America Through the Reality Lens
Culturally, this has been the decade of the reality show. And what do we have to show for it? Not much more than the contestants themselves. Survey the wreckage. Richard Hatch, the first “Survivor” champion, was just released from prison (he didn’t pay taxes on his winnings). The marriage of the Octoparents, Jon and Kate, [...]
Jaguars Performance Review: Colts Still Unbeaten
By Richard Miller The Indianapolis Colts (14-0) handed the Jacksonville Jaguars a second consecutive loss at home Thursday night in a back-and-forth thriller by a score of 35-31. After the crushing loss, the Jaguars, sitting at 7-7, are still in the hunt for an AFC wild card berth. The AFC South rivalry game could have [...]
Where’s the Justice for Wrongly Imprisoned Man?
Where’s the justice in this? Donald Eugene Gates spent 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Convicted in 1981 of the brutal rape and murder of Catherine Schilling, a 21-year-old Georgetown University student, Gates got 20 years to life and was sent to federal prison in Arizona. Gates was released a few [...]
Raids Crack Down on Fake Goods
DALLAS – When federal and sheriff’s investigators showed up with a search warrant at Bargain Corner Jean Store here, they found about $130,000 worth of fake True Religion, Ed Hardy, Affliction and other high-end jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. They hauled out 1,500 items in 40 trash bags and 18 boxes from the store, the owner’s [...]
Government Paying For More Heat Bills
More Americans are getting help to pay home heating bills, and more are likely to need help as the economy continues to struggle, says the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association. Almost 8 million U.S. households received federal government help to heat homes in fiscal year 2009, up 33% from the prior year, the association says. [...]
NFL Player’s Life Comes to Tragic End
An NFL player died Thursday. Police investigations and sober reaction from stunned teammates will now mark the close of Chris Henry’s life. But here’s the finding that no official report will carry. Some tales, for whatever reason, seem destined for unhappy endings. There might be second chances, hopeful signs, promising trends. Redemption could truly be [...]
Alleged Vampire Gets 2 Years for Threats
INDIANAPOLIS – A man who claims to be the leader of a group of vampires has pleaded guilty to charges that he threatened to torture and kill an area judge and his family. Rocky Flash, 45, also known as Jonathon Sharkey, was sentenced Wednesday in a Marion County court to more than two years in [...]
Bill McCollum Investigating Acquisition of Diebold
Florida officials have since September been investigating the consolidation of the nation’s two biggest voting machine manufacturers who now make over 90 percent of the machines used in Florida, a spokesman for Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Thursday. The AG’s office has issued subpoenas to executives from six voting machine companies as part of [...]
Court: Just Running from the Police is a Crime
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT – Simply running away from police in a high crime area is enough to land you in jail, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday in an opinion that even members of the majority found troubling and potentially discriminatory. But asked to resolve a discrepancy between two appellate opinions, the state’s highest court, [...]
James Tupper Misses Working with Anne Heche
Lucy Lawless acknowledges, “There’s a truckload of blood,” in her January-debuting Starz series, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” “Life was very cheap then. They were just hard times, boy. You’re looking for the triumph of the human spirit in a sea of degradation.” The former “Xena: Warrior Princess” star is back in her native New Zealand [...]
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