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Anyone who fires anything into the air in an inhabited area ought to be taken out and maimed: > Doctors are trying to save the life of an Albuquerque baby shot in the head by a bullet that fell from the sky Monday night. The bullet was likely fired into

Either they're using sex to draw attention to themselves or they're pretty ugly and this is punishment: > Hundreds of protesters, some wearing just thongs and plastic bull horns, marched through Pamplona on Tuesday to protest against the centuries-old running of the bulls, Spain's

> Did you know that today is 'Take your dog to work' day? How stupid is this? What am I missing here? Are there a lot of dogs being held back in their careers because of lack of experience in the workplace? And the sex-obsessed culture: > Mattel

> Members of Epiphany Baptist Church on McDuff Avenue asked city officials in late June to consider banning cosmetic gold teeth and low-hanging pants. Church deacon Richard Burton said higher waistlines and whiter smiles could wipe away the thuggish image many young people project -- and that change could help

From an AP story about the horrific Idaho case: > Duncan had spent more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint in Tacoma, Wash., and was a fugitive at the time of his arrest after he was charged with molesting a 6-year-old boy in

There's a museum or hall of fame for everything these days, so this doesn't surprise us: A museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. It's in Kentucky. Link [http://www.venthavenmuseum.net/index.html]. Some people find ventriloquism annoying, but we enjoy it in

Charley Reese at Lew Rockwell comes to Tom Cruise's defense. We don't care for Cruise, but most of Reese's points have merit. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese206.html]. Excerpt: > [P]sychiatry is a pseudo-science, just like so-called social science, as Cruise

With the exception of a short-sighted slap at the RCC, here's a great commentary about Live 8. Link [http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=733072005]. Excerpts: > "Wearing badges is not enough," Billy Bragg used to sing, "in days like these", but judging

The Times has run an interesting piece about the Anglican Church in the UK: The congregations believe in religious verities more than the clergy. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1679824,00.html]. Excerpt: > The report says that if committed Anglicans are clear about one thing it

Happy Fourth of July to all our readers. We'll spend it picking up trash at the local airport. It's one of the charitable endeavors Eric undertakes, since he's very good at it. It's like he has twelve arms, ten of which are