More women pack heat (Detroit News) These days, Kirby Bunch packs more than credit cards in her purse. Bunch carries a gun. In an age of increased awareness about violence, it makes her feel powerful. "The first time I shot a gun was in February. I was a practicing at a firing range and I felt empowered when I held it in my hand and fired," said Bunch, 24 of Canton Township, who added her father was a military man so she was ......more...Muzzleloaders take today's hunters to a bygone era (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Muzzleloading has grown in popularity over the years because most states, including New York, have extended whitetail deer seasons for primitive firearms....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Group gathering information on children endangered by drugs By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - In January 2005, a 5-year-old Montgomery County boy drank a glass of sulfuric acid from his mother's methamphetamine lab....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) State prison board approves purchase of old Jefferson County jail By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - The state Board of Corrections voted Friday to buy the old Jefferson County jail in Pine Bluff for $3 million....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Court denies appeals in drug cases By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - A federal appeals court Thursday denied appeals in two drug-related cases from Arkansas....more... District Attorney gets new gang injunction for San Marcos (North County Times) VISTA -- Dozens of alleged members of a San Marcos gang face new restrictions on what they can do in specified areas of that city thanks to a civil court order signed by a Superior Court judge on Wednesday morning....more... The British National Party gains strength (Times Online) It is, at first sight, a vision of rural bliss ? a cream-coloured cottage high in the hills of Mid Wales and two miles from the nearest road. The daffodils are out. Lambs gambol in the fields. Chickens peck around the yard....more... The Politics of Anti-Semitism (Middle East Online) Mistakenly, many Diaspora Jews interpret any criticism of Israel as an attempt to expel them from an equal share within the emerging Western ?multi-cultural? discourse, says Gilad Atzmon ....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Court orders new trial in rape case By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - A convicted rapist deserves a new trial because testimony ruled inadmissible prior to his trial was improperly admitted during the proceeding, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday....more... |