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The Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Scandal, the Second Mile Foundation, and Penn State
By Michael Collins
The current focus on Pennsylvania State University, its football program, and former coach Joe Paterno will be replaced by a more
Cadaver Coach Hits L.A. Streets Just in Time for Halloween
by Sandy Sand Just in time for Halloween, the cadaver truck arrived in the San Fernando Valley in California. The Valley is the sprawling 400-square-mile section ...Michael Collins: Gaddafi Jihadist Rehab Program Spawns Rebel Military Leaders
Monday was the day we heard that the "US believes al-Qa'ida is on the verge of defeat after deputy leader's death" as The Independent headlined ...The War on You
Let the word go forth from Washington! The corporate rulers occupying our nation's capital have declared war on just about every citizen. Have no doubt: ...Congressional Criminal Conspiracy! Defaulting when you don't need to is a crime
If we defaulted on our debt when we were perfectly capable of paying it, we would be be prosecuted for fraud. But when ...Running Rupert to Ground – Vox Populi, Vox Dei
By Michael Collins How will they get rid of Rupert Murdoch and his toxic enterprises? July 4, 2011 may turn into the people's Independence Day. On ...Is News Corp Finished - Senator Rockefeller Tells Feds to Investigate Fox Hacking of 9/11 Victims
There are some crimes so universally offensive that even mentioning the suspected crime has devastating effects. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) raised just such ...Michael Collins: The Wisdom of the People - the Populist Rationale
The citizens of the United States have excellent judgment. They have shown it consistently over time. When that judgment shifts briefly allowing a ...The Edwards Prosecution - They have better things to do
Michael Collins We can draw several clear conclusions from the indictment of John Edwards. The case is a joke, quite literally. It mocks justice. The cast of ...Beyond ForeclosureGate - It Gets Uglier
by Michael Collins The ForeclosureGate scandal poses a threat to Wall Street, the big banks, and the political establishment. If the public ever ...
Killing Us Quickly - Ryan's Medicare Proposal
Michael Collins House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) proposed a Medicare plan that combines Social Darwinism and a bailout for health insurance carriers, ...The Crazies versus the Sleepwalkers -- Big Budget Showdown
By Michael Collins The Republican crazies are in a celebrity death match with sleepwalking Democrats. It is a fabricated drama amounting to not much ...
Are healthful foods really more expensive?
A common belief is that foods that are “good for you” are more expensive than those that are less healthful. However, the results of a ...
On Wisconsin and on to Tripoli, Libya
By Michael Collins Wisconsin: Where to start? Republican Governor Scott Walker is a hypocrite. When he campaigned for governor, he made promises for new ...
Zonolite’s continued threat and the government’s inaction
by Eric Stevenson In the rural town of Libby, Montana, mining gave the residents a source of income since the 1920s. Ironically, the same mine ...
Decline and Fall (Maybe) Jan 31 - Egypt and the False Dilemma
By Michael Collins Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of ...
Your aging eyes: How you see as time goes by
You may barely notice the changes at first. Maybe you’ve found yourself reaching more often for your glasses to see up close. ...22 states join California suit to reduce Medi-Cal payments to health care providers
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California State Legislature got the ball rolling in 2008 by cutting Medi-Cal payments to doctors, hospitals and other health ...Experts warn elder suicides and murder-suicides are rising
Orange County, Calif. -- Suicides and murder-suicides in Orange County are on the rise with 57 people who were older than age 65 committing suicide last ...Patient groups ask TSA to improve screening of travelers with medical devices
Better training of airport screening officers, clear policies on “pat-downs” and more respect for travelers with medical devices are needed, according to a coalition of ...
- Monitoring neurological effects of H1N1 vaccine and other neurology news
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