Now ubiquitous in almost all major U.S. cities, red light cameras have become a widespread deterrent to those who enjoy cutting it close. While they are a superbly reliable source of tax income for the cities, they are not as effective at their stated purpose: reducing traffic accidents at intersections.
Thousands finish Boston Marathon
FOX SPORTS - Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn’t bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race.
Read more at FOX Sports.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Latest books in AEI’s Values and Capitalism series geared toward teaching college students about free markets
The American Enterprise Institute has added two new books have been added to its Values and Capitalism series specifically geared at teaching college students the concepts of a free enterprise system and how those values influence public policy decisions.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn /// May 25, 2013
Snooki on awkward meeting with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: ‘He just doesn’t like us’
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - “Jersey Shore’ star Snooki came face to gut with one of her largest critics Friday: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Read more at the New York Daily News.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Obamacare Will Bring Drug Industry $35 Billion In Profits
FORBES - Despite expiring patents on blockbuster drugs and a wave of new regulation from the Affordable Care Act that will cost drug makers, the pharmaceutical industry will reap between “$10 billion and $35 billion in additional profits over the next decade,” a new analysis shows.
Read more at Forbes.
By Katie LaPotin /// May 25, 2013
Mass. town cancels Memorial Day Parade due to lack of veterans
CBS BOSTON - This Sunday, the streets of Beverly will look just like they always do. And that’s the problem, some veterans say. The city has cancelled its annual Memorial Day parade for what’s believed to be the first time since the end of the Civil War.
Read more at CBS Boston.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to appeal ruling in racial profiling case
FOX NEWS - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that his agency systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
Read more at Fox News.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Ex-Fort Myers Congressman Connie Mack IV, Mary Bono Mack announce divorce
FORT MYERS NEWS-PRESS - WASHINGTON — Former GOP Reps. Connie Mack IV of Florida and Mary Bono Mack of California are divorcing, only months after losing congressional races.
Read more at the Fort Myers News-Press.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Ke$ha Drinks Her Own Urine On TV, Gets Slammed By Conservative Watchdog Group
THE HUFFINGTON POST - Some might think it is daring for Ke$ha to drink her own urine, but conservative activist group Parents Television Council (PTC) thinks it is just plain vile.
Read more at The Huffington Post.
By Editorial Staff /// May 25, 2013
Baltimore City public schools use stimulus funds for dinner cruises, meals and makeovers
Looks like the Maryland State Department of Education has some explaining to do!
By Arianne Talma /// May 24, 2013
Obama Administration scandals highlight the inverse relationship between accountability and size of government
Republican Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio hit the nail on the head in his floor speech Tuesday when he said, “The federal government is getting too large and has too much control.”
By James Hemphill /// May 24, 2013
Conn. gun manufacturers consider leaving the state in wake of tough gun laws
Connecticut is just the latest in a long list of states this year to see its gun manufacturers consider closing up shop because of stringent new gun control laws.
By Arianne Talma /// May 24, 2013
Kansas elementary school teacher arrested for carrying unloaded gun on school property
Gun-toting teachers better stay far away from this school!
By Laura Byrne /// May 24, 2013
New study finds that recent college grads regret attending school
College students sometimes do stupid things in life that they regret. But, until recently, attending college itself was probably not one of them.
By Jack Butler /// May 24, 2013
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust and discipline that makes US military strong
WASHINGTON POST — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has “no place in the greatest military on earth.”
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Chris Christie: ‘If Obama wants to come, I’m going to welcome him’
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that he will always welcome President Obama to the Garden State with open arms, regardless of the political flak it could cause him within his own party.
Large number of Americans think IRS is doing a poor job
The numbers are in: Americans aren’t too thrilled right now with the job performance of the embattled Internal Revenue Service of late.
By Arianne Talma /// May 24, 2013
‘Idiocracy’ on the way, new study finds
Turns out we really are getting dumber! A new study conducted by three European scientists found that the average intelligence quotient of human beings in the Western World has dropped 14 points since the Victorian Era.
By Jack Butler /// May 24, 2013
Singer Mary J. Blige in financial hot water, owes IRS $3.4 million for NJ home
Mary J. Blige is best known for her soulful vocals and heart-wrenching lyrics, but lately it’s her financial woes that have put the Grammy award-winning singer in the spotlight.
By Arianne Talma /// May 24, 2013
N.J. eatery served rubbing alcohol instead of scotch
DETROIT FREE PRESS — On the hunt for cheap booze — or worse — investigators fanned out around the state ordering drinks at restaurants and bars. And they found they didn’t always get what they asked for – and in one place, they got coloring and rubbing alcohol masquerading as scotch.
Read more at Detriot Free Press.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
