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Does bar play a role in violence?
Since early '08, shootings have killed 3 outside Homewood's Mac Can Do By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ramona Searles stands on the corner in front of Homewood's Mac Can Do bar on Brushston Avenue. Mr. McClelland...
What the Law Commands
The ostensible topic of a recent argument before the Supreme Court was lawyering, but the real subject turned out to be judging. An exchange between Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and one of the lawyers was illuminating. The...
Columnist wrong about Fort Hood
Nov. 16 — To the Editor: I write in response to D. Allan Kerr's op-ed of Nov. 15. Acts of terror can and do happen under any president. However, certain policies make terrorists' acts more likely to happen than others. The Fort...
The death penalty is an easy escape for convicts
The overwhelming amount of disgusting, death-laden stories hooks the average consumer. In a society peculiarly fixated on death, the media has not failed me yet. In a matter of five short minutes, John Allen Muhammad painlessly...
A sniper is a sniper; turf is of no matter
During my years of ministry as chaplain in a jail, I encountered one guilt-ridden former military sniper who could not eradicate his feelings over the past "duty" of shooting innocent civilians in a foreign nation.
Divided loyalties for Ó hAilpín
By Pat Keane Thursday, November 19, 2009 HE’S the most recognisable face in Gaelic games yet anyone who doubts Seán Óg Ó hAilpín’s commitment to his Fijian roots should think again. Cork’s last All-Ireland winning captain was...
Death penalty and victim-family closure
Naseem Rakha; 11/11/09 Of all the arguments in support of capital punishment, perhaps the most emotionally compelling is that it provides “closure” for the loved ones of murder victims. Prosecuting attorneys, politicians and...
John M. Crisp: Public executions and bullfights
I’m no big fan of capital punishment, but it’s hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn’t deserve to die last week. Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless. And they were thoroughly public: for three...
Jefferson to remain free during appeal process
wwl.com (US) Police: Man injected two youths with oxycodone Officials with the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Department say investigators have arrested a Pierre Part man. (Wed Nov 18 16:34:22 2009 PST) [$drug_related(100%),...
"California’s Ridiculous “No-Death” Death Penalty"
Have you considered...One national news story recently caught my eye and reminded me of the sad state of affairs that is California’s “No Death” Death Penalty. I call it that because most of the 685 inmates on California’s...
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