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Whetstone - Sharp Commentary on Today's Topics
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An electic look at today's topics, some important, some not so important, but all needing some commentary
- Added on: Jan 27th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jerry Jansen
- Listed in: Writing Lifestyle
- Tags: politics Police commentary movie reviews social work life issues
Recent Posts
Dispute Leads to Wrecked SUV and Some Bruised Feelings
Let's see. A prominent sports figure and his wife were having a shouting match in their home in an exclusive gated community at 2:00 a.m. No blows are exchanged but the room was blue with the torrid language. The wife wanted to know why the tabloids ...
Being Peevish - Language Errors Again
Many in my family roll their eyes when I point out misspellings in restaurant menus, in news channel crawls, signs, or nearly any other place they crop up. Some think I should lighten up and let the errors roll off my back and take a laissez-faire at...
Noor Almalecki - R.I.P.
On Monday, November 2, the 20 year old Iraqi born girl who had been run over by her father on October 20 for being too "westernized", died from her injuries. Her father will be likely be charged with intentional homicide. "Honor killing" must be an o...
Take Some Responsibly For Yourself, Please!
Two years ago, a police officer stops a car and driver for drunken driving. The 21-year-old female passenger is also drunk but not incapacitated. She is not wanted for anything else. The cop arrests the male driver, places him in his squad, secures t...
Winning Hard Hearts and Minds of Iraqis?
The United States often seeks to win the "hearts and minds" of the countries in which we have a military presence, to wit: Iraq. It seldom works well, but the U.S.A. put billions of dollars into their country's road works, water systems, electrical ...
Las Vegas - Still Glitzy, But With Changes
Speaking of Las Vegas where we spent about six days in October, I began to think about how many times I has visited this city of lights and "Lost Wages". I estimated about 30 times so now could reflect on some of the changes we have seen over the las...
