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Date: May 5th, 2006

Kansas clamps down on underage marriage

5 May, 2006 (12:26) | Human Interest, Law | By: ricjames

Apparently, Kansas lawmakers were outraged by the news of a pregnant 14-year-old Nebraska girl who drove over the state line to Kansas so she and her 22-year-old boyfriend could get married. The legal age to do so in Kansas is 14, hence the trip. Well, Kansas’ government has had enough of that so they overwhelmingly [...]

Think Mount St. Helens’ is trying to tell us something?

5 May, 2006 (09:05) | Environment, Science | By: ricjames

Yeah, when a volcano that erupted with such force as to completely destroy half of its own structure and devastate miles of the surrounding terrain starts pushing up a hunk of rock at a rate of 4 to 5 feet per day, you just know that’s something ill blows in the wind. As of this [...]

DC Sniper Muhammad says he was just distraught

5 May, 2006 (08:55) | Crime & Punishment, Law | By: ricjames

I’m sorry – why is this murderous swine still breathing? (My apologies to swine everywhere for the remark.) John Allen Muhammad was one of the 2 DC snipers that picked off random strangers during a 3-week shooting spree during October of 2002. I live and work in their selected kill zone so, yes, I take [...]

Aussie tax code adds some interesting items

5 May, 2006 (04:06) | Human Interest, Law | By: ricjames

And you thought US tax code allowed for some unusual deductions. (To borrow a phrase: Heh.)