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  • Hearne City Council Fires Officer Who Shot & Killed 93-year-old Woman

    05/12/2014 8:19:50 AM PDT · by marktwain · 31 replies
    kbtx.com ^ | 10 May,2014 | Staff
    HEARNE – The police officer who shot and killed a 93-year-old woman is out of a job. Saturday afternoon, the city council met to discuss taking possible disciplinary action against Officer Stephen Stem. It took them less than 30 minutes to reach a unanimous vote to fire him. Stem responded to a 911 call Tuesday from Pearlie Golden’s nephew. She was upset about not being allowed to drive after failing a driver’s license renewal test. Roy Jones says when he wouldn’t give Golden her car keys, she went into the house and grabbed a .38 revolver. Jones then ran to...
  • Can you be too patriotic?

    02/20/2004 7:54:15 AM PST · by chance33_98 · 14 replies · 142+ views
    Can you be too patriotic? Kure Beach resident Jerry Wolf considers the United States flag, and the pole in his front yard he flies it from, two of his most prized posessions. Two months ago, he built the pole in his own front yard with his own two hands. He lights it every night, and teaches his daughter what it stands for. But Wolf, an Air Force veteran, must choose between his flag and some of his neighbors, who are ordering him to ground Old Glory for good. "I don't want to live in a neighborhood where people are...