Apr 29th, 2004
(Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Teen actress twin sisters Mary-Kate (L) and Ashley Olsen pose after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California April 29, 2004. The Olsen twins’ first film ‘New York Minute’ will be released in the U.S. May 7.First of all, anyone can get a star if they’re willing to pay [...]
Apr 17th, 2004
WHO Final Statistical Report:Communist China and Communist Vietnam had the lowest death rates of any nation with a significant outbreak, excepting the United States. 7% and 8% respectively. Compare that to Free China at 11%, Hong Kong at 17%, or Canada at 17%. Is anyone willing to accept the Communists’ numbers are anything near accurate?Communist [...]
Apr 6th, 2004
Happy 88th birthday, Dad. Thank you, again, for what you and your buddies did for us all in the War. I hope you and Mom could see us now. We’re all doing good. Love, Chuck
Bishop Matthew H. Clark
What we believe about the Sacrament of MarriageMuch has been written and broadcast of late concerning the movement to legalize same-sex marriages. Such attempts have recently reached New York state and stirred considerable debate. Naturally, questions have arisen among the Catholic faithful about the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on this issue. Therefore, [...]
Look at the photo. No one else is laughing.Yahoo
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., center, laughs as he is introduced during Palm Sunday services at the Charles St. AME Church, in Boston’s Roxbury district, Sunday, April 4, 2004, as his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, left, looks on. Kerry was introduced by Rev. Dr. Gregory [...]
Apr 2nd, 2004
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Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested a Walt Disney World employee who worked as the character “Tigger” and charged him with molesting a 13-year-old girl and her mother while posing with them for pictures in February.
Michael Chartrand, 36, was charged with one count of lewd and lascivious molestation of [...]
Apr 1st, 2004
For the 20th year in a row, the New York State government has failed to pass a budget in the constitutionally prescribed timeframe. This is a state where the Senate is Republican, the Assembly is Democrat, and it is virtually impossible to lose an election. Our legislators earn more than post full-time workers for a [...]
Those Damned Handicapped Folks
Apr 5th, 2004
Des Moines Register
A 14-year-old Laurens boy who rides his motorized wheelchair around town because he can’t walk is being accused of criminal behavior. Local officials say Bryce Wiley is breaking state law by riding the wheelchair on city streets and sidewalks. If the riding continues, Laurens police Chief Rod Watkins said he will have to [...]
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