I Taught in San Francisco. Children Are Trained to Be Offended

by James Vescovi After five years, I’m leaving San Francisco, having fulfilled my mission of helping my elderly parents at the end of their lives. As I depart, I’m pessimistic about whether San Franciscans can solve the problems of homelessness, drug use, and crime that have made the national news, particularly after Whole Foods decidedContinue reading “I Taught in San Francisco. Children Are Trained to Be Offended”

5 States Move to Outlaw or Label Meat from mRNA-Injected Livestock, Which You May Already Be Eating

Fact checkers admit pigs are already receiving vaccines using “RNA particle technology” by Sara Burrows Arizona, Tennessee, Idaho, Missouri and North Dakota have all introduced legislation either banning or requiring labeling of meat from animals that have received mRNA vaccines or “gene therapy.” You may have gone to great lengths to avoid being injected with Covid vaccines,Continue reading “5 States Move to Outlaw or Label Meat from mRNA-Injected Livestock, Which You May Already Be Eating”

True Crime Sundays: Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family

by Sean Murphy HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — As law enforcement officials went silent while investigating what led to the killing of seven people in rural Oklahoma, family members of those slain recalled the domineering nature of one of the dead, who was a registered sex offender. Since announcing the bodies were found Monday, authorities haveContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family”

An elderly man was scammed out of millions. Could the bank have done more to prevent fraud?

by Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA Today Why would 76-year-old Larry Cook transfer over $3.6 million out of the country just before his death? That was tickling the mind of Janine Satterfield as she was mourning her beloved uncle. A decorated veteran who served with the U.S. Navy as commander for 24 years until 1992, heContinue reading “An elderly man was scammed out of millions. Could the bank have done more to prevent fraud?”

True Crime Sundays: Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial

by Rebecca Boone BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It has been more than three years since police announced that two kids were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last. Their mother claimed to be a deity, her estranged husband wrote in divorce papers.Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial”

True Crime Sundays: A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom

by Rebecca Boone BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and some of the witnesses in the trial of Lori VallowContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom”

Opioid Crisis Friday: Ferndale parents charged for first-degree murder in death of 5-year-old.

The three adults were arrested for first-degree murder. Author: KING 5 Staff FERNDALE, Wash. — Three adults were arrested Thursday in connection to the death of a 5-year-old girl. According to a press release from the Ferndale Police Department, the girl died after she ingested fentanyl at her home on March 8 of this year. Her parents, MelissaContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Ferndale parents charged for first-degree murder in death of 5-year-old.”

True Crime Sundays: Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by “zero leads”

by Juan Lozano and Paul J Weber Investigators found clothes and a phone while combing a rural area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the man’s scent. CLEVELAND, Texas — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, theContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by “zero leads””

Travel Thursdays: A Place of Violence Is An Idaho State Park

by Bill Colley It’s a place of stark beauty.  You can rent cabins and RV sights and look across the Snake River Canyon from the southern rim.  While near the Interstate, the night skies aren’t polluted by light.  Fishing is popular along the riverbanks.  All of this obscures a bloody past. Massacre Rocks State ParkContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: A Place of Violence Is An Idaho State Park”

History Lesson Tuesday: Arrest warrant issued for Putin by international court over Ukraine war crimes

by Associated Press The court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation” by abducting children from Ukraine to take to Russia. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes,Continue reading “History Lesson Tuesday: Arrest warrant issued for Putin by international court over Ukraine war crimes”