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Wife convicted in preacher’s death- Yahoo! News

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Alexandrine

Wife convicted in preacher’s death – Yahoo! News I’m happy it was voluntary manslaughter versus 1st degree murder, but still, it is a horrible mess. 

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Bitch Ph.D.: Supreme Court Declares Women Less Intelligent than Legislators

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Alexandrine

Bitch Ph.D. If one was conspiracy-minded, one would think that the decision was meant to be covered up by the shooting at Virginia Tech on Monday. But whatever one’s views on abortion, legislating against a medical procedure commonly used to … Continue reading →

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Making Light: Dealing with guns

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Alexandrine

Making Light: Dealing with guns Really good points, especially the ones made by Old Jarhead. Guns are tools and having one doesn’t necessarily mean one is protected and/or safe. It started making the rounds by Tuesday morning (I’m being generous … Continue reading →

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Election 2006 Thoughts

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Alexandrine

So, I’ve heard Rumsfield resigned, and Gates, former CIA Director under Bush I will be the new Secretary of Defense. I reckon Daddy Dearest is helping GWB out a bit. 81% of Tennesseans approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage. Do … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Rose (aka Orphan Ann) Dies at 90

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Alexandrine

WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Tokyo Rose (aka Orphan Ann) Dies at 90 In spite of Iva’s commitment to her American citizenship and the help she offered Allied POWs while employed by Radio Tokyo, Toguri was to be only person … Continue reading →

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DOGS CAN SNIFF OUT PIRATED DVD’S — BUT THERE’S A HITCH

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Alexandrine

DOGS – DOGS CAN SNIFF OUT PIRATED DVD’S — BUT THERE’S A HITCH Buh? Brain-break loves. The MPAA apparently trained dogs to sniff out pirated DVDS. But they’ve also smelt out legimate DVDs as well. Alrighty, then obviously some people … Continue reading →

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In Local News Today

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Alexandrine

A train derailed near Sweetwater this morning around 3 AM. Here in Monroe County, a lot of people live close to the railroad, so whenever something like this happens, its a big mess. Quite a few people had to be … Continue reading →

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ABC News: One Dead, 2 Hurt in Tenn. School Shooting

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Alexandrine

ABC News: One Dead, 2 Hurt in Tenn. School Shooting Another school shooting, rather close to me. Most likely, the Knoxville News Sentinel will have the shooting on its front page in the morning and more people will be calling … Continue reading →

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