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  • Truck Driver Strangles Attacking Pit Bull

    02/01/2007 7:04:48 AM PST · by pkajj · 41 replies · 729+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | Feb. 1, 2007 | Renee Lee
    CONROE — Von Pardue leaves his north Conroe home every day at 5 a.m. for a mile walk, but on Wednesday his exercise routine unexpectedly turned into a wrestling match with a vicious pit bull. The dog lost. Pardue unwittingly choked him to death. The 65-year-old retired truck driver, who suffered bites on his arms and hands, said the dog attacked him about five minutes into his walk. He said he heard a dog barking and thought it was in a yard, but seconds later saw the dog running toward him. ''I turned to face him, and when I saw...
  • Franken Sets Feb 14 As Last Day on Radio: Promises 'Valentine' (US Senate bid?)

    01/30/2007 7:53:38 AM PST · by meg88 · 27 replies · 744+ views
    Minn Star Tribune ^ | Last update: January 29, 2007 – 10:31 PM | ROB HOTAKAINEN
    Franken sets Feb. 14 as last day on radio but promises a 'sort of valentine' Giving "serious consideration" to U.S. Senate bid in '08 and will announce plans on one of his final shows, he said. Franken sets Feb. 14 as last day on radio but promises a 'sort of valentine' WASHINGTON - Al Franken announced Monday that he will end his radio talk show on Feb. 14, increasing speculation that he is preparing to run for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat in 2008. "I'm definitely giving it serious consideration, and I plan to make a decision soon and announce that,...