sales as shoppers cut back on fall clothing purchases amid worries about [...]
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Media slant
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments
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Stonehenge dig
April 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
If you haven’t been following the Stonehenge dig currently underway, you can catch up on all the news and video at the BBC History web site. The dig is scheduled to run only 2 more days. I’m looking forward to the full program about the dig planned for release in the fall. I’ll have to [...]
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Whoa! Horses halt traffic at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
February 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments
This story made me giggle, especially the comments after it. Three horses wandered onto Interstate 64 this morning and caused a nagging backup at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. …. Alert motorists spotted the horses about 5:45 a.m. and started to slow down or stop, Robinson said. About the same time, employees in the tunnel’s control [...]
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Yay! …sort of
November 7th, 2007 · Comments Off
Being 25 pounds overweight doesn’t appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma’s claim that a few extra pounds won’t kill you. The news isn’t all good: Overweight people do have a higher chance of dying from diabetes and kidney disease. [...]
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