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By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – A new poll of 1,000 American adults reveals that both liberals and conservatives believe it is possible to “convert” other people to change their political orientation without the use of rational dialogue. The rec... More »
By Walter Bowne Dear Directors of Language Arts: I’m writing to inform you of the exciting titles on tap at Boontown Books for 2013! Are your teachers and students tired of the same old language arts curriculum? The Outsiders? To Kill a Mockingbird? Diary of... More »
by Kurt Degerstrom Right-wing “King James Only” adherents, who claim their namesake is the only pure and perfect version of the Bible, have a new opponent this week: software engineer Marty Blackhouse. Blackhouse, who began retranslating the Bible from anc... More »
By Dan Geddes and Andrew Geddes Hector Shroff, a vice president at Sacks, Gold & Poen, has just been sentenced to one year house arrest for insider trading. Shroff will be forced to stay on the grounds of his estate in Mali for an entire year. Shroff, w... More »
By Dan Geddes 13 March 2013 WASHINGTON – The newly appointed US Drone Czar announced today that attack drones operating on US soil may not attack US banks without prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank. “Let me be clear,” stated General Quent... More »
PALO ALTO – For many Apple consumers, the long delay between product releases from the Cupertino, California hardware giant is proving harmful to their emotional well-being. John Roswell, 28, of San Francisco lamented: “I haven’t been able to lord my... More »
By Mark Fritz Homer O’Hara loved to tell stories. He had a wealth of them, accumulated over a period of 80 years lived in interesting times. For years he had been hoping to get the opportunity to tell a few to his 8-year-old great-grandson, Brandon. Kids... More »