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CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — The couple accused of burning a cross facing their Black neighbor's home could soon be kicked out of their residence outside of Conway. Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson asked an Horry County court to declare Worden Butler and Alexis Hartnett's residence along Corbett Drive a public nuisance. Butler and Harnett face several charges and are being federally investigated for potential civil rights violations after police said they erected and burned a cross over the Thanksgiving holiday as a means to intimidate their neighbors, Shawn and Monica Williams. James Battle, a special prosecutor who handles nuisance actions...

A fawning mainstream media Where Eagles dare, pacifists doctor and dupe By Judi McLeod Sunday, March 25, 2007 My friend Jackie Gordon, who exposes anti-war ANSWER for their lies on the Internet, wants to know about pictures posted on their website that appear to be doctored.As we all know by now, the ragtag, loose knit and lovable vets called The Gathering of Eagles changed history in Washington D.C. on March 17. Traveling in great numbers from far distances, they outnumbered ANSWER three to one--but a fawning mainstream media failed to report the facts, as usual taking the side of ANSWER....

Does this photo appear to be doctored to you?

Americans celebrate Christmas in many different ways but in Bakersfield, California, an apparent secular fanatic observed the holiday by dousing himself with flammable liquid and setting himself ablaze. According to press reports, he meant to show his passionate objection to Thursday night’s decision by the Kern High School Board of Trustees to change the name of the winter break to “Christmas vacation” and the spring break to “Easter Vacation.” The protester (the headline proclaimed, “Name Change Sparks Protest”) first set fire to a Christmas tree and several flags, then lit himself to express his displeasure at the Board’s decision. Fire...

Designed to create controversyCourts, school boards and public opinion have made evolution a hot topic By Bruce Lieberman UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER February 16, 2006 UC San Diego biologist Ajit Varki doesn't want to debate evolution. Doing that, he said, would make people think there's something to debate. For him, rejecting evolution is like trying to understand chemistry without the Periodic Table of the Elements or arguing that Earth is flat. “Everybody can have their own view of faith and origins and so on,” Varki said. “But when it comes to science, you've got to deal with facts.” Although researchers such...