Convicted Rapist caught after 35 years
On this Easter Sunday, the day people tend to celebrate redemption and mercy, a rapist, convicted 35 years ago, was finally recovered after 35 years on the run. Gary Irving was convicted of multiple counts of rape in Massachusetts and was found less than 200 miles from where he was sentenced. His judge ...
Remembering Chandra Levy
It's been a while since I've focused upon an actual news story here, but every now and then my mind wanders back to a true crime story because of the media and I feel that compelling urge to throw my two pennies onto the table. In 2001, Chandra Levy went missing. This became ...
Sharing the love
Sometimes, someone says something in a way that I wish I could or hoped I could or want to, but just can't. And those are the times that I ask you to read something someone else wrote in the hopes that it can make you feel the way I felt when I read it. ...
Bleeding Billboards
I found the concept of this both disconcerting and interesting. The idea behind this is that, during heavy rains, drivers were not as careful as they could be and it was causing casualties. After implementation of the billboard, there were zero fatalities that year. My question is this, what if, on the ...
Guns for Circus Tickets: The Nashville Incentive
Back in July, a Nashville church offered an interesting incentive to people in the area to decrease violence: bring in your guns and for every gun you turn in, we'll give you 5 free tickets to see a circus that is coming to town.
When I initially heard about this program, the skeptic ...
Coca Cola just rocked my world
My life just got INFINITELY BETTER. And so did yours. However, what will happen to those people that have trouble choosing just ONE option out of six when they have the knowledge that they can now choose from over 100 hundred options? I see waiting lines at the drink station.
It's worth it ...