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TERRE HAUTE — A terrible tragedy unfolded on Terre Haute’s near-north side Monday afternoon when an officer with the Terre Haute Police Department was killed in the line of duty. Officer Brent Long, a six-year veteran of the police force, was fatally shot while serving a warrant with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force at 1812 N. Eighth St. There were several officers making up the task force, including Long, who was accompanied by his trained police dog, K-9 Shadow. The dog was also shot at the scene but reportedly survived, police said. Long and the other officers were serving...

The Powerful People of this world are just like the rest of us - they like to laugh and, at times, to make others laugh. But, after thinking about this over a latte and doing some, admittedly, minimal research, I believe that the Leaders of our planet have severely underdeveloped senses of humor. Name me one World Leader who is known as a truly funny guy or gal. Go ahead. John F. Kennedy was regarded by many to have been good for a giggle. He did have some light moments during his press conferences but the humor came primarily from ...

PLEASANTVILLE, Pa. (AP) A trucker and a retiree are raising money to fix the broken grave of the Lost Children of the Alleghenies, two boys who froze to death in 1856 after they followed their father into the woods in west-central Pennsylvania. "Somehow it got broken, it got busted in half," trucker Larry Yarnell said of the grave. "The names are getting so worn you can hardly read them." The story's importance in the lore of Bedford County prompted Yarnell and Clair Stufft to begin their fund-raising effort. Stufft, 83, remembers hearing about it as a boy. The brothers - ...

I love my mailman. I love him because he brings me stuff. Everyday I know that my mailman is going to fill my mailbox with all sorts of wonderful things. Sometimes he brings me money. More often he brings me offers to teach me how to get money in my mailbox. He also brings me CDs from AOL. Lots of CDs from AOL. Don't get me wrong. I think the folks at AOL are wonderful people and I think that AOL is a wonderful product. I just wonder about their thought process when it comes to Marketing. If I didn't ...

For reasons I have yet to discover, I am on the mailing list of the folks at "PETA". "PETA", for the uninitiated, is the acronym for "People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals". Yes, you're right, the proper acronym should be "PFTETOA", but that's hard to say without spitting on the person in front of you. So, "PETA" it is. "PETA" is a collection of characters that see themselves in the forefront of the "Animal Rights Movement". The term "Animal Rights" can be safely translated to "we don't care if your children die for lack of proper medical treatment, but ...

The coup attempt has failed. The rebellious forces of Al Gore are on the verge of surrendering. The Republic is safe…for now. But don't, for a second, believe that the army of Liberalism will not try again. Remember that Adolph Hitler made his first power grab years before he finally seized Germany by the throat. Today, however, the Sun of Righteousness is shining over America from sea to shining sea. President-elect George W. Bush is preparing to take the oath of office and be a Leader. He has no interest in being a Ruler as was the case with Crazy ...