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Bob Russell EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBS 2) – He says he can’t take it anymore.A gay choir director at a Catholic Church in New Jersey has quit his job because he says the priest is making his work environment hostile.But does he have a case?St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in East Rutherford is where Bob Russell has been the choir director for decades. On Thursday, however, the 55-year-old was taking boxes into the parish to pack up his belongings.“Felt that I was put into a position that I had to resign my job because of my sexuality,” Russell told CBS...

Boat anchor + garden hose + lost keys in lake = near disaster By The Associated Press (6/03/04 - KANSAS CITY, MO) — A man who nearly drowned while trying to retrieve his car keys from a lake bottom -- using a garden hose to breathe -- will try again Thursday with a trained diver. Want more? Check out the Bizarre-chives! Michael Hatfield, 54, lost his car keys in Longview Lake on Memorial Day. The Missouri State Water Patrol said he used the hose to snorkel 30-feet below the surface, with a 20-pound boat anchor tied to his waist to...