These selected commentaries and news stories from various reliable sources will reflect my world as I observe it. Subjects cover a wide range, from natural and human-created disasters, war, crime, politics, murder and religion to love-hate relationships; from the wonderful to the horrendous to the somewhat silly; and often my personal thoughts. Links to real news and information. -- Toney Atkins
Monday, November 4, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Yesterday, a North Carolina Republican congressional candidate switched his party affiliation to Democrat, saying that he “refuse[s] to be part of an extremist movement in the GOP that only appears to thrive on fear and hate mongering of anyone and…
Friday, November 1, 2013
My Way - News - Government... CONGRESS
The latest news from the U.S. Congress by The Associated Press via MyWya.com.
Omaha police are investigating the Saturday beating of a straight Marine as a hate crime. Ryan Langenegger, the man in question, was beaten defending his friends, Joshua Foo and Jacob Gellinger, at a late night eatery. The three had attended a popular…
A security subcontractor who gave his account to CBS “60 Minutes” of the events leading up to the fatal attack at Benghazi had previously told his employers he was nowhere near the diplomatic compound at the time, according to a Washington Post…
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
3.1 Million Jobs
From ThinkProgress.org
Dell computer company agreed to issue replacement vouchers to thousands of customers who complained about a powerful smell of cat urine emanating from new Latitude E6430u laptops. According to the Guardian, customers in multiple countries complained…
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
United States Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
From AccuWeather.com ... Click play if animation has stopped
Monday, October 28, 2013
Police: Crash at Beijing's Forbidden City kills 5 - Yahoo News
By The Associated Press from Yahoo News
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
A man surfing at Pilaa near the Kilauea Lighthouse was attacked by a shark on Sunday. “I thought it was do or die, I thought I was going to die,” Jeff Horton told KHON2 in Hawaii. “I had my feet dangling, hanging below my surfboard, and I saw…