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YADKINVILLE A district-court judge in Yadkin County ruled yesterday that 11-year-old Micheal Beam should remain in the group home where he was placed after he found an unloaded BB pistol in his book bag and reported it to school officials. After a 40-minute hearing, Judge David Byrd said that he did not have the authority to "reverse a fellow judge's decision" that ordered Micheal to stay at Yadkin County Group Home for possessing a weapon at the school he attended, Yadkin Success Academy. Although Micheal's parents said that he has been depressed since living at the group home, Byrd said...
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<p>Sometimes in a David and Goliath story, you want to root for Goliath.</p>
<p>SCO, a small Utah software company, has made news lately by suing IBM, in its capacity as a big user of Linux. SCO also has its sights on all the other users of Linux, the free operating system that most people consider a bright spot of the modern tech world. Linux, after all, is run by volunteers, and its ever-growing popularity keeps Microsoft up at night. In other words, what's not to like?</p>
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Tuesday, October 08, 2002 DR. JOHN CARROLL is a reader in sociology at Melbourne's La Trobe University. That is to say, he is paid to educate young adults. This bland statement of fact may mean nothing to you now, but let's see how you feel after we've finished examining the highlights from chapter one of Carroll's awesomely pretentious and imbecilic new book, Terror: A Meditation on the Meaning of September 11 … The highjacked planes were flown through the bright early-morning American east-coast sky. This is the hour of Apollo, the sun god, who presided over ancient Delphi. His...
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<p>Once again, the environmentalists in Oregon's Klamath Basin are throwing tantrums and filing lawsuits over water and fish. The difference this time is that the grown-ups are back in charge at the federal agencies.</p>
<p>In April of 2001, scientists from the Fish & Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service issued reports saying that the area's endangered sucker fish and salmon needed more water. Over the years, the Clinton administration had filled these agencies with scientists who weren't above issuing junk science in service of green political aims.</p>
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CHALLENGE FACING AMERICA -- (House of Representatives - September 17, 2001)[Page: H5707] --- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2001, the gentleman from California (Mr. ROHRABACHER) is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, it is in deep sadness that I rise today to speak to my colleagues and to set down a record that is, I believe, necessary to understand the horrible loss that we have suffered. During these last few days, most of us have experienced a deep and painful sadness. Now that sadness, ...
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American Icon Our secret weapon, Evil Bert. Mr. Stuttaford is a writer living in New York. October 15, 2001 8:45 a.m. t was a moment of laughter in a month of murder, the return of harmless absurdity to a world gone mad. The background was not promising. Bangladeshi Osamaniacs had gathered in their capital city, Dhaka, to show their support for bin Laden and their hatred for you and me. They marched as such mobs always do, violently, noisily, and under the banners of jihad, an embarrassment, I hope, to their faith and a disgrace, I know, to their country. ...
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It was a hot and sunny day today in Austin, on the South Steps of the Capitol, where about 150-200 people gathered for the Mother's Day Rally in support of our 2nd Amendment Rights as an answer to the now-registering-as-an-NGO-with-the-UN-group, Million Mom March. Although the event was a joint AIMM/SAS rally, many FReepers were in attendance. Wonderful Ms. Basil, ChefKeith, theSarce, Gracey, Surendi(?sp... from Bryan), BatLady, TXBubba and family, MommaTexan and others whose nicks escape me all attended (please, folks, add to this list for me!). We heard from several speakers, including the marvelous "REJOYCE" from Houston, Bastrop County Commissioner ...
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Quebec's Commanding Heights Antitrade protesters push for world socialism, against freedom. BY PETE DU PONT Wednesday, May 2, 2001 12:01 a.m. EDT It is easy to misunderstand what was going at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. The thousands of protestors were not concerned citizens fighting to save the jobs of American steel workers or French farmers. They were not championing world peace and free health care (although they may be for both). And while their ebonics-sounding chants ("one two three four, we don't want free trade no more!") focused on stopping world trade, their agenda is more ...
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President George W. Bush was scheduled to speak today at a private event celbrating the opening of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. The anti-(fill in blank here) protestors were organizing a protest, and the Austin could not go unrepresented. Basil, TheSarce, austingirl, Gracey and I all planned to meet there with signs to provide some balance. Basil, austingirl and I met up at approximately 10:30 am in order to make it to the event at 11am. We were somewhat thwarted in our efforts to arrive in a timely manner by the road closures around the museum, causing us ...
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NRO Weekend, January 27-28, 2001 Reagan in Full On the new collection Reagan, In His Own Hand. By Jay Nordlinger, NR’s managing editor Reagan, In His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America, ed. by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson (Free Press, 549 pp., $30) e were awfully excited when we first heard about it — “we” being Reaganauts (to use the original term), and “it” being a cache of documents in the former president’s own hand. We had always known he was an inveterate writer, and a formidable ...
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Ok, FReepers, it's late on a Friday night. It's time for another "thread that ate the server". Think of this one as a confessional for all those things you never wanted to admit you love... disco, polyester fashion, Twinkies and milk, Janet Reno in high heels. Come on, sit down, draw up a chair, and admit to your guilty pleasures! I swear, you'll feel much better...
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Finally made the trip to the photomat and got my pix developed, so here's my (WAY) After-the-action report: After arriving LATE on Friday night, and calling over to Luigi's and hearing everything that we were missing, TheSarce, FranceforBushinAustin and I repaired to our suburban hotel (you take what you can get less than a week in advance) and decided to rest up for the morning. We rode in on the red line from Silver Spring, in front of a packet of NOW! gals (?) on their way to protest. Upon arrival at the station, we squished our way out into ...
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Will America Still Love Colin Powell? Undiplomatic Dispatch: Being an American hero won't help him do his new job, says TIME.com's Tony Karon BY TONY KARON There's a temptation, in a nation that builds its icons on templates forged in Hollywood, to imagine Colin Powell as some kind of movie hero. Just like those we love best on the big screen, he's handsome, commanding, possessed of a sonorous voice and a compelling story — all of which combine to stir feelings of admiration, comfort and well-being. His triumphs satisfy some of our unspoken emotional desires. Of course, there's something delusional ...
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Why the Chavez withdrawal is a mistake for Bush. By NR’s John J. Miller & Ramesh Ponnuru he withdrawal of Linda Chavez as the nominee for secretary of labor is severely disappointing. It certainly bursts the bubble of enthusiasm so many conservatives felt just last week, when George W. Bush completed his cabinet selection, and his team looked so good. Chavez is a popular and principled conservative. She handed her formal withdrawal today with grace and dignity. She would have been a tremendous asset to the White House. Abandoning Chavez barely a week after tapping her may be ...
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What a night to be in Austin! For those who watched us on TV--it was a thousand times better to be here in person. The crowd was slowly gathering around 8pm Central, when theSarce and I arrived...we were listening to the radio and Gore's concession speech and did not notice the crowd growing. We met up with austingirl, novembercharlie, imfightingmad (with trusty 1/2 mile megaphone!), gracey and emmapeel in front of the Governor's Mansion, where we were directed by the DPS troopers to stand on the media side of the sidewalk. The crowd was chanting off and on "PRESIDENT BUSH, ...
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FReepers once again responded to the call--approximately 60 people showed up today at the Governor's Mansion to Rally for the Rule of Law. anymouse, theSarce, austingirl,novembercharlie, Imfightingmad, batlady, TexanaRed, Bandera, 13thWarrior, emmapeel and many others made their presence known by shouting out slogans such as: Al and Joe will fade away No More Gore! No more lies, no more spin Give Al Prozac and let Bush in! TheSarce handed out fliers printed with extracts of the SCOFLA(w) dissenting opinion, and Sore/Loserman Survival Certificates. One man who plans to start checking in to FreeRepublic was selling Sore/Loserman shirts at cost ($5)... ...
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First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out — because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out — because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out — because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me — and by then there was no one left to speak out for me. — Pastor Martin Niemöller As the old typewriter phrase goes, "now is the time for all good men to come to the ...
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Okay, all of you Central Texas FReepers and lurkers, your presence is once again required (requested?) at the Governor's Mansion. There is another rally this Saturday from High Noon to 4 pm. Other Bush/Republican groups will be there. In light of all these rapidly multiplying court cases, we need to keep our eyes on the prize, and help justice prevail. Please put www.freerepublic.com (or dubyadubyadubya.freerepublic.com, if you choose) somewhere on your sign, so that we can identify one another. Come join us for a FReep - it's about the Rule of Law!
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Valenti's Tribute to the Heroes of Freedom By Linda D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 4, 2000 -- Jack Valenti, Hollywood's film industry leader, has a deep-rooted respect for the men and women who serve their country. In his mind, the phrase "duty, honor, country" remains the hallmark of freedom. Valenti, president and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, is a World War II veteran. He flew 51 combat missions as an Army B-25 bomber pilot in Italy and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals and two Distinguished Unit ...
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12/05/00 3:25 p.m. Col. Sanders Roasts Some Ducks Judge Sauls is the right man for the moment. By Dave Shiflett, a writer living in Midlothian, Va. f it is true that Big Al has now been reduced to the status of a recently decapitated chicken — still running, still squawking, but only a few steps from the stewpot of history — it is fitting that the fellow who swung the fatal blade was N. Sanders Sauls, now known as Col. Sanders by his many admirers. To some, the evidence suggests that Judge Sauls's presence in this drama reveals ...
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