By John on Feb 13, 2009 in Crime, Culture, General, Society | 0 Comments
I can’t quite grasp the whole idea that people seem to have about the evil weed, marijuana. I think it’s pretty much established it’s less destructive than alcohol, and I suspect, truth be told, there are few middle-aged adults today who haven’t partaken. Now I see you all are supporting this over-reaction by withdrawing your sponsorship of Michael Phelps. The guy may be the greatest athlete ever, and not just in terms of physical accomplishments. He comes across as a gentleman and true sportsman. He certainly made a mistake, but he also represented America brilliantly both in and out of the pool at last year’s Olympics.
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By John on Jul 5, 2008 in Congress, Crime, General, Places, Politics, Society, Tampa | 0 Comments
All the weird stuff from the weekend ending on Friday, July 4th, 2008.
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By John on Dec 1, 2007 in Crime, Fun Stuff, General, Society | 0 Comments
Lots of weirdness this week with a guy’s girlfriend biting off his tongue, and a couple of cops getting run over by another police car during a chase. And probably the big story was a roadside cleanup crew finding 60 lbs. of pot on the side of I-4.
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By John on Nov 9, 2007 in Crime, Places, Society, Tampa | 0 Comments
Tidbits of news from the week ending Friday, November 9, 2007. It includes a story on the discovery of another grow house in Polk County, a Palmetto man shooting himself and blaming a gang, a Tampa rapper who raps about guns hides in the ladies room when gun play breaks out, and man in Tampa throws bricks through the neighbors windows.
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By John on Sep 10, 2007 in Constitution, Crime, Gadgets, Humor, Places, Politics, Society, Technology | 0 Comments
This is a collection of shorter news stories from the week ending September 9, 2007.
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By John on Mar 11, 2007 in Crime, General, Places, Society, Tampa | 0 Comments
8 Year Old Caught Selling Pot SAGINAW, Mich. – Police said they caught an 8-year-old trying to sell marijuana to other children at a counseling center. Police were called to the Westlund Child Guidance Clinic after another boy told a teacher the 8-year-old had tried to sell pot to him. Investigators found the marijuana in [...]
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By John on Feb 24, 2007 in Crime, Places, Society, Tampa | 1 Comment
I have the greatest respect for educators in general, and believe they are generally under-valued in our society. BUT, apparently, as in every other field, a few idiots manage to gain entry.
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