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Considered the gold standard for Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ the film version starring Alastair Sim, released in 1951, was the version played every year in our grammar school when I was a boy. Without VHS, Disc or streaming available, the teacher brought in a small black and white TV, after struggling to get it tuned, we waited until our local station aired the show, and sat in class and watched in complete silence.

The White House released a transcript of President Joe Biden’s remarks in which he called Trump supporters “garbage,” but added an apostrophe to “supporters” and two em-dashes to make it sound like he did not mean all Trump supporters but just one. The transcript read: And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ Well, let me tell you something. I don’t — I — I don’t know the Puerto Rican that — that I know — or a Puerto Rico, where I’m fr- — in my home state of Delaware,...

Bush ..Obama and Trump have made statements

Gun control activist David Hogg disrupted a congressional hearing on Wednesday on the topic of gun control.

Last I checked, propane isn't "green", and 2,500 gal. is a LOT of propane

A Florida second grader who has been suspended 38 times for refusing to wear a mask to school confronted her local school board — and asserted that they should be in jail. Fiona Lashells, who just turned 8 years old, told the Tampa Bay school board in no uncertain terms how she felt about their rules.

Bill Maher.....Why our 18 to 35 year old's are want communism - 2 minute clip. They believe in some insane stuff about our society according to polls. He brings it out with his humor in a 2 minute vidoe clip. https://www.instagram.com/tv/COMQI9sA4vP/?igshid=1ozq9pvbnn4s9

Recently I misplaced my cross necklace and in my search for it. I rode up stairs on my stair lift to look for it in a room that has a hope chest from our wedding. I have a collection that has a purported connection to the Titanic. It consists of a lovely lace wedding dress draped with a gold and pearl rosary, satin wedding shoes, a rose colored satin peignoir set with lace gloves and a parasol. One woman crossed the ocean with a dream and a dress made for married love. The ship sank and I wonder did the...

Three weeks ago FOX News was riding high. It’s ratings had never been higher thanks to Donald Trump and his supporters. Then the fraudulent election took place and FOX immediately disowned their audience. Trump supporters were no longer welcome. And if anyone dared to question the fraudulent election they were immediately mocked and sneered at. The latest ratings numbers were released today for the formerly Trump friendly network. And, OH MY GOSH! FOX NEWS CRASHED!!

A society dedicated to preserving the “much-abused” apostrophe is to be shut down as its chairman said “ignorance and laziness” had won. John Richards, who worked in journalism for much of his career, started the Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 after he retired. Now 96, Richards is calling time on the society, which lists the three simple rules for correct use of the punctuation mark.

It was the time of 'free love' but abortion was not legal until 73'. I'm sure all that sex was available but young women still take a chance every time they hopped in the sack with a stranger. They had to be self protective. The media made one feel that if you weren't getting it early and often you were missing out. Was that the case? We're being lied to today about too much. What about back then?

He was just in studio with Shannon Bream and said he will be there to vote yes.

Apostrophist Corrects Punctuation On Street Signs Stefan Gatward, a 62-year-old accountant, has been called a vandal and graffiti artist after he corrected the punctuation on his street signs. By Chris Irvine 18 Aug 2009 Frustrated by living in "St Johns Close", in Turnbridge Wells, Mr Gatward decided to buy a can of black paint and a craft brush before correcting the name to "St John's Close". Mr Gatward, a former soldier, said: "I think one should stand up for things and language is worth standing up for. The trouble is that everything is dumbed down now. "I've lived on St...

SCOTUS has weighed in on a very controversial topic, though since it was not the issue of the case, the ruling cannot be said to be definitive. In both written and spoken English (both British and American usage) there is a growing tendency to omit the "s" after the apostrophe in the genitive form of singular nouns ending in "s". Traditionally this was the practice only in the plural, thus it would be "New Yorkers' preferences are generally for the Democrats" but "Kansas's voting record leans towards the Republicans". One of the largest parks in central London is St James's...

What is wrong with people nowadays? Some of you may remember back in July of 2004 my niece Emma was seriously injured and had to have half her skull removed, along with half her brain. The Doctors and the Police determined that this was not accidental and charged my sisters boyfriend, who was taking care of her at the time, with 2 counts of aggravated child abuse. Well the trial ended today and he was found not guilty on the first count which they said he had no criminal intent to injure my niece. Forget the fact that out of...

So we know about the protests against illegal immigration reform. But just how far is it going to go with protests for allowing illegal activity, and whose next in their desire to protest? Find out here with this editorial cartoon.

NO NURSERY FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING BABY Jun 29 2004 By Richard Smith A BOY of three had a full-time nursery place taken away partly because he speaks English and has a garden, says his mum. Christopher Townsend was due to start in September but he no longer qualifies for a place under the council-run school's new admissions policy. Mum Nicki, 39, said yesterday: "I was told he did not fit the criteria as he had English as his first language and that he came from a home with a garden." Nicki, an occupational therapist, has lived in the catchment area for...