Monthly Archives: April 2013

Ex-Senate leader among 6 charged   Joseph Spector Albany Bureau Chief Malcolm Smith ALBANY — Three of the last five state Senate majority leaders have been in­dicted or are in jail for corruption. At least 26 state lawmakers have dealt … Continue reading →

Michael Tarm Associated Press CHICAGO — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that … Continue reading →

We who have moved South really miss weather like this………..ya, right!! These pictures were taken in Lead, South Dakota, January 5, 2013 Just off I-90 close to Rapid City, near the Wyoming border.

Frimet/Arnold Roth.. This Ongoing War.. 02 April ’13.. Passover ended in Israel about 24 hours ago (it’s in its final hours now in some parts of the Jewish diaspora) and in its honour, all Israeli schools and kindergartens were closed. … Continue reading →

March 28, 2013 The rebel Free Syrian Army has destroyed a plane carrying arms from Iran, an opposition news network reported Thursday. The FSA hit the plane as it was landing in Damascus International Airport, the SANA Revolution Network reported. … Continue reading →

The New York City medical examiner’s office has started sifting construction de­bris from the World Trade Center site in an effort to find any human remains from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Really?? 12 years later??) The work began Monday. It’s … Continue reading →

“[Senator Lindsey] Graham Says He Has Spoken With Several [Benghazi-Gate] Survivors, And They Fear Opening Their Mouths… ‘They’ve Been Told To Be Quiet … Their Story Is Chilling. They Feel Afraid To Tell It.’” -Deroy Murdock, National Review Online. Perhaps, … Continue reading →

By Michelle Healy USA Today The notion that the youngest adolescents — ages 10 to 12 — are more sexually active today than in the past is greatly exaggerated, says a new report in the April issue of Pediatrics. It … Continue reading →

GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary http://www.grasstopsusa.com/df040113.html By Don Feder 04/01/2013 Once upon a time, I had a country. It was called America or the United States, “Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean,” the land of the free and home of the brave. … Continue reading →

By Cliff Kincaid March 29, 2013 A big news story came out of Tuesday’s March for Marriage demonstration in Washington, D.C. But it didn’t make “news” in the major media. As one who covered the event, it was significant that … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of talk about the New York gun law. If this so-called SAFE Act is what the governor says it is, why have various police depart­ments come out against it? The Erie and Saratoga sheriff’s departments … Continue reading →