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PINECREST, Fla. (WFOR) – A suburban Florida town overrun with peacocks has come up with a solution to its overpopulation. The male birds in Pinecrest, Florida, will be getting vasectomies. Residents have complained the fowl are scratching their roofs and cars, making messes on their driveways, and their squawks are a nuisance. The procedure on one bird can stop between six to 12 females from reproducing. The Miami-Dade County commissioners approved the plan and are launching the pilot program in a few weeks. A county commissioner says if the plan works in Pinecrest, they may use it in other communities,...

Sometimes a story just doesn't seem to be "all there." Cinnamon Stillwell suspected as much in a NewsBusters item on January 10: Call me overly suspicious, but the story of 16-year-old Farris Hassan traveling to Iraq on a whim strikes me as unbelievable. Hassan's interview with Rita Cosby of MSNBC, a Florida newspaper columnist's skepticism, and a January 18 posting by the Northeast Intelligence Network (NIN), which describes itself as "a small contingent of experienced investigators ..... founded by veteran private investigator Douglas J. Hagmann," all appear to confirm Stillwell's suspicions. What is known of Farris Hassan's saga at this...

Letter to Marine brings flag homeGirl helps dedicate banner at schoolBy MARCIA LANGHENRY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 02/28/06 Words of a freckled girl in a plaid jumper can tear right through a Marine's hide. The message was something like this, penciled on paper picturing bears and rabbits: Phil Skinner/AJCPinecrest Academy student Nicole Madda received a flag that flew over the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq after writing to a Marine; she presented it to the school on Presidents Day. Photographic ArtsAttending the ceremony are retired Marine Tony Madda, granddaughter Nicole Madda, and Pinecrest Academy's Rick Swygman. We pray for...

I have a friend named Jeff Easterby who lives in the Pine Crest Mobile Home Park in Slidell. I am looking for any information to get him about the condition of the park. He lives off Old Spanish Trail. Any info would greatly be appreciated. Thanks.