Miscellaneous

• Passover – Celebrates Freedom, Teaches Children

  David Mittleman | April 18, 2011 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Beginning tonight at sundown and lasting for 8 days is the Jewish holiday called Passover. It is the first of the major Jewish festivals mentioned in the Bible and is observed and celebrated by more...

• Attempted Gulf Rescue Ends in Tragedy

  Gerry McGill | April 15, 2011 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A Mobile, Alabama man drowned last week while attempting to rescue a woman and a girl caught in rough surf at the Gulf Islands Seashore near Navarre Beach Florida. John Morris, 23, went into the...

• Golf: A Sport of Fun and Frustration

  David Mittleman | April 15, 2011 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As a long-time golfer with a mid-teens handicap, I know that golf can be both enjoyable and brutal. As the weather warms here in Michigan and people take to the links for the first time in months,...

• Fires Claim Four Lives In Grand Rapids This Week

  Nolan Erickson | April 15, 2011 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Three separate house fires have made for a tragic week in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On Monday, a 62-year-old man was injured in a blaze on the Northwest Side and later died at an area hospital. Last...

• State Farm Ordered To Pay $350 Million To Customers

  Beth Janicek | April 13, 2011 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A state judge in Austin ruled on Monday that State Farm Insurance owes nearly $350 million to customers overcharged on premiums from 2003 to 2008. 1.2 million customers are expected to be paid on...

• Living Safely

  Jon Lewis | April 13, 2011 10:55 AM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  What does living safely mean? Well, it means different things to different people. To some, it would translate into taking no risks in life, i.e.: don’t skydive, don’t ride roller...

• Bishops Release Sex Abuse Report

  Joe Saunders | April 12, 2011 8:53 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL

  The US Catholic bishops have released their 2010 report on their Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The 93 page report continues to claim that the sexual abuse claims now being...

• New Focus For "Every 15 Minutes"

  Bret Hanna | April 11, 2011 9:14 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  “Every 15 Minutes” was conceived in Canada as a “scared straight” type program aimed at reducing drinking and driving by high school students. The program migrated to the...

• Don’t ♥ Being Demeaned

  Linda Chalat | April 11, 2011 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A federal judge in Philadelphia has held that two Pennsylvania students, age 12 and 13, cannot be punished for wearing bracelets that express their love for boobies. The court ruled that middle...

• Catholic League President Bill Donohue Dishes Out Big Bucks for NY Times Ad

  David Mittleman | April 11, 2011 4:41 PM | 14 CommentsLansing, MI

  The target of the ad is clergy sexual abuse survivors. It's interesting that Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, feels the need to take a shot at my...