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Louie Gohmert Defends Prop 8

February 8 | Posted by admin | U.S News Tags: , , , ,

Latest update Louie Gohmert Defends Prop 8; Hours after a federal appeals court declared California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Tuesday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) slammed the notion that marriage could be anything other than between a man and a woman. “The court, as I understand it today, struck down a law that said marriage is between a man and a woman.... Read more

Whale Shark Found by Pakistani Fishermen

February 8 | Posted by admin | World News Tags: , , , ,

Latest update Whale Shark Found by Pakistani Fishermen; A 40-foot long whale shark was just sold by a group of Pakistani fisherman for RS 1.7 million (about $20,000 USD). The bus-sized whale was found dead off a pear in Karachi and required five cranes to life on shore. Mehmood Khan, the owner of the Charai Fishery, said that the whale shark... Read more

Ground Hog Day

January 30 | Posted by admin | World News Tags: , , , ,

Latest update Ground Hog Day; We raised Chucky from infancy, which seemed to tamp down his natural ground hog aggression. It had been the middle of an April night, and I awoke  to a commotion around the giant skylight above our bed. An entire ground hog family was watching us sleep. I thought I was dreaming. But in the morning... Read more

The Perfect Storm

January 30 | Posted by admin | World News Tags: , , , ,

Latest update The Perfect Storm; After a long night, the Bulldogs can breathe a sigh of relief. Finally. Drake outlasted first-place Wichita State 93-86 in three overtimes last Saturday night at the Knapp Center to notch the team’s biggest Missouri Valley Conference win of the season. Junior Ben Simons had a career-high 29 points, and sophomore Rayvonte Rice recorded his second consecutive double-double... Read more

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