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While attorneys on Thursday argued fingerprints and other details of the U.S. government's deportation case against a pregnant Raymore woman, the judge introduced a new party to the fray. “Isn't that child an American citizen?” asked Senior U.S. District Judge Scott O. Wright. The judge rejected the government's request that a stay be lifted and that immigration officials be allowed to deport Myrna Dick to her native Mexico. Wright cited a new federal law — enacted after the Laci Peterson murder in California — that gives legal protection to unborn children. Wright ordered that Dick be allowed to stay in...

LOTTO LOSERS by Timothy Rollins, Editor and Publisher January 8, 2004 With the turn of events the last couple of days regarding the MegaMillions winner in Ohio, this was simply too good to pass up. Then as a bonus, the richest loser in America made the papers again with yet another case of men behaving badly.We begin with America's idiot of the moment, and I'm not thinking of Mr. Britney Spears (aka Jason Alexander of Kenwood, Louisiana), but rather 40-year-old Elecia Battle (right) of Cleveland. For the unfamiliar, here's what happened: Last weekend, there was a single winner of the...

The "Axe Murder Incident" 18 August 1976 at Panmunjom The Attack Begins On Wednesday 18 August 1976 at 1040 hours in the morning, a United Nations Command (UNC) work force of five Korean Service Corps (KSC) personnel accompanied by and UNC security force, including the Joint Security Force (JSF) Commander, Captain (P) Arthur G. Bonifas of Newburgh, New York, First Lieutenant Mark T. Barrett of Columbia, South Carolina, and one Republic of (South) Korean Army (ROKA) officer started to prune a large tree in the vicinity of UNC Check Point #3. This tree partially obscured the view between UNC Check...

It is becoming clear to me that Bill O'Reilly is not on our side. Despite protestations to the contrary (he claims he is an independent), O'Reilly is a man of the left. Why? O'Reilly's political hero is RFK. In an interview with Kerry, he seemed like a John French Kerry fan. He was an attack dog when Lynne Cheney was a guest on his program. He was an attack dog when Marc Raccicot was on his show. He hyped the Rilya Wilson case and bashed brother Jeb on the eve of the Florida Gubernatorial election-- an election that the Democrats...

One year later, we see how Sept. 11 has changed us. We have gone from hope to fear. Millions of us will pray on Sept. 11, even as others will be planning for a new war--a pre-emptive war on Iraq that is driven not by a new attack on the United States but by our new sense of vulnerability. Before 9/11, hope abounded. We invested more, consumed more, risked more because of that hope and the resulting prosperity. Since 9/11, fear spreads. Our budget priorities are driven by fear--record increases in military and intelligence spending, while children are left behind,...