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  • From the 'Good Grief' Files: Woman Killed Over Easter Outfit

    Danielle Pickens, 19, showed up to her cousin’s house in jean shorts and t-shirt for Easter dinner. Instead of giving her a side eye and a scolding, her cousin, Evelyn Burgess, 42, shot her to death. Columbus police Detective Steven Eppert says 42-year-old Burgess told officers she thought the outfit was inappropriate and disrespectful. The…

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  • Opinion: Not Every US Troop Shoots People Indiscriminately and Drinks Their Blood

    All military action should be questioned and the military is not always on the right side of history, but the meme that all US troops are out for blood and will kill people without remorse is a bit over the top as well. So sayeth Oliver Willis When it comes to war and the military,…

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  • Blog Noir: "Why Aren't More of Y'all Filing for Divorce?"

    SLB of PostBourgie confesses to going to see Why Did I Get Married Too?. Below is an excerpt from her findings So there I was, yesterday morning, catching the four-dollar matinee in a near-empty theater. I wasn’t expecting much. One should never expect much from a Tyler Perry flick; that way, if you are surprised…

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  • 25 Dead in West Virginia Mine Explosion

    Tragedy has struck a West Virginia coal mine as 25 people were killed following an explosion at Massey Energy Company’s Big Branch mine Four others were missing Tuesday, their chances of survival dimming as rescuers were held back by poison gases that accumulated near the blast site, about 1.5 miles into the complex. Rescuers prepared…

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  • U.S. Seeks Stern Slap on Wrist, Wants $16M from Toyota

    The Department of Transportation has levied a record fine against Toyota for its failure to notify them about their manufacturing problems. $16 million-dollars may be a record fine, but it’s a drop in the bucket for Toyota In announcing the fine, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the government now has proof that Toyota failed to…

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  • Blue Devils Best Butler, 61-59, to Capture 4th National Title

    Butler was one very close halfcourt heave from making history in the NCAA championship game last night. Gordon Hayward’s prayer banked of the glass and careened in favor of Blue Devils victory. Tiny Butler, on a mission to write a sequel to “Hoosiers,” had two chances to win it in the last 4 seconds. Hayward’s…

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  • KFC Declares War on Arteries with "The Double Down"

    Just look at it.

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  • Obama Checks 'African-American' on Census, Sets Back Postracial Movement 400 Years

    With one stroke of the pen, President Obama set the postracial dream back 400 years. He’s African-American, or so he said on the Census anyway The White House confirmed on Friday that Obama did not check multiple boxes on his U.S. Census form, or choose the option that allows him to elaborate on his racial…

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  • Unemployment Begins Running Out for Some Today

    Long-term unemployment benefits begin running out today for as many as 400,000 as Congress failed to pass an extension of the program before going on Spring Break. The usual suspects opposed the extension, believing the money needed to be raised, but should be paid for but not added on to the deficit. This adds up…

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  • "Wap": President Obama Plays P-O-T-U-S with Clark Kellogg

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