May 18, 2013

The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: License To Victimize

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*Why does it seem the most prejudiced people in our society are in positions of authority where they can do the most damage? There was the (now imprisoned) Pennsylvania juvenile court judge who sentenced first time offenders to jail time in exchange for kickbacks, the Massachusetts lab technician who tainted evidence bound for criminal court [...]




Parents Give Child Consent to Carry Gun to School for Protection After Sandy Hook

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*The Sandy Hook elementary tragedy has affected everyone throughout the world differently. Some people, like Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) that we reported on Monday, want to fight guns with guns. But that way of thinking has caused a reaction no one would have ever expected. According to the Daily Mail, on Monday, a Utah sixth [...]




Utah Judge Orders Adoptive Parents to Return Child to Biological Father

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*For once! The fathers get their fair shake in court. Normally, fathers for one reason or another, are not successful in family cases where they try to sue for custody of their children. But women and men alike are unsuccessful in having their children returned once they’ve chosen to put them up for adoption. In [...]




Gary Coleman’s Ex-Lovers Battle for His Estate

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*Even in death, actor Gary Coleman is involved in a messy situation. Since Coleman’s estate is still unsettled, his ex-wife has asked the judge to award her his fortune. According to the Associated Press, Shannon Price testified Monday in district court in Provo, Utah, that even though the two divorced in 2008 they continued to [...]




Whaaat?! Atlanta Losing Ground in its ‘Gayest U.S. City’ Ranking

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*Atlanta or HOTlanta, as some like to call it, is taking it down a notch in its sizzle. At least, the “fabulous” gay community seems to be diminishing in 2012.  The city has been home to a more welcoming African American community around the issue of homosexuality for some time. It’s no wonder that in 2010, counting all [...]




Video: Buffalo Rams Tourists for Being Too Touristy

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*Buffalo (or Bison) seem to be docile, quiet and/or peaceful.  They respond, similar to bulls, when they’re provoked. Well, it seems that one group needed to live on the wildside. CBS News sat with a couple and their brother while they attempted to explain how such a thing could occur… in Yellowstone National Park. (more…)




Coleman’s Parents Won’t Fight Former Wife; Burial Still Off For Now

A young Gary Coleman & his parents

*Gary Coleman’s estranged parents abandoned their effort to bury him in his native Illinois Friday after a Utah attorney revealed the actor named an executor in a 1999 will. “Of course it’s disappointing. We’d be inhuman if it wasn’t, but we’re not up for a fight,” Coleman’s mother, Sue Coleman, said in an interview with [...]