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Recycling U.S. Postal Mailers Is Illegal?

Reuse, repurpose, recycle: it’s a mantra we’re all hearing these days, whether we want to or not. And, while there are some who claim that all the hype over going green is just that — “hype” — most of...

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Lori Drew, Mom Behind MySpace Suicide, Indicted

Lori Drew, the meddling mom who posed as a 13-year-old boy and cyber-bullied Megan Meier on MySpace until the girl committed suicide, has been indicted on federal charges. Previously, prosecutors in...

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Unmarried Couple Banned From Their Own Home

Did you know that in some towns you need an “occupancy permit” to move into a home you’ve purchased? I didn’t, and apparently one unmarried couple in Black Jack, Missouri didn’t, either. Worse yet,...

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Obscenity Judge Posted Obscenity Himself

When Justice Potter Stewart said of pornography that “I’ll know it when I see it,” he no doubt believed his fellow justices would share his discerning eye. Apparently, the chief judge in the 9th...

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What California Drivers Can Do With Their Free Hands

Earlier this month, California’s hands-free law went into effect. Drivers in the Golden State must now use Bluetooth headsets or similar devices to ensure their hands are available for driving. This...

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Georgia At Fault In Highway Bus Crash

A bus accident that killed seven people — five of them college baseball players — and injured another 28 was caused by confusing highway signs, according to the National Transportation Safety Board...

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Bruised Hooter’s Waitress Wins Lawsuit

It’s no coincidence that ugly girls don’t work at Hooter’s. After all, the company’s employee handbook requires waitresses to maintain a “glamorous appearance” with hair that’s styled as if they’re...

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California Town Bans Smoking In Own Home

For years now, I’ve been an on-again-off-again smoker. Since I don’t permit smoking in the house, whether I’m “on” or “off” smoking is dramatically affected by the weather. In the summer when we’re...

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Feds Pick On “The Plain People” Over Raw Milk

Since I began trying my hand at home cheese making last month, I’ve found reason to scream at least once a week about the Fed’s ban on raw milk. For one thing, using store-bought (pasteurized) milk...

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Casey Anthony: Not Guilty, Even If You Don’t Agree

By now, you’ve heard that the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering, abusing or unintentionally killing her daughter, Caylee Anthony. They did find her guilty on four other counts, all of...

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