The Douche-tastic Duo Has Done it Again.

So . . . I normally wouldn’t blog about celebrities but, thanks to Spencer Pratt’s total and utter douchebaggery on the Tyra Banks Show, I’ve decided to say ”eff it!” and take the plunge.
Apparently, the topic of adoption came up while Spencer and the other half of the douche-tastic duo were on Tyra’s show. Naturally she asked [...]

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Wheels of Justice Appear to be Turning in Luis Ramirez Murder Case.

CNN reports that Brandon Piekarsky (left), Colin Walsh (center), and Derrick Donchak (right) will stand trial on charges related to the beating death last month of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican migrant. The case cast a national spotlight on the Pennsylvania town of Shenandoah, where the Latino population has encountered hostility from the White community.
Sixteen-year-old Piekarsky and [...]

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Luis Ramirez Death Brings Calls for Tolerance

From The Morning Call:
In Shenandoah, the Schuylkill County borough where the beating happened, residents and religious leaders called for unity and tolerance. They acknowledged ethnic tensions within the changing community makeup but said borough residents had a lot of good to offer.
The mood at the Allentown vigil was more political, with Hispanic advocates criticizing Hazleton [...]

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Domestic Violence Not Just a Private Matter.

According to a new study, children who are exposed to domestic violence don’t perform as well in school:
The costs of this dysfunction are even more profound. Kids exposed to domestic violence definitely do have lower reading and math scores and greater disciplinary problems.”
Even worse, it seems there’s a ripple effect as the study also discovers [...]

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Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac Die.

There are some people who have been around for so long you cannot imagine a world without them or the possibility that one day they will no longer be around. Isaac Hayes was one of those people.
I can’t remember a point in my life when I didn’t know the name. Isaac Hayes was a household name in Sierra [...]

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Justice Department Joins Investigation into Beating Death of Luis Ramirez

The Associated Press reports that the federal government—through the US Department of Justice—”has opened an investigation into the fatal beating of [Luis Ramirez,] a Mexican immigrant in [Shenandoah,] a small northeastern Pennsylvania town.”
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The case has been assigned to FBI agents in Allentown and the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the department and [...]

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McCain’s Anti-Obama Ad was More Than Just Cynical.

Last week, the McCain campaign released a TV ad calling Barack Obama “the biggest celebrity in the world” and comparing him to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. I have to say I didn’t really expect John McCain et al. to play clean but this is pretty low, even by their standards. For starters, the ad [...]

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