30 Apr
(This post doubles as: “POS terrorist ends hunger strike”)
Yes, minutes, not months. AP:
A former professor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid a Palestinian terrorist group but has refused to testify before a grand jury in a related investigation has ended a nearly two-month hunger strike in a southeast Virginia jail, his supporters said Wednesday.
[...]
Prosecutors [...]
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30 Apr
AP via WTOP:
A Cumberland family has lost their home to a fire caused by using a compact fluorescent light bulb in a lamp controlled by a dimmer switch.
The state fire marshal’s office says such fires are rare, but they’re a real danger that people should consider when replacing incandescent bulbs with the more efficient fluorescent [...]
Posted in mercury bulbs by: Timothy Watson
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30 Apr
Former Mary Washington president faces new DUI
And my previous post about RT-D calling him a hero.
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29 Apr
See: With “heroes” like these, who needs bad guys?
So, this is a guy that RT-D declared a “hero”:
Before he was declared a “hero”
Blew a 0.21 BAC (blood alcohol content) in Fairfax County, following a motor vehicle accident, and somehow managed to skirt his way out of his mandatory minimum ten days in jail (§ 18.2-270(a)).
The [...]
Posted in Local by: Timothy Watson
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29 Apr
Meanwhile, Superintendent Stanley Jones and the School Board are fighting for just a 6% increase in salaries for teachers.
Not only that, but the BOS is projected to pay themselves 1.94% more than was budgeted come the end of this fiscal year. Who needs a budget, right?
And they want a 113.9% increase in benefits (medical insurance [...]
Posted in Caroline County, Caroline County Board of Supervisors, Local by: Timothy Watson
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29 Apr
From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office: Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending April 26, 2008:
On April 21, 2008 Deputy J. K. Miller responded to a business in Bowling Green for a reported employee retail theft. After investigating, Gregory T. Wright, 18, of Bowling Green was charged with shoplifting. He was [...]
Posted in Caroline County, Caroline County Sheriff's Office, Local, crime by: Timothy Watson
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28 Apr
The Free Lance–Star:
A year to the day, after his first drunken driving charge, former UMW President William J. Frawley has been arrested a third time on charges of driving under the influence.
According to Maryland court records, Frawley was stopped by police at 10:50 p.m. on April 10 at 2908 Virgilia St., in Rockville, Md., driving [...]
Posted in Local, University of Mary Washington by: Timothy Watson
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27 Apr
File under: Chutzpah.
He also has yet to publish his requested earmarks on his website as he has promised.
First, one of Wittman’s press releases dated February 7, 2008:
Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) released the following statement after today’s procedural motion to force a vote on an immediate earmark moratorium.
“I am disappointed that Speaker Pelosi has rejected [...]
Posted in 110th Congress, Eric Cantor, Federal government, Local, Rob Wittman, Virginia by: Timothy Watson
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27 Apr
Pardon the blasphemy.
The Arizona Republic:
The senator also vowed to protect New Orleans from future Category 5 hurricanes, seeming to give little regard to costs.
“First of all, to protect the lives of American citizens, we can always find the money,” McCain said. “One of the ways we can find the money is by reprioritizing the public-works [...]
Posted in Uncategorized by: Timothy Watson
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26 Apr
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