Today the Arkansas Democratic Chairman was senselessly killed.
The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party died Wednesday, about four hours after a shooting at the party’s headquarters, police said.
Chairman Bill Gwatney died at 3:59 Wednesday afternoon after a gunman entered his Little Rock office and shot him several times in the upper body, Little Rock Police [...]
Archive for August 13th, 2008
RIP Bill Gwatney
Posted in Culture, Government, Humanism, tagged Bill Gwatney on August 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Debunking a Fat Myths
Posted in Health, tagged fight against fat, overweight, stereotypes, weight on August 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
CNN is reporting a new study that shows nearly half of “fat” people are not at risk for heart problems because of their weight.
You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy.
A new study suggests that a surprising number [...]
Cease-fire Agreement Tenuous at Best
Posted in Military and War, tagged Bill O'Reilly, Georgia, John McCain, Russia, War on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A quick morning update on the Georgia-Russian conflict.
It doesn’t look as if the cease-fire between Georgia and Russia is holding.
Russian tanks were heading deeper into Georgia Wednesday on a road that leads to the capital, Tbilisi, witnesses at Gori told CNN.
CNN’s Matthew Chance said the column was moving slowly in the direction of the capital.
Chance, [...]
Sheriff’s, Sexual Assault, and How They are Prosecuted
Posted in Criminality, Women and Sex Assault or Slavery, Women of DV, Women's Discrimination, tagged abuse of power, sexual assault, sexual deviants, sheriff on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, I can write about another sheriff that groped a deputy.
A former sheriff groped a deputy and grabbed her buttocks several times while she was employed at his office, the deputy testified Tuesday.
Jennifer Tyler, now a deputy sheriff in Washington state, said that before her first day of the job, Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess [...]
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