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A family in Kansas were shocked to realize that the packing material in the box that their "Cowboy Candy" was wrapped in was little more than shredded checks. The McBrides began piecing together the checks and what they found will shock you.
Posted Aug 23, 2008 by  Debra Myers (skyangel) in Business
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On Tuesday, charges were filed against Ernesto Talavera-Nunez Tuesday after the August 12 death of his 11-month old infant. The infant died when his heart stopped due to electrocution.
Posted Aug 20, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Crime
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A procedure that is being published by surgeons in Denver is causing a debate amongst ethicist. The report details the process by which they remove the heart for transplant from a brain-damaged infant just minutes after the infant is declared dead.
Posted Aug 14, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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New York State Senator Thomas Duane has introduced a bill to shield bloggers in the same way as journalists are shielded against contempt charges. Professional journalists are no longer required to disclose their sources of information.
Posted Aug 14, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Politics
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In a new federal report, American men were twice as likely to adopt children than women. There were no exact reasons why this has happened, but part of it might be due to men adopting their spouse's children from prior relationships.
Posted Aug 13, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Lifestyle
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When healthy Baron "Scooter" Pikes suddenly died soon after he was arrested and tasered, there is a sense of something terribly wrong in the little backwoods town of Winnfield, Louisiana. Corruption and cover-ups are just the beginning of this story.
Posted Jul 22, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Crime
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PETA has a new ad where parents are talking to their teen, telling her to go have sex, with her dad stating she should go out there "and nail everything you can". The mother then tells the teen that "if it has a pulse, you should be wrapped around it".
Posted Jul 20, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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A coroner in Washington state is trying to determine if a body found in March 2007, missing its hands, feet and right arm, is linked to the feet that have washed ashore in British Columbia. The body was found on Orcas Island by hikers.
Posted Jul 20, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Crime
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In a recent barrage of headlining stories, the incidences of accidental drownings of infants and children is on the rise. In a bit less than two weeks, there's been a handful of preventable drownings that have occurred in the northern United States.
Posted Jul 19, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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A serious virus that affects peach trees as well as other fruit trees within the stone fruit species, has been found in Western New York. While it poses no threat to humans, it does cause harm to the trees and surrounding orchards that bear the fruit.
Posted Jul 17, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Environment
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About three weeks ago, inmates at the Westchester jail started complaining about being bitten by insects in their cells, and not long after, various officers started complaining of being bitten while they were out on patrol in different patrol cars.
Posted Jul 16, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel is back in the news again, after it was discovered that he has been soliciting donations from businesses who have interests before the committee, for a new academic center which will bear his name.
Posted Jul 16, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Politics
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On Monday, Nebraska Beef initiated a recall of their beef products a month after consumers in Michigan and Ohio became ill after eating ground beef purchased at Kroger Grocery stores. Over 5 million pounds of beef may be contaminated with e coli.
Posted Jul 4, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Food
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Bigfoot has long been a topic of debate as to whether this elusive creatures exist. For Patty Williams, they do exist. Because of her continued sightings which began four months ago, Tom Biscardi has set is sights on trying to find and capture Bigfoot.
Posted Jul 2, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Environment
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The State of New York is moving ahead and suing two pharmacies for selling out-dated foods, medications and baby formula. After an intense investigation, 142 CVS Stores and 112 Rite Aid stores were found to be selling a variety of expired items.
Posted Jun 26, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Massachusetts has 250 mentally handicapped children who are divided between 38 group homes. One of the forms of punishment is electroshock therapy. It goes under the guise of 'behavior modification'.
Posted Jun 23, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Crime
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In a historic move by the UN Security Council, rape is now considered a tactic of war as well as a threat to international security. It is felt that rape works as a weapon that destroys communities, which in turn can impede efforts at peace.
Posted Jun 22, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in World
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A recent study done by researchers from the University of Texas believe they have found proof that damage done by pesticides can last through at least four generations. The chemical that they used was a fungicide called vinclozolin.
Posted Jun 22, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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Health officials have devised a plan to get smokers to quit and are offering nearly 1,000 of them almost $100 a month to give up their habit. Those who don't favor this plan say it's nothing short of bribery.
Posted Jun 21, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Health
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Yesterday afternoon, the citizens of Elmira, NY received a treat as they looked up to the sky. The phenomenon is referred to as 'Hole Punch Clouds'. It is caused by an area of cold air that sinks through a layer of clouds.
Posted Jun 20, 2008 by Debra Myers (skyangel) in Science
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Debra Myers (skyangel)
Citizen Journalist
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Reporting from: Dundee, NY, United States Registered: Apr 9, 2007
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I am a 49 year old, divorced mother of 3 (now adult) children, and grandmother to 6. My hobbies include writing, reading crafts, photography, to list a few.
Birthday: Oct. 27th! Was almost a boo baby! :)
"I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself."
-Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
— Jawaharlal Nehru |
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