Showing posts with label Iditarod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iditarod. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Show Notes 03-13-2016

Sunday Show 03-13-16

Snowmobile strikes Iditarod teams, kills dog and injures others
A man suspected of intentionally driving a snowmobile into teams of two mushers near the front of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was arrested Saturday in a Yukon River village.
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Huge victory in Alabama battle for same sex marriage
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision banning state officials from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples last week, and while the legal road is far from over for traditional marriage supporters, they believe the facts of the case and the Constitution are on their side.
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Don't like Girl Scouts: here's a better option
In recent years, the Girl Scouts have been mentioned in news stories relating to topics of promiscuity, sexual orientation, gender identity, abortion and Planned Parenthood.
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Oregon Governor signs landmark anti-coal bill law
With the stroke of Gov. Kate Brown's signature Friday, Oregon became the first state to eradicate coal from its power supply through legislation and now boasts some of the most stringent demands for renewable energy among its state peers.
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New Iron Dome version can destroy tunnels
Israel has started testing a secret new weapon for defeating the tunnel systems which the Palestinian Hamas and Hizballah are busy digging for surprise attacks against Israel.
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Men should have the right to abort responsibility for an unborn child Swedish political group says
Sweden may well have among the most accepting views of abortion in the world — one recent poll found that 84 percent of the country supports a woman's right to have an abortion whenever she wants one.
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Puerto Rico judge defies Supreme Court on same sex marriage
A federal judge in Puerto Rico has defied the U.S. Supreme Court’s establishment of “same-sex marriage,” refusing to strike down the commonwealth’s ban.
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Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Show Notes 03-06-2016

Sunday Show 03-6-16

US dispatches destroys to South China Sea amid tensions
The United States, in a show of force aimed at confronting China’s rising aggression, dispatched an aircraft carrier and five escort ships, including destroyers, to the South China Sea, military officials said Friday.
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Mushers heading to Willow Alaska for start of Iditarod
The relaxed atmosphere surrounding the world's most famous sled dog race is about to become a memory. Mushers were making their way to Willow, Alaska, on Sunday, for the competitive start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Spain seizes 20,000 ISIS military uniforms
Police and port inspectors in Spain said they discovered an estimated 20,000 military uniforms likely destined for ISIS and al-Qaida terrorists at spots in Syria and Iraq that were hidden within containers labeled as second-hand clothing.
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Virginia firefighters suspended for transporting girl to hospital in fire engine
Two Virginia volunteer firefighters were suspended for transporting an 18-month-old girl to the hospital in a fire engine last Saturday, ultimately saving her life.
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The Savagely Anti-Catholic Sitcom
When Disney and ABC decided to make a sitcom based on the teenage years of hate mongering homosexual "Savage Love" advice columnist Dan Savage, anyone could guess this was going to be a religion-bashing extravaganza.
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Bill: Florida churches don’t have to do same-sex weddings
Florida law will specify that churches can't be forced to marry same-sex couples under a bill the Legislature send to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. Scott's office said he'll sign the measure, which opponents say isn't necessary and is simply an overreaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.
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RUSSIAN CHURCH TO PAY $11,500 DEBT IN PRAYERS FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
It appears that in some parts of the world, prayers have legit market value. For example, a church in Russia is getting away with a $11,500 debt by promising to pray for the good health of the creditors instead.
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UN sexual abuse: more allegations, more bureaucratic process in Ban's latest report
United Nations personnel, including peacekeepers in 10 UN missions around the world, were embroiled in 99 new allegations of sexual exploitation and/or abuse last year—nearly one-quarter more than in 2014, according to the latest edition of an annual report  on the ugly issue unveiled by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
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Graham rips "wicked and filthy transgenger ordinance
A state lawmaker in North Carolina is warning that the city of Charlotte has blown privacy to “smithereens” and the speaker of the state House says there’s support for a special legislative session to correct that.

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Immigration activists vow to fight for ID cards after Wisconsin legislators pass bill banning them
Immigrants' rights supporters lost a key battle to get ID cards for people who are living in the U.S. illegally when the Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill to ban counties issuing such cards, but activists say they're not giving up the fight.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Show Notes 03/02/2014



Sunday Show 3/2/14

Iditarod sled dog race kicks off this weekend
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska kicks off this weekend as usual, after warm winter weather nearly prompted officials to move the start hundreds of miles north to Fairbanks for the first time in a decade.

Archbishop’s million-dollar retreat angers New Jersey faithful
Angry parishioners in New Jersey are withholding donations following reports that Newark Archbishop John Myers is building a pricey addition to his lavish retirement home.

Al Sharpton: 14 million wasted on phony IRS scandal
MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” host Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday complained that the government wasted $14 million investigating what he called the “phony” IRS scandal, adding that despite over a dozen congressional hearings and hundreds of employees responding to the probe, the investigation “turned up nothing.”


The US Supreme Court shoots down States rights for gun rights
Contending it is “fruitless” to expect that the federal government would rein in its own “lust” for tyranny, the instigator of a years-long conflict with Washington over the Interstate Commerce Clause says the battle is over.

Idaho house panel backs bill allowing guns on campus
A bill to allow students, staff and visitors to carry guns on Idaho's college campuses passed out of a legislative committee Friday afternoon, despite objections from students, multiple police chiefs and leaders of all eight of the state's public colleges.

Does staring at screens ruin your eyes?
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case.