Alex L. Mauldin: NewsNews from around the world.(Untitled)- February 21, 2005 But Dem Jackhammers Are coughcough So Loud A new low in humanity was unearthed by The Roanoke Times when they included a photo of an obviously pregnant woman smoking a cigarette in an article about folks complaining about noise generated by street repairs. Mellissa Williamson, the mother to be, understandably caused an uproar when the photo hit the newstands. Her peculiar choice of priorities struck a nerve, even deep in tobacco country. When a reporter went back and..http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2005/02/21.html#a865 (Untitled)- February 20, 2005 Bush Comes To Germany Later this week Bush will be visiting Germany. Already we've been warned about some of the planned demonstrations, especially around the Mainz area where he'll be spending some quality time with the German Chancellor. Makes me wonder if Air Force One will fly into the Frankfurt airport or into Ramstein AFB. Since I'm so close to Ramstein (eight miles or so), I'm hoping for the later. How cool would it be to see Air Force One fly right over my house ..http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2005/02/20.html#a862 (Untitled)- February 11, 2005 The Worst Story You'll Ever Read LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman was sentenced to two and a half years in jail Thursday for ripping off her ex-lover's testicle with her bare hands during a drunken brawl after he refused her sex. Amanda Monti, 24, flew into a rage in May last year after Geoffrey Jones, 37, who had ended their long-term relationship, rejected her advances. She grabbed him by the genitals, tearing off his left testicle, then hid it in her mouth before a friend of Jones...http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2005/02/11.html#a847 |