The Columbus Dispatch – by Holly Zachariah

The Knox County sheriff’s office has asked the state attorney general’s office to investigate after a man died last week following a scuffle with a deputy in the jail’s booking room.

David Levi Dehmann had been arrested at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday by Mount Vernon police Cpl. Travis Tharp, who had been sent to the ball fields at Dan Emmett Elementary School after a call about a suspected drunken man who had fallen down by the restrooms.   Continue reading “State investigating man’s death in Knox County Jail”

Activist Post – by Catherine J. Frompovich

When people talk about Smart Meters (SMs), often they just fumble around in most instances. One informed activist in Pennsylvania, Tom McCarey, was interviewed on an Allentown, PA, radio show the morning of April 30, 2015, and categorically laid out what’s going on with SMs.

Not only is dirty electricity involved with SMs in Pennsylvania—as elsewhere—but there also are dirty politics going on too.    Continue reading “What Consumers Should Know about Smart Meters”

gitmozuley_0.jpgCommon Dreams – by Sarah Lazare

A new report from human rights investigators and medical professionals reveals that the prestigious American Psychological Association secretly helped the administration of former President George W. Bush legally and medically justify its post-9/11 torture program.

The findings are based on emails obtained by James Risen, the New York Times reporter and author who has found himself at the center of a nation-wide debate about free press for refusing to reveal his sources.   Continue reading “Report Exposes American Psychological Association Complicity in US Torture Program”

Infowars – by Steve Watson

During a hearing Homeland Security head Jeh Johnson admitted Wednesday that he doesn’t know or understand the laws covered by the Fourth Amendment.

Johnson was appearing at a Senate gathering on the government’s surveillance capabilities and authority, specifically regarding obtaining records from telephone companies without a warrant.   Continue reading “Homeland Security Chief Admits He Doesn’t Understand 4th Amendment”

The History of May DayNew Historian – by Daryl Worthington

1st May is treated as a holiday in much of the world. Celebrations, rituals, festivities and protests take place across the planet on the 1st May, or in some countries, the following Monday.

Through the course of history however, the date’s meaning has changed and evolved, developing from pagan roots into an occasion that has come to be synonymous with workers’ rights, class action and trade unionism.   Continue reading “The History of May Day”

Gov. Jerry Brown talks about water conservation after a meeting with city mayors Tuesday at the state Capitol.Sac Bee – by David Siders

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday proposed granting new enforcement powers to local agencies in California’s ongoing drought, including penalties of as much as $10,000 for the most egregious violations of conservation orders.

Brown said he will also propose legislation to speed environmental permitting for local water supply projects, though not – significantly – for dams.   Continue reading “Jerry Brown urges fines of up to $10,000 for water waste in California drought”

AHRC-STM-174-2013.jpgGlobal Research – by Asian Human Rights Commission

In September 2013 the US National Institutes of Health ( NIH) issued an report titled, “Interim Report: Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) working group.” The report has extensively examined President Barack Obama’s brain project, which mentions the need to develop electromagnetic modulation as a new technology for brain circuit manipulation. In the meantime, the weekend edition of the Guardian newspaper in London published an article which explains that brain drugs will likely be replaced by brain circuit manipulation; this is a huge change from drug research to brain circuit research which is now heavily funded and taking off.   Continue reading “Neuroweapons, Neuroscience and “Brain Circuit Manipulation”: Inside Story of Obama’s Mind Control Project”

by Richard Lederer

About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like a broken record” and “Hung out to dry.” A bevy of readers have asked me to shine light on more faded words and expressions, and I am happy to oblige:   Continue reading “Old Words And Phrases Remind Us Of The Way We Word”