From the NY Times yesterday – Dalai Lama Says China Has Turned Tibet Into a ‘Hell on Earth’ – NYTimes.com BEIJING — The Dalai Lama delivered one of his harshest attacks on the Chinese government in recent times on Tuesday, saying that the Chinese Communist Party had transformed Tibet into a “hell on earth” and … Read more
Go Sue Go! And my picture of her is better then the Journal News one … Our recommendations for Croton elections | lohud.com | The Journal News In the March 18 election, we endorse Schmidt, Brennan and Konig for their record of accomplishment. Schmidt, a chiropractor, has served on the village board for seven years, … Read more
There's quite a lot to unpackage following the President's long-expected lifting of the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. You can read a little bit about it here – LifeNet: Full statement of President Obama executive order allowing taxpayer funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research The Catholic League for Religous and Civil … Read more
He got 5 to 7 for robbing a Dairy Queen. Of course that’s a (little) joke. Here’s the article from Saturday’s Journal News. Like myself, Damian’s best feature is his wife. Jeanne Marie For 20 years, St. Patrick’s has helped people find jobs | lohud.com | The Journal News At St. Patrick’s, I chatted with … Read more
From "The View" – Where lots of people get their ideas from(!?!?! Isn't that sad…) And here she is going on about paying high income taxes. Whoopi's rant starts around the 3:15 mark.
A pretty good feature today in the Daily News Worried sick about finding work? Listen to axed worker Darrell DeMakes's inspirational tale Three months ago, DeMakes was axed from his operations manager job at the A&E television network. "It was drawn out, shocking and painful," DeMakes, 44, a father of two girls from Greenwich, Conn., … Read more
Fr. Jonathan Morris is a young priest (he looks like he's in his mid 20's; he's actually 36) who shows up on television fairly often, doing commentary. He did a good job for FOX news when the Pope was in New York, and I was steered to his weblog on FOX awhile ago. About a month … Read more
This was sent to me this morning by my friend Thea. Riveting. Since it's out in public already, I figure it's OK to post. Subject: Passenger on Flight 1549> > This is a first-hand account from a passenger on Flight 1549. It is an> internal memo to the members of his firm. It is very … Read more
UPDATE: good article from a Milwaukee news outlet – Dolan's Going to New York | Newsradio 620 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | 620 WTMJ eNews Alerts Here'sthe official announcement - Archdiocese of New York – Press Releases – Archbishop Dolan Appointed Archbishop of New York Retirement of Cardinal Egan Acce… and here's John … Read more