Archive | December, 2008

Prisoner Wayne Bent quick to fast (again)

UPDATE (Jan. 2, 2009):  Wayne Bent has ended his fast.  As a result, the poll below has closed.  Learn about the results here.
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Wayne Bent had said he’d fast if sent to prison.  Tonight, it seems he’s determined to keep his word.
News reports about Bent’s refusal to eat while behind bars are appearing [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Wayne Bent sentenced to 18 years (8 years suspended)

(Las Vegas, New Mexico)  A New Mexico judge has just sentenced embattled church leader Wayne Bent to 18 years.  This information comes from KOB-TV investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola’s Twitter updates from inside the courtroom.
Jojola also reports that 8 of the years in Bent’s sentence are suspended.
Earlier this month, a Taos jury convicted Bent of one [...]

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Wayne Bent sentencing updates

Sentencing in the state of New Mexico’s criminal case against Wayne Bent is about to get underway at this minute.  The sentencing phase was set to begin at 8:30 (MST) this morning in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Earlier this month, a jury convicted the embattled minister of the Lord Our Righteousness Church on one count of [...]

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Free video and audio podcasts from Beyond90Seconds.com

Just a quick mention here on this Christmas Day about audio and video podcasts offered by Beyond90Seconds.com.  Several of these podcasts are conveniently available for downloading on one Web page.  And all of these podcasts are FREE.
Here’s the URL:  http://homepage.mac.com/markhorner1/FileSharing2.html
Regular readers of Beyond90Seconds.com may already know about the file sharing Web page mentioned above.  That’s [...]

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Snowstorm blankets Western Washington

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(Western Washington) Cold air and bands of snow clouds continue to blast through much of the Pacific Northwest, resulting in icy roads and numerous school closures. I thought I’d shoot a bit of weather video today and share it here.
 

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KOB-TV examines Wayne Bent's latest Web post

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After weeks of relative cyber silence, recently convicted sex offender Wayne Bent didn’t wait long to reclaim his familiar territory on the Internet.
Just one day after a jury found Bent guilty of second-degree criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Bent penned 6,493 words beneath [...]

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