Woman's lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio Burlington Coat Factory store

Oct 16, 2009 - COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted, leaving the store looking as though a hurricane had passed through it, police said. Linda Brown was arrested Tuesday after an hours-long shopping spree that began when she hired a stretch Hummer limousine to drop her off at a Burlington Coat Factory store, police Sgt. - 17 Comments

OMG quick pass climate change legislation

Oct 08, 2009 - No Kidding: Snow on Sunday! What’s worse than the snow is the below freezing temperatures that are expected to accompany it By ANDREW GREINER Updated 8:15 AM CDT, Thu, Oct 8, 2009 Start cursing the weather gods, Chicago. Snow could be coming to town as early as this weekend. - 3 Comments

Calley Apologizes for My Lai Massacre

Aug 21, 2009 - William Calley, the former Army lieutenant convicted on 22 counts of murder in the infamous My Lai Massacre in Vietnam, publicly apologized for the first time this week while speaking in Columbus. “There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai,” Calley told members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Columbus on Wednesday. His voice started to break when he added, “I feel remorse for the Vietnamese who were killed, for their families, for the American soldiers involved and their families. - 0 Comments

Notre Dame NO-NO-- New York Post Letters to Editor May 21, 2009

May 21, 2009 - The liberal press, in seeking to justify Obama's commencement speech, was quick to point out that not only were the majority of students and faculty at Notre Dame in favor of his appearance, but that 54 percent of Catholics voted for him in the recent election. There are those who identify themselves as Catholics by their own definition, believing only in those areas of the religion that they wish to believe in and obeying only those commandments with which they feel comfortable. These are some of the factors to be considered when determining the true percentage of Catholics who either voted for Obama or are in favor of his stance on abortion. - 10 Comments

Camille Paglia ans. letters on Obama, talk radio, gay rights, abortion.

Apr 07, 2009 - Bow-ow-ow: Obama's painful missteps Let the new president grow into the job -- but he'd better do it fast! Plus: Readers ask about everything from talk radio, morality By Camille Paglia Dear Camille, In your column, you say, "President Obama has been ill-served by his advisors and staff." The primary job requirement of a good senior executive is the ability to judge character and ability, in order to be able to select people to whom responsibilities may be safely delegated. - 16 Comments

Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush

Mar 14, 2009 - Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush President Points to 'Inherited' Economy By Scott Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 14, 2009; Page A01 In his inaugural address, President Obama proclaimed "an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics." It hasn't taken long for the recriminations to return -- or for the Obama administration to begin talking about the unwelcome "inheritance" of its predecessor. Over the past month, Obama has reminded the public at every turn that he is facing problems "inherited" from the Bush administration, using increasingly bracing language to describe the challenges his administration is up against. - 6 Comments

Tea Party protests are flash crowds of gathering movement to stop Obama

Mar 18, 2009 - Tea Party protests are flash crowds of gathering movement to stop Obama By Mark Tapscott Editorial Page Editor (The Examiner) Thousands of Americans in dozens of cities large and small, coast to coast have assembled recently to protest President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus spending, proposed budget deficits and tax hikes on small business and other entrepreneurs. But odds are that the vast majority of people who depend solely on the mainstream media’s print and broadcast giants for their news know little or nothing about the protests. Why? - 4 Comments

Voting In America 2008

Oct 31, 2008 - Voting In America 2008 By Greg Crosby Election Day is almost upon us, and so many disturbing facts linger on. All of the following are actual news items gathered in the final days before the presidential election. From The Columbus Dispatch. - 13 Comments