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Raccoon Exterminator! I have been drawn between candidates and have not made up my mind. I just need some particulars before I follow the Pied Piper. Trump does bring some new ideas to the table. When was the last time you could vote for the ideal candidate? I’m old, and I've always voted. I can’t remember ever thinking any were ideal. We always have two choices, usually Tweedledee and Tweedledum. If you didn’t vote for Tweedledee you got Tweedledum. That’s the way it is folks. Now consider this… An interesting analogy. You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come...

The Ten Commandment exterminators are out in full force. All around America, public displays of the Ten Commandments are the object of lawsuits, ACLU threats, city council battles, and civil disobedience. As Slate magazine writes, “It’s starting to be the Summer of Decalogues....(snip .....the people who are offended by the Ten Commandments are the ones who are eager to make it easier to violate them. They may not be murderers, rapists, and robbers, but they probably want greater leeway in the sentencing of thugs. They probably don’t cheat on taxes, but they didn’t mind when a president lied in court....

The Ten Commandment exterminators are out in full force. All around America, public displays of the Ten Commandments are the object of lawsuits, ACLU threats, city council battles, and civil disobedience. As Slate magazine writes, “It’s starting to be the Summer of Decalogues.” The most notable case is that of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore whose 5,300 pound Ten Commandments monument in the State Supreme Court building was ordered to be removed by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last month. On July 22, Moore announced that he will appeal the decision directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile,...

Car-sized wasp nest threat to towns people's health 12 March 2002 A small Far North town has been stung into action by a car-sized wasp nest which has been deemed to be a danger to the public.Locals from Pawarenga, on the edge of the Whangape Harbour in Hokianga, 42km southwest of Kaitaia, are concerned about health risks from the wasp nest.The nest is atop a 25m puriri tree in the town's domain and is metres away from a health clinic, school bus stop, community centre and houses.A two-year-old child and a man and his dog are among those already stung...