Sunday, April 17, 2011

Trapped in the Rockies

Not for long, dear readers.  Stay a while if you like.  

Mont. lawmaker attacks DUI laws

Future DUI court judge faces drug charges 

Colo. considers DUI level for marijuana

Colo. boy, 12, accused of killing parents 

Parents of missing boys face charges

Colo. homes evacuated as wildfire rages 

Police defend pepper-spraying boy, 8

Man held in alleged rape at Denver airport

"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans yesterday to auction off vast coal reserves in Wyoming over the next five months, unleashing a significant but controversial power source amid uncertainty about clean and safe energy development.

Last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill raised questions about offshore oil drilling and the current Japanese nuclear power plant crisis has renewed concern about nuclear energy, but coal has its own baggage, especially when it comes to climate change.  

I care more about the acid rain rather than fart mist, but....

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"One miner missing after mine collapse

BOISE — One miner was missing and a rescue operation was underway yesterday after a collapse at a mine in northern Idaho. Hecla Mining Co. spokeswoman Melanie Hennessey said the collapse occurred about 5:30 p.m. Friday at Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan. Officials said a portion of the mine is blocked, and one miner is missing. Hecla mines silver from two mines, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday (AP)."

Related: Crowds mark deaths of miners 1 year ago

Yeah, is it just me or have a lot of those been happening in AmeriKa lately?

"Declaring him “a danger to society,’’ a judge called the father of the renowned piano group The 5 Browns a pedophile yesterday and sentenced him to at least 10 years in prison on charges that he sexually abused his three daughters as children.

Brown’s three daughters Desirae, 32, Deondra, 30, and Melody, 26, and two sons make up The 5 Browns, whose albums have topped the classical music charts and who have appeared on “Oprah,’’ “60 Minutes,’’ and other programs. 

Wow, Oprah really got duped on a lot of things.

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