Archive for April, 2009

Government monitoring of Facebook

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The US government may require Facebook and other social networking sites to keep a central database on users to prevent criminal activities. Read the article and comment.

A Fir Tree Grows in…..Lungs?

Friday, April 17th, 2009

I swear I thought this was a joke or some kind of tabloid but it seems to be true. A man in Russia inhaled fir tree seeds and it apparently began to grow. They thought he had cancer but when the doctors operated they were shocked to find a seedling growing inside his [...]

Tea Parties for Tax Revolt

Friday, April 17th, 2009

In the style of the early colonists, many people protested on April 15th this year about increases in taxes on local, state, and national levels. Read the artilce and give your opinion.

Dishwashing soap smuggling

Friday, April 17th, 2009

I saw this on the news and then read an article about it. It seems that residents in Spokane, Washington are smuggling Cascade and other detergents with phosphates into town due to a ban on them from Washington State Government. Apparently the new environmental friendly dishwashing soap does not clean the dishes the [...]

Modern Day Pirates

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Over the break events inolving pirates in the Indian Ocean became hot news topics. A US cargo ship was hijacked and the captain was kept prisoner in a lifeboat.

Check out this article and respond to what you think should happen to pirates.

Vermont considers legalizing sexting

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Apparently the state of Vermont is considering legalizing sexting or sending sexually explicit pictures between teens.
I have very strong opinions about this. Nude or semi-nude or sexual suggestive pictures of people under 18 is considered child pornography. When pictures are sent from phone to phone you are distributing child pornography. This is [...]