TWO VIRGINIA POLICE OFFICERS DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 12, 2017) — Clashes between protesters in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday led to the death of a 32-year-old female pedestrian when a car barreled down a side street filled with people. At least 20 others were injured and are being treated at the […]
“THEY CAN’T DESTROY HIM” by Joan Swirsky, ©2017 (Feb. 19, 2017) — The original story of Saint George and the Dragon dates back to the 7th century, the narrative maintaining that in a fictitious town in Libya there lived a king who chose to appease the evil dragon in the town’s lake that was poisoning […]
“DANGEROUS GOALS” by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (Feb. 10, 2017) — Today, on the 38th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, thousands of Iranians demonstrated in Tehran. As usual, the crowd rallied against the “Great Satan,” yelling “Death to America.” They were burning the American flag and effigies of Donald Trump and stomping on the President’s […]
BUT VARIOUS AUTHORITIES WERE PREPARED by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 15, 2016) — A series of protests purportedly promoted and organized by the hacker group “Anonymous” or a possible affiliate in an internet video did not materialize on Friday. A North Carolina publication stated that the widespread reports of protests based on the video which appeared […]
PERPETUAL VICTIMHOOD by OPOVV, ©2014 (Aug. 17, 2014) — You have been invited to ride on the world’s tallest elevator. You have been asked to bring whatever you need for a couple of days’ stay. Food and lodging will be provided. You arrive at the elevator door on time. The doors open and you walk in […]