The Honorable Senator Charles Schumer: Energy independence continues to be the most important strategic issue facing the United States, even in light of the current drop in oil prices. Imported oil is slowly bankrupting the country and funneling money to states that do not share our core values; i.e., we are financing our enemies. I […]
Bail-Out Blues – Open Letter to Nita Lowey
The Honorable Nita Lowey: Since the ‘Write Your Representative’ function of your web site is down, because too many people are emailing the US House of Representatives, perhaps GroundReport is a way to reach you. I was disappointed that you voted for the bail-out. It is another example of Bush Administration incompetence. Democrats should not be […]
Japan: Letter to Google about Street View
One year after its debut in the United States, Google’s Street View has arrived in Japan, where it is already drawing criticism. Despite the company’s generally positive image in this country, bulletin board threads [ja] and blogs [ja] are filled with comments questioning the way Google has rolled out its latest service. In the past […]
Guyanese Bloggers Discover Journalist Ban
Posted by Nicholas Laughlin to Global Voices Online Over the last four years, Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government, headed by President Bharrat Jagdeo , has been criticised for what some observers see as its efforts to stifle media scrutiny. One major incident was the suspension of the broadcast license of the CNS Channel Six […]
Elisabeth Fritzl Writes A Letter of Thanks To Well-Wishers
Elisabeth Fritzl made headlines as it was revealed that her father Josef Fritzl locked her up in a cellar for twenty-four years. However, Elisabeth ended up becoming a sex slave by Josef. In turn, Elisabeth bore several children out of incest by the rape of Josef. So far, only six of her children were alive. […]
A Christmas Card From Anne Frank Discovered 7 Decades Later
On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, a new valuable piece of history was discovered in a Dutch antique shop known as De Regenboog, located in the town and municipality called Naarden. Naarden is located in the Gooi region in the Netherlands’ province of North Holland. Naarden is a fortified town with walls and a moat, in […]
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