The U.S. Postal service has announced that it could soon default on its debts. With the advent of E-mail and online bill pay, the rate of people using the service has dramatically dropped. This has led to a massive shortfall in profits for the service. The Post office wants congress to step in help make [...]
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Post office blues
August 9th, 2011
Hitting down under
August 7th, 2011
A Florida sheriff announced today that he plans to end the practice of giving each inmate five free pairs of underwear when they are incarcerated. Sheriff Grady Judd plans to save the taxpayers about $45.000 dollars a year with the move. He hopes to keep one more law-enforcement official with a job. The sheriff also [...]
Traffic cameras
July 7th, 2011
There seems to me that there is a problem with the traffic cameras that are in place in my city. I believe these cameras are triggered way too easily. I recently received a ticket for supposedly running a red light over a month ago. I have no recourse but to pay the fine and it [...]
Idiots
July 5th, 2011
Some people are just not too smart. Sometimes not being smart can end your life. One such person was 55 year old Philip Contos. He was riding his motorcycle in an organized protest ride against a law that requires motorcyclists to wear helmets. During the ride, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed. The [...]
Rare image sold at auction
June 26th, 2011
In Denver this week, the only known surviving picture of Billy the Kid was sold at auction for $2.3 million dollars. A private collector named William Koch bought the tintype picture for his own collection. The piece was the most expensive that was ever sold at that show. I can see why the man bought [...]