A Hollywood celebrity earns Third Place this week. Kirstie Alley Goes From Size 14 to Size 4, Loses Equivalent of One Olsen Twin. This isn’t the first time that she has shed a lot of weight but it is the first time that the Olson Twins got drug into it. If you are one of […]
If our friendship with Israel is one of the reasons that the militant Muslims hate us, what should we do? There seem to be many in our country that would quickly throw Israel to the wolves. We have tried to be friends with the Palestinians but they don’t seem like an easy group to be
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The Ten Year Anniversary of 9/11 was yesterday. The memorial services were amazing and it just felt like we had put aside our differences and were united, if only for a day. There has been a lot of reflection about what where we were at and what we were doing on September 11, 2001. One of
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The bullets and wierdness were whizzing through the air this week. Third Place goes to Pennsylvania College Student With License to Carry Firearm Exchanges Gunfire With Alleged Robber. That is a long headline. How about this instead? Potential Victim Shoots Predator? Or Student Wounded Resisting a Robbery? Or Student Wounds Robber, 2 Accomplices Flee? Congratulations to
Green Beret Major Rusty Bradley co-authored this book and narrates the action. He was there in the middle of the fight in 2006, leading a Special Forces unit and a group of Afghan soldiers in a bitter fight against Taliban fighters. This is one of those rare books that really puts you in the middle of the
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Ok, I’ll admit that this week’s Third Place Story is not for the faint of heart. Man in Virginia Uses Cable to Decapitate Self After Argument With Ex-Wife. This guy really put a lot of thought into this. He and his ex-wife were having a domestic dispute. He went out and attached a metal cable to a tree,
Third Place this week goes to that lovable dictator, Muammar Qaddafi, for this headline, Qaddafi’s Crush? Condoleezza Rice. Rebels searching his palace found a photo album dedicated exclusively to Secretary Rice. He referred to her as his, “darling black African woman.” While I’m guessing it must be a little creepy to have a nutty dictator
Third Place goes to this story from Florida, Police: Man Rams Waffle House to Run Over His Waitress Wife. The story doesn’t say why the husband was mad at his waitress wife. Maybe she messed up his hash browns. At least the woman was working. I bet she was supporting her husband. It is Florida,
Leadership lessons and principles seem to make more sense when they are examined in a real flesh and blood leader. In this case, we are looking at one of the most successful Major League Baseball Managers ever, Bobby Cox. 3. He did not over manage. After he had put his team together, he let them play.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox was honored this past Friday night by having his number retired and being inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame. He will surely be a first round pick for the Baseball Hall of Fame when he is eligible. He is ranked number four on the all time wins list
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