Category: Odd News

It's become a cliche', the phrase "children with matches," but every now and then we get stories in the news that remind us why it's such a potent metaphor …

This morning, I have a strange sense of deja vu. Not only that, I feel like some things I read, I've read before. First up, there's the case of …

This week, there's supposed to be a debate at Simmons College on the subject of pornography. Taking up the side that says porn is harmful and degrading and bad …

In the wake of the controversial Kelo Supreme Court decision, which enabled communities to use Eminent Domain to confiscate private land for whatever purpose the community likes, there has …

Almost every day advances in technology challenge existing laws and strictures. This is especially true in medical matters, where the "rules" change faster than lawmakers can even hope to …

"I said, `Is there gonna be some crazy lady showing up at my door, trying to kill me?' He said, `No ... she's not like that. She's fine with …

George W. Bush is not a short man. In fact, he's a little above average height -- he's 6'2" tall. (Correction: as a couple of commenters have noted, he's …

Imagine you're the owner of a very large company. You find out that your bookkeeper has been ripping you off for years, to the tune of over $7 million …

With malls growing larger and larger and larger all the time, sooner or later one of them is just going to swallow a town. (I wonder if the Mall …

The only reason I am linking to this story is because I think it is cool beyond words that here in New Hampshire, we have an Assistant Attorney General …