Pedestrian convicted of vehicular homicide in own child's death
Cobb County News 4:12 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011
By Elise Hitchcock
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Marietta mother may serve more time than the driver who hit and killed her 4-year-old son.

Raquel Nelson, 30, could be sentenced to up to 36 months at a hearing July 26, said David Savoy ( Read more... )

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Phoenix New Times: Joe Arpaio Makes Eating at McDonald's Risky Business for Deputies
Next time you're at McDonald's, just ask for the MCSO special.
By James King, Fri., Feb. 4 2011 @ 3:28PM

​If you work for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, you probably won't be tempted to eat at McDonald's anytime soon -- because your boss, Joe Arpaio, claims ( Read more... )

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Crossposted to unfunnybusiness on JournalFen and awaiting moderation.

Hat/Tip to interactiveleaf, who first posted this story on my friends list. It has since shown up on , ontd_political, and puipui on JournalFen.



Arizona Republic Video: Art fuels racial slur in Arizona

Artist hears hateful and racial slurs while painting mural at Prescott school.
Arizona Republic: Altered ( Read more... )

Remember the swim club in Philadelphia that wouldn't allow African-American and Hispanic children to use their pool? They're back in the news.

PhillyBurbs.com: Embattled swim club headed to bankruptcy
By: CHRISTOPHER RUVO
Burlington County Times

A Lower Moreland, Pa., swim club that made national headlines after being accused of racism for ( Read more... )