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
Friday, November 8, 2013
FDA seeks faster warning updates for generic drugs - NBC News.com
By The Associated Press via NBCNews.com
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Dave Muscato, director of media relations for American Atheists, Inc., said that Christians who complain about persecution in the public square don’t actually want equality with other viewpoints, they want supremacy over them. In an interview with…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
A Missouri father was arrested last week after he showed up at a Cracker Barrel to meet an undercover officer who he had contacted on Craigslist about beating and raping his 11-year-old daughter. At a press conference on Monday, St. Louis County Detective…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has been accused of plagiarising Wikipedia and other sources and the evidence has started disappearing from his official Senate website. MSNBC Rachel Maddow recently noticed that Paul had taken the exact language from several Wikipedia…
The Russellville Police Department is investigating the accidental shooting of a man in a Walmart parking lot on Saturday. According to Public Information Officer Drew Latch, police responded to a call in the Arkansas Walmart parking lot at 11:04 a.…
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