Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt was brutally murdered on November 1, 2001, in Columbia, Missouri. Heitholt was attacked in the Tribune parking lot as he left work. His body was discovered next to his car. Heitholt had been struck from behind sustaining multiple head injuries and was strangled with his own belt. Fellow Tribune […]
Woman breaches security at Florida military base four times, once using a stolen identification card
A homeless woman, possibly suffering symptoms of mental illness stands accused of sneaking onto MacDill Air Force Base at least four times since 2012. She subsequently pleaded guilty to federal charges in that case in an apparent plea deal. Suzanne M. Jensen, 51, was sentenced to serve six months and three days for illegally entering […]
“Federal prison population has increased at a staggering 800 percent”, says Rep. Jackson Lee
On February 3, 2014 Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the unprecedented incarceration rates in the United States. What she said was absolutely shocking. “Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the United States Attorney […]
Drug Addiction, Prescription Addiction, and Alcoholism: A New Understanding
Prescription drugs are not different than street drugs. It is an arbitrary judgment to convince people there is a reason to criminalize the use of drugs. Laws do not really make one drug better or worse, as a drug is a drug, no matter how you label it. Did you know that Coca Cola had […]
“The facts are that Marijuana does have therapeutic use”, said Congressman
On January 14, 2014 Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives regarding the issue of marijuana. Needless to say the congressman received a lot of raised eyebrows and stunned looked by other members of House of Representatives – who acted shell shocked by […]
Does Rep. Radel represent a national security risk?
An elected official of the House of Representatives convicted of drug charges who returned to Congress this past week was one of hundreds who took the “oath of secrecy” to access classified information. Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.) says he’s looking forward to representing his southwest Florida constituents in Washington again after taking a leave of […]
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