Accident?
Looked like cleanup of a bad accident, possibly involving a cop, at the intersection of West 21st and South Tyler in Covington about 12:30 a.m.
Hope nobody was badly hurt.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Iraq is a quagmire - for al Qaida
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, seen at Gulf Coast Pundit:
Jihadis, money and weapons were poured into Iraq. All for naught. Al-Qaida has been driven from every neighborhood in Baghdad, Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, the U.S. commander there, said Nov. 7. This follows the expulsion of al-Qaida from two previous “capitals” of its Islamic Republic of Iraq, Ramadi and Baquba.Read the whole thing. Then ask yourself if journalists deserve any respect for the lying, twisting, and obfuscation they've done about the war.[...]
Al-Qaida’s support in the Muslim world has plummeted, partly because of the terror group’s lack of success in Iraq, more because al-Qaida’s attacks have mostly killed Muslim civilians.[...] “The situation has changed so unmistakably and so swiftly that we should be reading proud headlines daily,” said Ralph Peters, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. “Where are they?”
Recall the themes of nearly all the news about Iraq and our troops, according to most reporters: Our soldiers are savages, Iraqis hate us, the world hates us, 9/11 was our own fault, Iraq is another Vietnam, we'll never win, blah blah blah. Barely a word about the defeat of al Qaida in Bakuba, Ramadi and Baghdad, or the deaths of terrorists over there. Thousands of words about the few atrocities committed by a tiny number of our troops, and deaths of civilians and our soldiers.
I spit on you, Mainstream Media.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Seriously injured
We've heard that a local teacher was seriously injured in an automobile accident this a.m., and will post more info when we have confirmation.
Or, I pray, we'll be back with an apology that it was a misunderstanding.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Trial delayed in St. Bernard pet killings
Excerpt:
A St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputy and a former deputy are set to stand trial separately early next year on felony aggravated cruelty to animals charges stemming from the alleged fatal shooting of dogs on the streets of St. Bernard in the days immediately following Hurricane Katrina.Let's hope justice prevails.
Clifford “Chip’’ Englande, a sergeant assigned to administrative duties, and Michael Minton, who is no longer working for the Sheriff’s Office, pleaded innocent in February and were scheduled to be tried together this week.
As it stands now, Minton will be tried Jan. 29 by a jury in state District Judge Robert Buckley’s courtroom and Englande will be tried Feb. 14 by the judge, a spokeswoman for state Attorney General Charles Foti said Wednesday. Link
Also see: Trial date set for [alleged] dog shooters
Lines run amok!
I dunno what happened, but the lines between posts have grown. Please disregard while I try to figure out how to truncate them :-).
Must-read at Blackfive
Islamic Army turns against al Qaeda - at Blackfive:
It was not a forgone conclusion that the population would rise up against these foreign ass-hats that want to not only kill us, but to enslave and kill them too. [...]The throat cutters from Asscrackistan, or where ever they came from are in trouble, big trouble.
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
"Rescuer" = hoarder
CENTERVILLE, Pa. -- Police and humane officers raided a kennel at a home in Centerville, Washington County, and said they found dozens of dead dogs on Tuesday evening. Animal control officers said there were dogs in cages inside and outside Calico Creek Critters Rescue, and even in a nearby incinerator.
Wouldn't be the first time a so-called "rescue" was actually the sick manifestation of an animal hoarder or collector.
From the Tufts site, links about hoarding in the media.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Killer Bees!
According to a post at the Hard Copy board, Africanized bees have moved as far north as Rio.
Be careful out there.
Pray for solution to invasive species?
There's an interesting little piece in today's Christian Science Monitor about an invasive species control method that I must admit I have never considered: prayer. The author of the article notes that global efforts to manage invasive species are stalled by politics and by social issues, and goes on to suggest praying as something that can be done right now and that could inspire folks to come up with potential solutions and lead to greater cooperation.Hey, why not? What with local nurseries selling invasive Ligustrum (privet), there's a lot of material to pray about.
Dear Lord,
I never thought I'd ask you
To strike the shrubbery dead
And brown the foreign fescue
Which fills my heart with dread.
While you're on this killing spree
Please smite the nasty tallow tree.
If you're inclined to really hustle,
Zap to death the zebra mussel.
Formosan termites need a blast,
As does that thug called Johnson grass.
Fire ants, kudzu, Ligustrum vulgare,
A list too long for this brief prayer.
Take no prisoners, leave no seed,
Thanks for helping in my hour of need.
Amen.
Winning ways?
We're glad Franklinton High School has a winning football team. Maybe they oughtta crack the books more.
SPRING 2006 GEE SCORES, GRADE 11: link
Franklinton High School (scores well below statewide average):
Advanced,Mastery,Basic,Approaching Basic,Unsatisfactory
English - 0, 7, 43, 28, 22
Math - 3, 12, 38, 17, 30
Science - 3, 5, 37, 32, 24
Social Studies - 0, 1, 43, 28, 27
Bogalusa High School:
English - 1, 13, 39, 31, 16
Math - 3, 8, 44, 22, 24
Science - 1, 3, 24, 32, 40
Social Studies - 0, 2, 41, 26, 31
No enormous differences here.
Guess it must be the parents of football players who're busing their kids to the "better" high school in Franklinton...
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