“It’s not the premier of Ontario’s job — especially Kathleen Wynne — to tell parents what’s age-appropriate for their children.” —Monte McNaughton “What is it that especially disqualifies me for the job that I’m doing? Is it that I’m a woman? Is it that I’m a mother? Is it that I have a master’s of …
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Iraq vet takes down robber
I enjoy a good story about a foiled robbery as much as anyone, and Zach Thome’s takedown is no exception: A 38-year-old who attempted to rob a Grand Rapids party good store was grabbed with lightning speed and floored by a heroic Iraq vet who happened to be the in store, a local Fox affiliate …
You fucked with the wrong wrestler
As we read previously, sometimes criminals try picking on old folks thinking they’re easy targets. Then they get their asses kicked. This continues: Seated on the passenger’s side, Kemp was closing the door of his 2011 Volkswagen Jetta when the robber, identified as Richard Nowling, 41, stuck a gun in his face. Thinking of his …
Taiwanese news explains the TSA
What to do with $11M
Give it away: They took care of family first and then began delivering donations to the two pages’ worth of groups they had decided on, including the local fire department, churches, cemeteries, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, hospitals in Truro and Halifax, where Violet underwent her cancer treatment, and organizations that fight cancer, Alzheimer’s …
Awesome healthcare roundup: lower costs, better quality
Health Beat has a terrific roundup of health care new: Physicians and hospital leaders in Cedar Rapids began by counting how many CAT scans they were doing, only to find that in just one year 52,000 scans were done in a community of 300,000 people. “I was embarrassed for us,†confides Jim Levett, a cardiac …
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John Duesler of Philadelphia is a racist asshole
NBC Philadelphia reports on this shocker — a pool in Philly kicked a bunch of kids out … because they are black. “There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club,” John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement. 1940 called. …
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Don’t mess with old people
A couple years ago I came across stories of a 72-year-old ex-boxer and an 84-year-old beating the crap out would-be robbers. The trend continues. In February, 70-year-old Ellen Basinski beat up some robbers with a saucepan: The feisty Basinski was on the phone with her husband, a local judge, when the would-be robbers entered the …
Dallas police officer Robert Powell is a jackass (and probably racist)
From the Dallas Morning News: Jackass “officer” pulls his gun during a traffic stop, then takes 13 minutes to write a ticket. Oh yeah, Moats’ mother-in-law died while he waited for the ticket to be written. Kunkle said Officer Robert Powell has been placed on paid administrative leave in connection with an incident last week …
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You fucked with the wrong marine, part II
Apparently some people just don’t read the news. Remember, kids: don’t mess with a marine: A boy in his mid-teens learned Wednesday afternoon that it is not a good idea to try to rob a former U.S. Marine at knifepoint, even if the former Marine is 84 years old, police said today. … The man …
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