April 15, 2009 – 8:38 am
Well, I guess that is better then “undocumented immigrants,” since, apparently, everyone in the media, and some in the government, has documented all sorts of information on their lives. Pew Hispanic Center: A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States Unauthorized immigrants living in the United States are more geographically dispersed than in the […]
April 11, 2009 – 9:21 am
An interesting conundrum Victor Leon is alone in the hospital most days. The 26-year-old was paralyzed nearly three years ago when he fell from the roof of a three-story building in Palm City while working for Jupiter-based Altec Roofing. Since then, Leon has been mired in a legal battle to get workers’ compensation benefits or […]
April 7, 2009 – 8:45 pm
But, hey, Congress and President, let’s give these folks a pathway to citizenship An illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after prosecutors say he trafficked two teenage girls in North Carolina to perform sex acts. Prosecutors said testimony from Tuesday’s sentencing hearing found that 44-year-old Jorge Flores-Rojas trafficked a 16-year-old girl […]
March 13, 2009 – 1:35 pm
News from my town, Raleigh NC Raleigh Police officers have arrested the driver of the first vehicle to strike Lewis Gray as he walked across Falls of Neuse Road. Carlos David Rodriguez-Bautista, 34, was arrested Friday morning. The suspect has been charged with felony hit and run and was placed in the Wake County Jail […]
March 8, 2009 – 5:30 pm
I was wondering if there would be one in my home town. Yup. Via Sister Toldjah through XRLQ Raleigh, N.C New American Tea Party Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm Location: NC State Capitol (east side) downtown Raleigh Street: Wilmington St City/Town: Raleigh, NC Phone: 919-612-2141 Email: raleighteaparty@gmail.com If you use Facebook, […]
February 22, 2009 – 2:00 pm
Back on February 8th, John Hawkins wrote an article How The Internet Damages Our Culture. In it, he wrote Well, you have individuals from all over the world, who can talk anonymously to people they have no personal connection to and they can say absolutely anything without fear of getting punched in the nose. Put […]
February 20, 2009 – 6:06 pm
Or so, uh, they, uh, say President Barack Obama will not adopt a policy to tax motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy, his chief spokesman said Friday. Press secretary Robert Gibbs commented after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told The Associated Press that he wants to consider […]
January 8, 2009 – 5:30 pm
Gotta love them NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against a rural North Carolina school system that barred a peace activist from talking to high school students about alternatives to joining the military. The lawsuit, filed Monday, says the Wilkes County school district and its superintendent violated […]
December 8, 2008 – 9:25 am
Nice try, bub/bubbette Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeerwas almost grounded at Murrayville Elementary School this week after a parent complained about the classic Christmas song’s inclusion in her daughter’s upcoming kindergarten concert. The objecting parent was upset about the words “Christmas†and “Santa†in the song, feeling that they carried religious overtones. That prompted the song […]
December 6, 2008 – 8:14 am
 Since Surrendie has been rather bored as of late – it’s hard to find Democrat surrender stories since Iraq is going so well – he demanded coverage of this story. You will not be amused, but, you will not be shocked. It is something that we have become all to familiar with during the […]