Archive | October, 2009
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Mystery deepens: Another foot washes up in British Columbia

Update: Coroner confirms ID of foot found on Richmond beach ( Vancouver Sun, November 5, 2009)
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Another human foot has washed ashore in British Columbia.
According to a story filed on CTV’s website late this afternoon, foot number 8 was found on Tuesday by two men walking along a beach in Richmond, B.C.
The foot was inside a [...]

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AG asks NM Supreme Court to deny Bent’s petition

Update: High court rejects sect leader’s bond petition, (KOB-TV/AP, 10/27/09)
Update: Attorney John McCall Responds to the AG (strongcity.info, 10/19/09)
(Note from Mark: This development in the Wayne Bent case was addressed with an “update” link in a previous post, A message from Jeff Bent.  However, I thought it would be best to provide this separate [...]

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"Fly At Your Own Risk" is excellent journalism

Earlier this week, I came across a very compelling story out of Canada.  The headline: “Fly At Your Own Risk: Why is Transport Canada moving toward self-regulation for the country’s airlines?”
I find that my mind keeps going back to reporter Carol Shaben’s story, featured in The Walrus magazine.  So, I’ve decided to write a bit [...]

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