Author Archives: Jill in OKC

Newser – by John Johnson Mexico has agreed to a fundamental change on how it deals with migrants seeking asylum in the US. Instead of being allowed to cross into America, they will now be returned to Mexico to wait … Continue reading →

Newser – by Rob Quinn The family of a man used for medical practice by 11 fire department employees as his body lay on the station floor is suing the city of Bellingham, Wash., for more than $15 million. The … Continue reading →

Newser – by Rob Quinn Major League Baseball no longer wants to play ball with the Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith campaign. The league, which made a $5,000 donation to the Republican’s US Senate campaign in Mississippi, asked for it back after … Continue reading →

I recently began taking surveys to earn extra funds.  Even though I do not qualify for a lot of surveys because I do not vote nor do I use social media, I run across interesting info on mini-polls like this: … Continue reading →

Newser – by Jenn Goodman It’s Halloween season, meaning candy corn, Mallomars, pumpkin spice everything, and … cookies with human remains? That’s the snack that at least one California student reportedly brought to Da Vinci Charter Academy High School in … Continue reading →

Newser – by John Johnson A new Stephen Hawking book is out Tuesday, and the late physicist issues a warning in it that sounds straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. Hawking worries that genetic editing will allow the rich to … Continue reading →

As I near my 50th birthday, Saturday, Auguat 19, I have taken time to review all of the changes I have seen in the past half century. I was raised in communist Wisconsin with judeo-christian beliefs and credited the advancements … Continue reading →