Perhaps it was in the evening when Mom said, “Tomorrow you can go up to get the mail by yourself.”

Only once in a lifetime does the day come when a thirteen year old farm girl is first told “Tomorrow, you can go get the mail by yourself” when the farm girl lives on a farm where the driveway is very, very long and this means she gets to drive the car — solo.

The mail is delivered to the wood-post-mounted box that stands along the county road 3/4 of a mile from the house.It’s at the end of the long drive that curves out of the yard,  up and down over several hills, the narrow dirt road running smoothly between the fields and the barbed wire fences, between the ditches filled with wild roses and Indian Paintbrush in the summer, and thistles in the fall. (more…)

A Northwestern University student was rejected for a “diversity and inclusion post” in student government because he is a white, heterosexual male, resulting in a sharp rebuke from the university’s student newspaper.

Northwestern University’s Associated Student Government rejected the nomination of Stephen Piotrkowski for associate vice president of diversity and inclusion last week. The student-run committee “oversees diversity initiatives that stem from the undergraduate student body.”

Piotrkowski’s nomination sparked a heated discussion during an ASG meeting – described by a student reporter as “contentious.”

“This university is not ready, in any capacity, for a heterosexual white male to be in charge in any way of diversity and inclusion,” said Ian Coley, a member of the diversity committee. “I don’t know if any university is.” (more…)

(Dr. Krop High School – 2007) A student was arrested for possession of marijuana in the butterfly garden in November, during second lunch. [Dr. Krop High School Resource] Officer Darryl Dunn was informed by Crime Watch students and arrested him immediately.

This was the eighth case of student arrests for drug possession this year; which, according to Dunn, is a low number compared to other years.

“Last year around this time, I had about 15 to 20 arrests,” he said. (more…)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

That’s how Attorney General Eric Holder justified the Associated Press Scandal over the phone records from 100+ reporters, spanning over 20 AP phone outlets including the AP Congressional office phone line.

I strongly urge all readers to watch this video segment:

Given the severity of what Eric Holder is claiming here does it hold any intellectually honest plausibility that he would NOT have advised anyone in the Administration? (more…)

In general graffiti is not good, and I’m not condoning it. However, every once in a while you can spot an intellectual street artist’s fingerprints. And THAT can be darned funny:

When I saw this, I thought of Treeper Jello – Probably because of my internal perspective on his humorous side.

(HOUSTON TEXAS)  […]  HPD Sgt. J. Brandon said, “They confronted the homeowner, assaulted him briefly and they put him in a closet.”

They didn’t look in the closet, because that’s where he keeps his guns.  Police were told the homeowner thought the men had left after a few minutes.  He went downstairs, armed just in case.

“He actually confronted one of the suspects who was still at his home and shots were exchanged,” Sgt. Brandon said.

The homeowner wasn’t injured but one of the suspects was.  Neighbor Craig Gaddis heard the gunfire and walked outside. (more…)

(DAILY MAIL) A former Philadelphia police officer once  hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by  President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other  crimes.

Authorities allege that former officer  Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two women early Thursday and took them to  another location, where they claim that he produced a handgun and ‘forced the  two females to engage in the use of narcotics and sexual acts.’

A police spokeswoman said the two called  police after he left, and 27-year-old DeCoatsworth was charged with rape, sexual  assault, terroristic threats and related offenses.

DeCoatsworth was hailed as a hero after he  was shot in the face during a traffic stop in September 2007 but still managed  to chase after his attacker, who was later sentenced to 36 to 72 years in  prison. (more…)

(Daily Mail)  The gunman who held hostage 21-year-old Hofstra University student, Andrea Rebello, who later died in the police gun battle has been identified by police as Dalton Smith – a known criminal who was wanted for absconding parole for robbery.

Police revealed the identity of Smith, 30, of Hempstead, today and revealed a warrant was put out for his arrest on April 25.

He had been found guilty of robbery in the 1st degree and had an extensive criminal background going back to 1999 with multiple convictions for theft and assault.

He also spent time in prison and was convicted again for handling contraband goods while behind bars. (more…)

NEWARK NJ – US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a dramatic belly landing at Newark International Airport last night.

Terrified passengers managed to escape the plane unharmed after the plane’s pilot – named by witnesses as Edward Powers – performed a heroic emergency landing.

Video footage of the turboprop twin-engine plane coming down on the runway showed a dramatic shower of sparks flying from its underbelly as it scraped across the tarmac, however, miraculously no fire was started. (more…)