In 11 of the 50 states in the US, residents dependent on the government outnumber private sector workers. “America is rapidly becoming a nation of takers,” economic blogger Michael Snyder writes. “An increasing number of Americans expect the government to take care of...
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Mass Shooting: 3 Dead, 2 Wounded, in Switzerland
No assault weapon involved: A man armed with an old military rifle and a handgun shot and killed three women and wounded two men in a southern Swiss village, police said Thursday. Police shot and wounded the suspect after he threatened to also shoot officers who...
Shot vs. Shot & Killed – The Miracle of Modern Medicine
This post was originally drafted in April. Bare with me... very current story cited below. I've mentioned before that the shooting to death ratio appears very low to me. Crime stats over at Crime in Chicago suggest that in 2011 2,217 were shot, with 441 dead - 19.9%...
5 Found Shot in French Alps
NOTE: This is a story from 09/05/2012 that was stuck in the "draft" folder. Still as timely as ever. French authorities say five people, including a teenage girl, have been shot in a forest in the Alps. All five were initially reported to be dead. The teenage victim...