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Making room for God
in a changing world

Daily Inter Lake [Kalispell MT], by Frank Miele Original Article

Posted By: davesenior- 1/6/2013 2:34:39 AM Post Reply

Change is not always good. That should be obvious to anyone who has observed Congress for more than a minute, but unfortunately there seems to be a built-in human bias which assumes that we collectively get wiser as time passes.This optimism bubbles up despite mankind being the race which up till now has given us the charming innovations of slavery, car bombs, and, of course, flying passenger airplanes into occupied skyscrapers.[SNIP}Mind you, I’m not against progress — I just don’t see much evidence that mankind should be put in charge of it

19-year-old Socialist takes seat on
Red Bank Regional´s Board of Education

NJ.com, by Rob Spahr Original Article

Posted By: dirtyjersey- 1/6/2013 1:26:48 AM Post Reply

Pat Noble is not your average teenager. The 19-year-old Red Bank resident dedicates most of his time to either working full time as a clerk in a Little Silver pharmacy or with a political organization he helped found. /snip/ Oh, by the way, he’s also a proud socialist.

White House weighs broad
gun-control agenda in wake
of Newtown shootings

Washington Post, by Philip Rucker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/5/2013 11:17:59 PM Post Reply

The White House is weighing a far broader and more comprehensive approach to curbing the nation’s gun violence than simply reinstating an expired ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, according to multiple people involved in the administration’s discussions. A working group led by Vice President Biden is seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks

Let Them Eat Gruel:
The Government-Health-Security
Complex Invades Your Kitchen

Spectator [UK], by Alex Massie Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 10:30:03 PM Post Reply

Addressing the American people for the final time as President, Dwight Eisenhower warned that: This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence--economic, political, even spiritual--is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government.[Snip] Sometimes slippery slopes really do exist. Some folk warned that the public health industry--that is, the Government-Health-Security Complex--would never be satisfied with its battles against tobacco and alcohol and that it would, in time, launch fresh offensives against fast food, soft drinks, and all things salty and sweet. Don’t be

Patients face ‘unacceptable’
delays for cancer treatment

Scotsman [UK], by Danihel Sanderson Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 10:16:27 PM Post Reply

Lothian patients who have been diagnosed with cancer are facing stressful and unacceptable delays in receiving their lifesaving treatment, it can be revealed. New figures have shown that between July and September, almost ten percent of 520 people in the region urgently referred to specialists after being given the dreaded diagnosis were forced to wait longer than the Scottish Government target of 62 days for their treatment to begin. For patients with colorectal cancer and cancer affecting the head and neck, NHS Lothian hit the target in fewer than 80 percent of cases, and in urological cancers, such as bladder

The Complexity of US Gun
Crime and the Fallacy of
Oversimplified Comparisons

International Business Times [UK], by Lianna Brinded Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 10:02:54 PM Post Reply

The shooting of five people in Swiss village of Daillon, which left three people dead and two wounded, shocked the public because gun crime is particularly low in Switzerland--despite having the third highest rate of ownership in the world. With only the US and Yemen ranking ahead of Switzerland in ownership rates, Switzerland has become the poster child for staunch gun advocates in the US. Following the mass shooting in Sandy Hook School, Newtown, Connecticut in December, in which 20 children and six adults died, the fevered debate around US gun ownership and control hit boiling point with the example

Net job gain under Obama: 28,000

American Thinker, by Rick Moran Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/5/2013 9:52:23 PM Post Reply

Historically, the second worst record of job creation. New York Times: For jobs, the past four years have been a wash. The December jobs figures out today indicate that there were 725,000 more jobs in the private sector than at the end of 2008 - and 697,000 fewer government jobs. That works into a private-sector gain of 0.6 percent, and a government sector decline of 3.1 percent. In total, the number of people with jobs is up by 28,000, or 0.02 percent. How does that compare? It is by far the largest four-year decline in government employment

Labour calls for laws to limit
sugar, salt and fat in food

Evening Standard [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 9:48:47 PM Post Reply

A Labour politician has called for a ban on sugary cereals and high fat foods aimed at children. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said voluntary agreements with the food industry were not working and action must be taken to stop Britain storing up "huge problems" for the future.[Snip] Mr Burnham said: "It is clear that the current voluntary approach is not working. We need to open our minds to new approaches in tackling child obesity. "Labour wants to lead this debate. That is why we are asking the public and experts if new limits for sugar, fats and salts would

Flu infections sweep America hospitalizing
thousands and leaving 18 children
dead of complications, and
it´s going to get worse

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 9:14:34 PM Post Reply

The U.S. has been hit with a particularly aggressive early flu season this year with widespread reports of the illness across the country, hospitalizing 2,257 people and leaving 18 children dead before the end of 2012. And health officials say the numbers haven´t even peaked yet. [Snip] ´It’s about five weeks ahead of the average flu season,´ said Lyn Finelli, lead of the surveillance and response team that monitors influenza for the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. ´We haven’t seen such an early season since 2003 to 2004.´

´He made a promise to help
us and he broke it´: Hurricane
Sandy Victim pictured in
embrace with Obama reveals
her heartbreak at receiving
standardized letter after his visit

Daily Mail (UK), by Lydia Warren Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 9:09:27 PM Post Reply

When President Obama hugged a tearful New Jersey business owner after Hurricane Sandy ravaged her home and livelihood, it was the image of compassion, promise and hope. But the victim in the photo, Donna Vanzant, has now revealed that the president´s promises to pour aid into the area were empty - and that, after the hug, she merely received a form letter from him. Obama visited the destroyed marina Ms Vanzant owns in Brigantine, New Jersey on October 31 and promised her ´immediate´ aid. Soon after, Ms Vanzant wrote him an email. ´Many days later,

Why sunset really is the
most beautiful time of day:
Incredible images of early
evening light from across
the world

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:56:23 PM Post Reply

These stunning pictures of sunsets across the globe truly prove the old adage of ´red sky at night, shepherd´s delight´. A selection of breathtaking snaps that have captured scarlet skies, brilliant hues of lavender and rich blue wisps of cloud cannot fail to draw gasps of wonder from everyone who sees them. The images of the jaw-dropping beauty are the product of a technician who was determined to capture sunsets from across the globe.

Non-believers on rise in Congress

Politico, by Charles Mahtesian Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:44:22 PM Post Reply

The number of members of Congress who don’t identify with any particular religion is on the rise, according to an analysis by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. In the 96th Congress (1979-80), not a single member of the House or Senate said they didn’t belong to any particular faith, didn’t know or refused to disclose their religion. But in the new 113th Congress, 10 members fall under that category. That’s twice as many as in the 111th Congress (2009-10). Pew notes there’s still a great disparity between the percentage of U.S. adults and the percentage of members

A solution to La Jolla´s smell
problem proves elusive

Los Angeles Times, by Tony Perry Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:30:14 PM Post Reply

LA JOLLA — There´s a political stink rising in this seaside community, blown ashore from the rocks of La Jolla Cove, where myriad seabirds and marine mammals roost, rest and leave behind what animals leave behind. The offal accumulation is offending noses at trendy restaurants, tourist haunts, and expensive condos perched on some of the most pricey real estate in the country. But finding a solution to the olfactory assault has proved elusive. Environmental regulations have thwarted proposals to cleanse the rocks with a non-toxic, biodegradable solution.

Ex-Officer Is First in C.I.A. to Face
Prison for a Leak

New York Times, by Scott Shane Original Article

Posted By: schnapps- 1/5/2013 7:54:17 PM Post Reply

Looking back, John C. Kiriakou admits he should have known better. But when the F.B.I. called him a year ago and invited him to stop by and “help us with a case,” he did not hesitate. (snip)Only an hour into what began as a relaxed chat with the two agents — the younger one who traded Pittsburgh Steelers talk with him and the senior investigator with the droopy eye — did he begin to realize just who was the target of the investigation.

His long quest is complete:
it’s now Gov. McCrory

Charlotte Observer (NC), by Jim Morrill Original Article

Posted By: muncsdad- 1/5/2013 7:22:24 PM Post Reply

RALEIGH It took less than 10 minutes Saturday for Republican Pat McCrory to complete a journey he’d started years ago, from Charlotte City Hall to North Carolina’s governor’s mansion. With his left hand on two bibles, McCrory took the oath of office as the state’s 74th governor in a ceremony long on pomp but short in duration.

Pat McCrory takes oath as
North Carolina governor

Raleigh News & Observer, by ROB CHRISTENSEN Original Article

Posted By: muncsdad- 1/5/2013 7:01:41 PM Post Reply

RALEIGH -- Republican Pat McCrory became North Carolina’s 74th governor Saturday in a brief, simple ceremony that nevertheless marked a major shift in political power in the state. It took only several minutes for McCrory, a 56-year year old former Charlotte mayor and former utility executive, to take the oath of office in the old Senate Chambers in the historic Capitol. The parade, balls, inaugural address and other celebrations surrounding a new governor will occur over the next week.

State Rep´s anti-Free Stater
post draws local, national criticism

Union Leader [Manchester, NH], by John DiStaso Original Article

Posted By: nhchemist- 1/5/2013 5:56:53 PM Post Reply

A Democratic state lawmaker´s recent web post critical of the libertarian-leaning Free State Project has gone virtually viral in the past few days and, as one might expect, has drawn criticism. Reacting to reports that the Free State Project is aggressively trying to bring 20,000 supporters to live in the state over the next two years, Rep. Cynthia Chase, D-Keene, wrote on BlueHampshire.com: “In the opinion of this Democrat, Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today.”

Some gun shows canceling
after Conn. mass shooting

Associated Press, by Chris Carola Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 1/5/2013 5:49:34 PM Post Reply

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Several gun shows, all about an hour´s drive from Newtown, Conn., have been canceled. A show in White Plains, N.Y. — brought back a few years ago after being called off for a decade because of the Columbine shooting — is off because officials decided it didn´t seem appropriate now, either. (Snip) The police chief in Waterbury, Conn., just a few miles from Newtown, has halted permits for gun shows, saying he was concerned about firearms changing hands that might one day be used in a mass shooting.

Paramus police arrest 2 teens
after group of 10 harassed officers

The Record [Hackensack, NJ], by Hannan Adely Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 1/5/2013 5:42:16 PM Post Reply

Paramus – A group of unruly males taunted and hurled obscenities at police during a motor-vehicle stop early Saturday, in an incident that ended with two officers and one teenager in the hospital, according to borough police. Paramus Police Officer Anthony Liggio had stopped a motor vehicle on Route 4 east, backed up by Officer Joseph Cullen, just before 2:30 a.m. A group of about 10 males walking on the road approached the officers and began to yell and scream insults and obscenities at them, police said. The officers told the group to move on but they refused to leave

Wind industry big lies no 3:
wind turbines are eco-friendly

Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 5:39:58 PM Post Reply

Of all the many lies put out by the subsidy-troughing scum-suckers of the wind industry and their greenie fellow travellers, the biggest porkie of the lot is this: that wind turbines are eco-friendly. In order to believe this tosh, you´d first have to accept the warped view that being eco-friendly can legitimately entail wiping out millions of bats and birds. It is a measure of just how intellectually and morally corrupt Big Green has grown over the last few decades that many self-professed environmentalists actually cleave to this belief. Why else would they expend so much energy trying to defend--or

Report: Obama cutting secret
deal with banks because
foreclosure probe is going badly

Washington Examiner [DC], by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 5:02:04 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s financial regulators are reportedly negotiating a secret settlement with 14 banks to end an investigation into predatory loans and foreclosures because federal investigators are having trouble finding the evidence they need for a successful end to the probe. Fourteen banks — such as JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America — would pay $10 billion, under the settlement, that would be used for relief for homeowners and families that have lost their homes. What do the banks get? “The proposed settlement would also halt a separate sweeping review of more than four million loan files

McChrystal takes blame for
Rolling Stone article

Associated Press, by Kimberly Dozier Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:58:13 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON— Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan command and army career. "Regardless of how I judged the story for fairness or accuracy, responsibility was mine," McChrystal writes in his new memoir, in a carefully worded denouncement of the story. The Rolling Stone article anonymously quoted McChrystal´s aides as criticizing Obama´s team, including Vice President Joe Biden.

The Four-Year Honeymoon

Weekly Standard, by Fred Barnes Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:55:07 PM Post Reply

President Obama never disappoints. When the monthly unemployment rate fails to drop, forget it. What’s important is the number of jobs created. But when the rate actually does drop, forget the growth (or lack of it) in jobs. It’s the rate that matters. And don’t blame Obama for the persistence of slow economic growth and high joblessness. That’s the “new normal.” As for the millions of dropouts from the job market, that’s no big deal, hardly worth more than a passing mention.(Snip) No president in my lifetime has been covered so favorably and so gingerly.

Ex-rep: Barney would just
add to D.C.’s fiscal gridlock

Boston Herald, by Hillary Chabot Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:48:51 PM Post Reply

Barney Frank’s notorious prickly personality and his controversial role in the mortgage debacle could pose a huge problem if he were appointed as the Bay State’s interim senator at a time when the Beltway is gridlocked over the nation’s deficit crisis, according to a former GOP congressman. “He can be very acerbic and cutting,” said Robert L. Livingston, a former Louisiana congressman who also blasted the Newton Democrat for his part in the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage backers. “His actions directly contributed to the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression,”

Robbers mistakenly break into
KFC, expecting a jewelry store

Yahoo! News, by Mike Krumboltz Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/5/2013 3:46:00 PM Post Reply

Somebody took a wrong turn at the deep fryer. A pair of crooks in Australia found themselves in an unusual spot when they attempted to tunnel into a jewelry store but ended up in a KFC restaurant on New Year´s Eve. The mishap took place near Brisbane, Australia. Fortunately nobody was hurt. When they saw where they were, the two alleged thieves, Peter Welsh and Dwayne Doolan, decided to hold up the customers. They left with about $2,700. But they didn´t escape for long. Welsh and Doolan were arrested a short time later.

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