random things from a random person
Rescue 911 – 2nd Pilot/Episode 113 – “Dog Rescue”. In Chesterfield County May 1987 A little girl Joanna Chinnis was fishing by herself in the lake behind her house when she was abducted. She was stabbed in the neck and back, rapped and left for dead in the woods. The video portrays what happened that [...]
Below I have posted the obit, for my Brother in Law, Chris Saverino. I also want to say how loved and important he was to me and my family. I was able to spend a lot of time with Chris since he got sick and I was really lucky to be able to be there [...]
Richmond,VA(AP) The Senate has passed legislation that would require drug screening for those receiving some welfare benefits. Sen. Roscoe Reynolds’ bill applies to the job-training program required to receive welfare. It passed 32-7 Monday. The bill would require those who apply for, or already receive benefits, to answer questions regarding drug use. If screeners have [...]
Richmond, Va. – America needs to use its abundant natural gas to end its dangerous dependence on foreign oil, Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens told the Governor’s Conference on Energy yesterday in Richmond. America’s dependence on overseas petroleum puts U.S. dollars in hostile pockets, Pickens said, at the same time the country [...]
Someone poked the Science Museum of Virginia in the eye.At least that’s how Museum Director Richard Conti feels.Just 12 hours after Conti’s staff turned the iconic Grand Kugel outside the museum into a giant eyeball, someone stole its cover.About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, thieves cut away a fabric cover resembling a large eyeball that tightly wrapped [...]
Virginians are creating piles of potentially dangerous waste. The problem is old electronics, or e-waste — computers, cellphones and other gadgets that people toss because they’ve found something newer and shinier. “It’s not factory waste but post-consumer waste that’s coming out of your hands, my hands or anybody’s hands,” said Jim Puckett, director of the [...]
Cartoon by John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune A few other things come to mind as well.
Virginia ACLU Seeks Federal Investigation Of Richmond Jail RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union asked the federal government to investigate conditions at the Richmond City Jail, where two inmates have died during a heat wave that has sent temperatures inside the overcrowded lockup soaring into triple digits. Kent Willis, executive director of [...]
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