
Munir Muthana may have been having a bad day. He was full of beer and enjoying the company of a transvestite. Life can bring little problems like that.
Nov 13th, 2009
Aug 5th, 2009

In an open-air factory on the outskirts of northeast Baghdad, Iraqi workers diligently polish mosaic tiles with buffers, spraying water in circular, cascading waves. An Iraqi teenager sweeps the water toward a drainage ditch with a determined look on his face as the workers’ machines drone on noisily. The owner of the factory, a distinguished Iraqi man with salt and pepper hair, strides toward the wrought iron gate of his factory. With open arms and a wide, beaming smile, he greets American Soldiers and Iraqi federal police officers at the entry gate.
The factory owner, Kaled Waead al-Hahed, is happy to see the Soldiers because, being a member of the Factory Owners Association, he knows they are here to help.
Feb 15th, 2009
Lakeside Health spokesman calls Randy Norman “a hero”.
Feb 14th, 2009
Shots rang out during an argument in the parking lot of Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport, New York about 5 a.m.. A man and a women were arguing when a couple passing by attempted to intervene.
Feb 12th, 2009
From Stimulus Watch, this list of projects for the Rochester New York area. My comments in bold.
Dec 19th, 2008
May 3rd, 2008
It was a fairly normal call. Mom was worried about her son’s mental health. May 1, 2008, about 8:30 pm.
Rochester City police officer Robert Osipovitch responded to the call. He found the suspect, and asked him to remove his hands from his pockets.
Latasha Shaw was stabbed to death in the middle of a busy Rochester intersection. Dozens, if not hundreds, of people witnessed it.
No one will identify the people involved.
Rumors abound. The family says that the group came from a local troublespot, a house where people come and go at all hours and the resident population varies [...]
Do We Need a Surge in America?
Dec 20th, 2007
I was out and about earlier with the scanner on. What I heard shocked me, and it’s darn hard to shock me.
Rochester NY city fire was dispatched to a “fumes in the house” call. As the engine company responded, it was advised by the dispatcher that there was a note on that address. The note [...]
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