https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:txbluebonnet/ en-us Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:46:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598148/posts Family's desperate search ends in heartbreak when body is found March 16, 2006 JASON COLLINS - Victoria Advocate For more than a day, family and friends didn't know what happened to 53-year-old Sally Blackwell. That uncertainty came to an end Wednesday afternoon when her body was found alongside Hanselman Road in Victoria County. Lt. Mike Hernandez, with the Victoria Police Department, said the department is treating the death of Blackwell, program director of South Texas Child Protective Services, as a homicide. They are awaiting an autopsy report, ordered by Justice of the Peace Beatriz Gonzalez, to confirm the cause of... The Victoria Advocate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598148/posts#comment Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:46:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526756/posts Laurie David Curbs Her Environmentalism Global warming crusader Laurie David may be an expert when it comes to lecturing others about the evils of SUVS and the redemptive power of energy saving light bulbs. But when it comes to conserving her own backyard, it seems she’s still a little green. Sources say David—a Martha’s Vineyard summer resident and the wife of Seinfeld creator Larry David—recently found herself on the receiving end of an indignant eco-critique after angry locals on the tony island accused her and her husband of endangering protected wetlands. According to a “notice of apparent violations” issued by... Radar Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526756/posts#comment Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:06:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497927/posts 3:49 p.m.) Flames seen coming from Formosa Plant October 6, 2005 An explosion at Formosa Plastics in Point Comfort has closed the Port Lavaca causeway, state Highway 35 and Farm-to-Market Road 1593. A large pillar of black smoke could be seen from as far away as the U.S Highway 59 overpass, Advocate photographer T.C. Baker reported. Baker who is driving to the plant on Farm-to-Market Road 616 reported seeing flames and smoke coming from two exhaust stacks that appeared to be 100 yards a part. He said flames appeared to be leaping from the ground upward. Victoria Fire Department has... Victoria Advocate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497927/posts#comment Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:02:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1411664/posts WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis, a disclosure that comes at a time when the drug industry can ill afford negative publicity about another class of blockbuster medicines. ADVERTISEMENT The Food and Drug Administration still is investigating, but has no evidence yet that the drug is to blame, said spokeswoman Susan Cruzan. This type of blindness is called NAION, or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. It can occur in men who are diabetic or have heart disease, the same conditions that can cause impotence and... AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1411664/posts#comment Fri, 27 May 2005 14:38:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409647/posts May 23, 2005 ROBIN M. FOSTER Victoria Advocate SARCO - As residents in this rural ranching community struggle to stop the growing tide of illegal immigrants across their property, the U.S. Congress has recently received a comprehensive immigration reform act. Sarco area residents in south Goliad County met with Judy McAda of U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa's district office at Beeville this week in their continued effort to stop the rising number of illegal immigrants passing through their property. McAda, front standing, said the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act offers a comprehensive approach to immigration reform. Sarco, in south Goliad... The Victoria Advocate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409647/posts#comment Tue, 24 May 2005 19:24:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/791397/posts Harris County charges Victoria woman with murder A Victoria (Texas) woman has been charged in a Harris County court with murdering her husband in Victoria. Mariela Quinonez Karbowski, 29, is accused of beating her estranged husband, Terry Karbowski, 63, to death with a two-slice toaster in early August when he came to her Victoria home on a visit from Houston. Then, charges allege, she drove his body, the toaster and a gun through Houston to Liberty County where she threw all three in a rain-swollen Trinity River a short distance from a bar owned by Karbowski and run by the... The Victoria Advocate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/791397/posts#comment Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:58:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/694461/posts Poll: Moviegoers Want Patriotism Tue Jun 4, 9:01 AM ET By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Moviegoers want to see films with patriotic themes and wouldn't shy away from movies dealing squarely with the events of Sept. 11, a new poll shows. A poll conducted for The Hollywood Reporter showed that 76.3 percent of the 1,041 adults surveyed are interested in seeing a film portraying the heroism of passengers on doomed airliners on Sept. 11. Respondents also displayed a high interest in movies depicting the personal stories of World Trade Center survivors and the hunt for Osama bin... AP VIA YAHOO! ENTERTAINMENT NEWS https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/694461/posts#comment Tue, 4 Jun 2002 15:57:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/681681/posts SNIPIn his book [American Son: A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr.], [Richard] Blow writes of John's 1999 decision to abandon a run for the Senate, attributing the move partly to Carolyn's fear of increased publicity. Friends say that interpretation is far off the mark. "The Senate question was resolved before it ever got to the point of how comfortable Carolyn was." says Gary Ginsberg, 39, an attorney who served as George's legal counsel and attended a Yankee game with John the night before his death. Instead, says [Robert] Littell, John - who had been moving "like a glacier, slowly... People Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/681681/posts#comment Sat, 11 May 2002 05:51:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/634436/posts JERUSALEM (AP) - New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday visited a downtown Jerusalem restaurant hit by a Palestinian suicide bombing attack and blamed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for nearly 17 months of Mideast violence. Under tight security, Clinton visited the Sbarro pizza restaurant on a busy street corner in downtown Jerusalem. The restaurant was rebuilt and reopened weeks after a Palestinian suicide bomber blew it up on Aug. 9, killing himself and 15 other people. "Wherever terrorism strikes, that's ground zero," she said, referring to the name applied to the site of the World Trade Center, destroyed in ... AP via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/634436/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:28:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/623578/posts COLOMBO (Reuters) - ``Who stole the silverware?'' That's what ministers of Sri Lanka's new government are asking as they move into official residences stripped of cutlery, cars and, in one case, even a power generator. Local media quoted Public Administration Minister Vajira Abeywardene as saying Thursday his new house was missing all its cutlery and a generator, a vital piece of equipment in country which has daily power cuts. Several other ministers found their official garages raided, said the independent Daily Mirror newspaper. ``There are also missing vehicles and vehicles misused to the extent that they have to be towed,'' ... Reuters Oddly Enough via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/623578/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2002 15:06:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/589245/posts Wednesday December 12 2:33 PM ET Group Presents Award to Streisand BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Barbra Streisand received the Liberty and Justice Award from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition civil rights organization at a star-studded gala that also marked founder Jesse Jackson's birthday. Among those who dropped by the Beverly Hilton hotel Tuesday night were House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri, boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard, comedian Chris Tucker and singer Smokey Robinson, who also performed. Motown Records' Berry Gordy arrived to accept the group's Legend Award. ``I have tremendous respect for Jesse Jackson,'' said actress Lauren Bacall. ``I think ... Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/589245/posts#comment Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:35:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/587601/posts <p>The bottom of the Arctic Ocean turns out not to be the dull place scientists had imagined. Scientists who spent two months on an icebreaker studying the mid-ocean ridge that slices across the bottom of the Arctic Ocean found unexpected hydrothermal vents, where hot, mineral-rich fluids flow out of the ocean bottom. These could harbor previously unknown species of marine life. "We found more hydrothermal activity on this cruise than in 20 years of exploration on the mid-Atlantic Ridge," says Charles Langmuir of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.</p> USA Today https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/587601/posts#comment Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:40:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b2511c411d0.htm Monday June 11 1:26 PM ET Psychiatrist: SSRI Drugs Made Volunteers Suicidal By Richard Woodman LONDON (Reuters Health) - Some healthy volunteers became suicidal after taking SSRI antidepressant drugs, an expert witness said on Monday following the American court case that resulted in GlaxoSmithKline being ordered to pay $6.4 million to the family of a man who went on a killing spree while on Paxil. The Wyoming jury decided last week that Paxil, known generically as paroxetine, was largely to blame for the actions of Donald Schell, who shot dead his wife, daughter, granddaughter and himself soon after starting on ... Reuters Health https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b2511c411d0.htm#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:45:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3aa285cb65cc.htm UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton joined top black entertainers at the 32nd NAACP Image Awards, where he was honored by the nation's largest civil rights group. Clinton entered the Universal Amphitheatre to a standing ovation from the crowd. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume presented Clinton with the President's Award and credited him with improving the lives of blacks during his eight years in office. ``What really matters is our common humanity,'' Clinton told the crowd. ``When we forget it, we suffer. When we remember it, we prosper.'' Clinton's ties to the nation's largest civil rights group were ... AP via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3aa285cb65cc.htm#comment Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:13:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3a56002d207f.htm Rumor in Texas is that Hillary has registered at Tiffany's and 2 other upscale stores in case anyone would like to give her a housewarming gift. Isn't that sweet! I guess she feels she hasn't milked every last dollar out of her constituents yet. What do you think would be on her list? Come on Freepers, put those devious minds to work. https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3a56002d207f.htm#comment Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:11:20 GMT