The clerks at Five Star Snacks and More thought they were being robbed when they were confronted by a rambling man who had his hand in his pocket.
Police Capt. John Beckman said the clerks put money in a bag and threw it the man, who left it alone and walked out of the store.
Police said the man was drunk and the robbery suspicions were a mistake.
Oct 7, 2009
Nervous clerks thought drunk was robber and tossed him cash
Clerks at an Iowa convenience store that was robbed twice in recent months were understandably jumpy.
Why Americans are wary of swine flu vaccine
A Christian Science Monitor report says government officials insist that the swine flu vaccine is safe, but critics have doubts about its effectiveness and effect on children.
As the H1N1 flu vaccine begins arriving at clinics around the country this week, Americans are confronting a difficult question: Is the risk of getting the swine flu higher than potential complications from a vaccination?
Most US doctors say the new H1N1 vaccine, though quickly tested, is safe and effective. The biggest problem right now, they say, is making sure there's enough vaccine for everybody who wants a shot.
But as the US embarks on its largest vaccine campaign in history, a number of concerns – including actual effectiveness, its effect on children with asthma, and the use of miniscule amounts of mercury as a preservative in adult doses – are feeding into a growing reluctance by as many two-thirds of all US moms and dads to give their children the shot, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey.
More of the story here.
Colorado ski area: earliest start in 40 years another will break 64-year record
What global warming?
The Denver Post reports that Loveland ski area opened today and Arapahoe Basin ski area will open on Friday.
The Denver Post reports that Loveland ski area opened today and Arapahoe Basin ski area will open on Friday.
Loveland is the first ski area in North America to open its season, with $44 lift tickets. Loveland trail crews were able to begin snowmaking operations on Sept. 21.
As usual on opening day, Loveland opened Chair 1 with 1,000 vertical feet of terrain on Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun.
Friday will mark the earliest opening in Arapahoe Basin's 64-year history.
Some students in Idaho see earliest snow day in history
Just one week ago, Bellevue Idaho was expecting a "cool down" from the 80s to the 60s. Then came the snow.
But isn’t this supposed to be global warming? Where’s Al Gore when ya need him?
But isn’t this supposed to be global warming? Where’s Al Gore when ya need him?This may be one for the record books, not only how early this heavy fall snowstorm is, but the fact that it appears to have created the earliest snow day in the history of the Blaine County School District.
Spacewalk to service the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work while participating in the first of five scheduled spacewalks while servicing the Hubble Space Telescope last May.
The space shuttle Atlantis' mission is to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope in order to extend its working life.
Democrats push Reid to let public read ObamaCare bill
A report at the link below states:
A group of eight Democrats asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (pictured) for the health care reform bill to be posted online for 72 hours before a vote on the measure and once again before a vote on the conference report that will meld the House and Senate versions.
Mr. Obama wanted this bill pushed through Congress before the August recess. 
If the bill can somehow be put off until 2010, think how many representatives in the House will be afraid to vote for it for fear they would not be re-elected.
That's why many Democrats in the House are having second thoughts about voting for ObamaCare now. Some senators are in the same predicament.
If they vote for a discombobulated bill that their constituents don’t want, they may very will lose their next bid for re-election.
As one commenter said, Congressioonal Democrats are busy reserving seats on the life boats ... so many Democrats ... so few lifeboats.
All other states will have to increase taxes if ObamaCare passes, but Nevada is exempt. Is that why Harry Reid doesn’t what the bill posted?
His re-election as Senator from Nevada is already in doubt and this special exemption for Nevada would bring unwanted national attention to Reid and the state of Nevada.
In spite of everything, don’t be surprised if ObamaCare is crammed down American’s throats one way or another.
More of the story here.
Wellness Skull by Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout
A pedestrian walks past the "Wellness Skull", an installation by Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout, at the Karlsplatz, Vienna, November, 2008.
The skull, which includes a built-in sauna, is part of an effort by Public Art Vienna to revitalize and enhance urban space around the capital.
Firefighters lose large grant to ACORN
From a report at the link below:
Nearly $1 million in Homeland Security funding typically earmarked for fire departments has been awarded to ACORN, despite a clear signal from Congress that it intends to cut off federal funding to the embattled group.
The grant to ACORN's Louisiana office became public on Oct. 2, less than three weeks after the House and Senate voted to cut off ACORN funding.It was one of only three such grants issued to the state and made up almost 80 percent of the firefighting money earmarked for Louisiana, prompting one of the U.S. senators from the state to demand that the funds be taken back.
ACORN and the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) helped elect Barack Obama.
However, if we had a responsible media, Acorn and the SEIU would damage the Obama administration enough to hurt Democrats in the 2010 elections.
More here.
Criticism of Obama’s Czars deepens
The controversy over appointed officials within the Obama administration who have not undergone Senate confirmation -- so called czars -- has long been criticized by conservatives.
Now the subject is beginning to receive close scrutiny by Democrats on Capitol Hill as Senators dedicated a hearing to the topic of czars on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
A hearing was headed by Senator Feingold took place in the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution.
Now the subject is beginning to receive close scrutiny by Democrats on Capitol Hill as Senators dedicated a hearing to the topic of czars on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
A hearing was headed by Senator Feingold took place in the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution.
While past presidents have had czars, President Obama is facing particular criticism because of the high number of such appointees in his administration.
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is among those in Congress who have voiced disapproval.
“They are unelected, un-vetted, and unaccountable,” Sessions said in response to the hearing today. “They include individuals with extremist views and records—such as Van Jones, John Holdren, and Kevin Jennings—all of whom were installed in high government offices without having to face scrutiny before Congress or the American people.”
Don’t look for representatives of the White House to testify about the czars because they already know that some of their powers violate the Constitution and federal laws.
One critic said the Obama administration has all those czars working feverishly behind the scenes. Like wormy parasites, cranking out voluminous new insidious rules and regulations, eating at the freedoms and fabric of American society.
More here.
Oct 6, 2009
Rush Limbaugh interested in buying the Rams football team
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh announced he is teaming up with St. Louis Blues hockey team owner Dave Checketts in a bid to buy the Rams football team.
The Rams have the dubious distinction of owning the NFL’s longest losing streak at 14 games and have a record of 5-31 since 2007.
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A very brief Rams ownership history:
In 1972, Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom traded the entire franchise - players, administration, equipment, everything - to Robert Irsay the then-owner of the Los Angeles Rams for his entire franchise. No people or equipment changed cities.
One day Rosenbloom and Irsay owned the Colts and Rams respectively, and the next day they’d switched places as owners of those teams. It was surely the most unusual ownership change in NFL history.
In a strange coincidence, both teams would eventually leave their respective cities and relocate to play football in the Midwest.
The Colts left Baltimore in 1984 and have since played as the Indianapolis Colts, while the Rams left Los Angeles in 1995 and became the St. Louis Rams.
Georgia Frontiere became owner of the Los Angeles Rams after the death of her husband Carroll Rosenbloom in 1979. In 1995 she moved the Rams to St. Louis where she grew up.
In the photo above taken Jan. 30, 2000, Rams owner Georgia Frontiere holds the Super Bowl trophy after the Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Atlanta.
Frontiere died in 2008 at age 80 leaving 60 percent of the Rams ownership to her children, Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez.
Forbes magazine has estimated the Rams franchise has a value of $929 million.
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It wasn’t clear if the Limbaugh/Checketts bid was for 100 percent of the Rams or just the 60 percent share owned by Rosenbloom and Rodriguez.
Billionaire Stan Kroenke of Columbia, Mo., owns the remaining 40 percent
Rush Limbaugh is a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., about 100 miles south of St. Louis.
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The Rams have the dubious distinction of owning the NFL’s longest losing streak at 14 games and have a record of 5-31 since 2007.
In 1972, Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom traded the entire franchise - players, administration, equipment, everything - to Robert Irsay the then-owner of the Los Angeles Rams for his entire franchise. No people or equipment changed cities.
One day Rosenbloom and Irsay owned the Colts and Rams respectively, and the next day they’d switched places as owners of those teams. It was surely the most unusual ownership change in NFL history.In a strange coincidence, both teams would eventually leave their respective cities and relocate to play football in the Midwest.
The Colts left Baltimore in 1984 and have since played as the Indianapolis Colts, while the Rams left Los Angeles in 1995 and became the St. Louis Rams.
Georgia Frontiere became owner of the Los Angeles Rams after the death of her husband Carroll Rosenbloom in 1979. In 1995 she moved the Rams to St. Louis where she grew up.
In the photo above taken Jan. 30, 2000, Rams owner Georgia Frontiere holds the Super Bowl trophy after the Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Atlanta.
Frontiere died in 2008 at age 80 leaving 60 percent of the Rams ownership to her children, Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez.
Forbes magazine has estimated the Rams franchise has a value of $929 million.
It wasn’t clear if the Limbaugh/Checketts bid was for 100 percent of the Rams or just the 60 percent share owned by Rosenbloom and Rodriguez.
Billionaire Stan Kroenke of Columbia, Mo., owns the remaining 40 percent
Rush Limbaugh is a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., about 100 miles south of St. Louis.
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Polar bear in Munich zoo
Gianna, a 2-year-old polar bear, yawns in the pool inside her enclosure at Munich's zoo Hellabrunn in southern Germany.
Gianna will soon become a companion to the Berlin polar bear Knut, who became a worldwide media sensation as a cub in 2007.
Doctors flanking Obama at event donated to his campaign
The four doctors who flanked President Obama at his White House press event today recommend his plan.
We all knew that.
What we didn’t know was that three out of the four donated to his presidential campaign.
We all knew that.
What we didn’t know was that three out of the four donated to his presidential campaign.
It could be an ad slogan to put the toothpaste marketers who like to brag that nine out of ten doctors recommend their brand to shame.
The four doctors who stood and clapped along with Mr. Obama’s plans were Dr. Mona Mangat of St. Petersburg, Florida, Dr. Hershey Garner of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Dr. Richard A. Evans of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and Dr. Amanda McKinney of Beatrice, Nebraska.
Campaign finance records made available by the Center for Responsive Politics show three of them gave thousands to Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign. Dr. Manget gave $500, Dr. Garner gave $4,415 and Dr. McKinney gave $1750.
No campaign donations were found in the 2008 election cycle for Maine-resident Mr. Evans.
Accordingly, 3 out of 4 doctors agree, contributing to the President’s campaign gets you a great photo-op!” joked one Republican Hill staffer who wished to remain anonymous.
The whole white coat photo-op appeared embarrassingly amateurish even without knowing it was staged by Obama backers.
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The Little Giantess on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse
The "Little Giantess" of the French theater company Royal de Luxe makes her way down Berlin's Friedrichstrasse as part of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin wall.
Aida Vita cruise ship
The Aida Vita cruise ship entered service May 2003. The ship is flagged in the UK and has a maximum passenger rating of 1,266. It carries a crew of 418.
Pennsylvania woman killed by her pet bear
A 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman died after being mauled by her pet black bear.
She was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The bear lived in a 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete enclosure on the property.
The woman also had a permit to keep a Bengal tiger and an African lion. The property routinely passed inspection and had no violations.
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She was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The bear lived in a 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete enclosure on the property.
The woman also had a permit to keep a Bengal tiger and an African lion. The property routinely passed inspection and had no violations.
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Oct 5, 2009
Doctors react to ObamaCare
An article at the link below reports:
Doctors are rallying together in protest of the president's plan for health care reform less than 24 hours after he laid out his plan.
Other doctors accepted an invitation to put on a show of support for ObamaCare in the Rose Garden as shown in the photo below:
Obama even made them all wear white smocks. The white smock photo-op was as comical as it was phony. However, any trick is worth a try when attempting to pass a healthcare package that most Americans don’t want.
If any other president had tried the “doctors with white smocks in the rose garden stunt” the media would have howled with laughter. Time will tell if this event will be ignored or praised.
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Bridgewater a stinkin’ little town in South Dakota
When I was a kid we would drive past the one-puddle town of Bridgewater on our way from Sioux Falls to Mitchell.
Passers-by last summer would have recognized the town of 600 by the smell.
Forty-four tons of rotting putrid meat will do that.
Passers-by last summer would have recognized the town of 600 by the smell.
Forty-four tons of rotting putrid meat will do that.
Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.
Once the power was cut and spring thaw arrived, nature took over. And enough rotting meat to fill a high school gym did exactly what you'd expect: It stank.
It stank at the bank. It smelled at the law office. It reeked at the cafe. Even the jewelry store wasn't immune.
Everyone in this tiny town could smell it, everywhere they went. A putrid odor so downright nasty the cleaners sent to mop up the gooey mess of liquefied meat — topped by a blanket of swarming white maggots and buzzed by a legion of flies — gave up after two days.
More of the stinkin’ tale here.
Senate Finance Democrat says ObamaCare bill is Gibberish
Democrat Senator Thomas Carper, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, says the actual legislative language of the committee’s health care bill is “confusing” and that anyone who claims they are going to read it and understand it is fooling people.
Carper described the type of language the actual text of the bill would finally be drafted in as "arcane," "confusing," "hard stuff to understand," and "incomprehensible." He likened it to the "gibberish" used in credit card disclosure forms.
More of the story here.
Oct 4, 2009
Report: President AWOL as our commander
A report in the New York Post says:
IF you still doubt President Obama is trying to do too many things and is giving short shrift to the most important ones, consider this pathetic scene at the Copenhagen airport.
It was Friday, and the president went to Denmark to make his pitch for the Chicago Olympics.Before Air Force One took off for home, Obama met with Gen. Stanley McChrystal (pictured). Our commander in Afghanistan was summoned from London and got 25 minutes of face time with the commander-in-chief.
That's it -- 25 minutes on the plane for the man Obama picked to lead 68,000 troops and rescue a war he calls one of "necessity." Compare that to the 14 hours or so Obama wasted flying and speaking about the Olympics, and you get a snapshot of a president off course.
the New York Post also says, “Not incidentally, that was the same day the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent, the highest since 1983, as employers shed 283,000 more jobs in September.”
Yes, the president is trying to do too much. Even worse, much of what he is trying to do are things most Americans don't want.
In the two months before he addressed Congress on Sept. 9, he held six health-care town halls and an evening news conference.
He then hit the road for more town halls and interviews, culminating in his TV blitz on Sept. 20, when he appeared on five Sunday shows, followed by an appearance on David Letterman.
Did Mr. Obama meet with Gen. Stanley McChrystal even once during that time?
He was too busy promoting his healthcare plan followed by his unsuccessful attempt to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago.
More of the story here.
Julia Child reincarnated as a robot?
Cooking robot "Okonomiyaki Robot" pours the ingredients for okonomiyaki (Japanese flour cake) over a heated cooking pan during a demonstration at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan last June.
Skull mask protesters in Manila
Protesters wearing skull masks join hundreds of others in a rally at Mendiola Bridge near the Presidential Palace in Manila last week to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by then-dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The protesters likened the martial law era to the present government as they accused President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's government of employing human rights violations, economic plunder, abductions and killings of activists.
The signs read: "Marcos and Gloria are Corrupt!"
Toyota recalls 3.8M vehicles over floor mats
Toyota announced it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States because of problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash.
Toyota says it will be the largest U.S. recall in its history. Owners could learn about the safety campaign as early as next week.
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Toyota says it will be the largest U.S. recall in its history. Owners could learn about the safety campaign as early as next week.
The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.
Owners should take out the floor mats on the driver's side and not replace them.
More on Obama’s overnight dash to Copenhagen
NPR says:
The president's high-profile lobbying ... crashed early and embarrassingly.
It didn’t take long for the world says no to Obama and Chicago. A report at the link below is titled, Obama's Olympic Oops! Or, When To Lie Low.
From the report:
Friday was destined to be either a "phew" or an "uh-oh" political day in Copenhagen for President Obama, who had traveled to the Danish city to pitch his adopted hometown of Chicago as the site for the 2016 summer Olympics.
At least it didn't take long for him to find out that relief would not be the emotion of the day.
The president's high-profile lobbying for the Windy City crashed early and embarrassingly: Chicago attracted the lowest number of votes in a four-city contest eventually won by Rio de Janeiro.
The stunning first-round ouster gave Obama's opponents — even those who say they were rooting for the only U.S. city in the running — fodder for a day of questioning the president's powers of persuasion.
How much of the rejection must be blamed on the arrogance of the Obama’s and their self-serving presentation speeches may never really be known.
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Oct 3, 2009
Kinderdijk LED illuminated Dutch windmills
The Historic Dutch Kinderdijk lighted windmills near Rotterdam, Netherlands get a makeover using colorful low energy LED lighting.
Oct 2, 2009
Boys dressed as Mahatma Gandhi
Schoolchildren dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a cultural event on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birthday in Bhopal, India.
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UK media: Obama Olympic failure adds doubts about his presidency
The Times Online reports:
There has been a growing narrative taking hold about Barack Obama’s presidency in recent weeks: that he is loved by many, but feared by none; that he is full of lofty vision, but is actually achieving nothing with his grandiloquence.
Michelle, Barack and Oprah could only accomplish getting Chicago eliminated in the first round.
Back to the Times Online article:
Chicago’s dismal showing today, after Mr. Obama’s personal, impassioned last-minute pitch, is a stunning humiliation for this President. It cannot be emphasized enough how this will feed the perception that on the world stage he looks good — but carries no heft.
Michelle and Oprah before their stunning defeat.
Obama and Chicago Mayor Daley unhappy after learning they were eliminated in the first round.
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Mandrill eats ice cream at Netherlands zoo
A mandrill savors an ice cream treat in a zoo in Rhenen during the heat last summer.
On really hot days the zoo animals were given frozen dessert to cool them down.
Mexican President seeing red in the UK
The President of Mexico Felipe Calderon inspects guards on Horse Guards Parade in London on the first day of his state visit to Britain earlier this year.
Democrats chip away at Patriot Act during terror threats
A report at the link below says:
1. "Roving wiretaps," which allow investigators to keep up with suspects who use dozens of cell phones to avoid being traced.
2. Business records authority, which lets investigators ask a special national-security court for access to records of a suspect's dealings with private businesses.
3. The “lone wolf" provision, which allows investigators to track individual terror suspects even if they are not a member of a terrorist group, like al Qaeda.
By weakening the Patriot Act, Democrats in Washington may just become allies of the terrorists. Terrorists will not be nice to us just because we are nice to them.
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When the Patriot Act was originally passed in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congress put time limits on three of its most far-reaching provisions:You might not have heard, but some key parts of the nation's most important anti-terrorism law are set to expire in December.
1. "Roving wiretaps," which allow investigators to keep up with suspects who use dozens of cell phones to avoid being traced.
2. Business records authority, which lets investigators ask a special national-security court for access to records of a suspect's dealings with private businesses.
3. The “lone wolf" provision, which allows investigators to track individual terror suspects even if they are not a member of a terrorist group, like al Qaeda.
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) echoes the conservative view by saying he is very worried that we could end up weakening the act when we should be considering what we can do to make it stronger.Congress renewed those provisions in 2005 and now must give them another four-year renewal, or they will disappear.
Some Democrat lawmakers have long wanted to weaken the act, and now, with big majorities in the House and Senate, they have their chance.
But the renewal debate just happens to come at a time when recently uncovered domestic terror plots -- most notably the Denver shuttle bus driver and his colleagues caught with bomb-making materials and a list of specific targets in New York City -- are highlighting the very threats the act was designed to counter.
Republicans are fighting to keep the law in its current form.
By weakening the Patriot Act, Democrats in Washington may just become allies of the terrorists. Terrorists will not be nice to us just because we are nice to them.
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Oct 1, 2009
Sarah Palin’s book an immediate top seller
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (pictured below) has completed her memoir and it is ready for the printer.
The book is called, "Going Rogue: An American Life" (cover is shown at left).
Two days after the release date was announced, it became the top seller at both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Politico.com has an article at the link below that reports about the Palin book that has “taken off like a rocket.”
The book is called, "Going Rogue: An American Life" (cover is shown at left).Two days after the release date was announced, it became the top seller at both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Politico.com has an article at the link below that reports about the Palin book that has “taken off like a rocket.”
HarperCollins will print 1.5 million copies for the book’s first run, the same number that was printed for late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s memoir "True Compass."
Kennedy’s book, published earlier this month, currently stands at number six on the Amazon list.
A publishing industry source told POLITICO that they "cannot remember a non-fiction book taking off like this in the pre-order market. It became number one only a couple of hours after nothing more than a date announcement. It is truly unprecedented."
Much of the 400-page book is based on journals Palin kept during her vice-presidential run.
Palin backers hope the book will help prevent the leftist media from incorrectly framing the discussion about what she believes and stands for.
It should slow them down when it comes to what they allow our country to hear and see about Sarah.
From a Lucianne commenter:
While ACORN was busy committing nationwide vote fraud on behalf of Democrats, the media was busy investigating Sarah Palin's daughter.
While Obama was absorbing Rev. Wright's anti-American hate sermons, the media was investigating Sarah Palin's infant son, Trigg.
While the media was whitewashing the hateful lunacy of Bill Ayers and Rashid Khalidi, they were investigating Sarah Palin's wardrobe expenditures.
Texas town shuts down police department
The Police department gets the boot in the small west Texas town of Marfa.
The police chief and two officers will be terminated when the police department shuts down October 1.
The police chief and two officers will be terminated when the police department shuts down October 1."It's all about consolidation. What we're trying to do is run our community as efficiently as possible," said Marfa mayor, Dan Dunlap.
According to the mayor, the city will save $90,000 a year by hiring the Presidio County Sheriff's Office to replace the local police department.
Although the police department will disappear, the police chief may still have a job if he agrees to take a position mandated by state law: the town marshal.
The job of town marshal in Marfa is part-time, and only pays $4,000 a year.
Marfa has a population of about 2,100.
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Saturn doomed after Penske pulls out
General Motors announced Wednesday it would shut down Saturn after the Penske Automotive agreement to acquire fell apart.
Penske, citing concerns of whether it could continue to supply vehicles after a manufacturing contract with GM ran out, ended talks with GM Wednesday to acquire the brand.
GM CEO Fritz Henderson said in statement that Saturn and its dealership network will be phased out.
In June, GM and Penske agreed to take over the Saturn brand and related dealerships, although GM would produce the vehicles for a limited period of time.
GM said Saturn vehicle owners can still go to their Saturn dealer for service and would be able to go to a certified GM dealer for service once Saturn dealerships are closed.
Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS dismissed
Dan Rather (pictured) filed a lawsuit in 2007 claiming CBS made him a scapegoat when the network came under intense criticism over a September 2004 "60 Minutes II" story challenging George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Immediately after the story aired, questions were raised about the accuracy of the reporting.
Rather, who narrated the disputed piece, became the target of fierce criticism from conservative partisans who believed the story was an attempt to influence the 2004 presidential race.
The episode forever tagged Mr. Rather with the phrase, “fake but accurate.”
Six months later, Rather stepped down from the anchor chair he had occupied for nearly a quarter of a century -- a departure he said was not voluntary.
Rather's suit alleged that management at CBS and its then-parent company, Viacom, shifted blame to him to pacify the White House and that on the day after Bush was re-elected, he was informed he would be removed as anchor of the CBS Evening News.
Now the appellate division of the state Supreme Court found "the complaint must be dismissed in its entirety and that a lower court erred in failing to do so."
The ruling was unanimous.
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