"HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Jan. 14) - Police say three New Jersey siblings whose names have Nazi connotations have been placed in the custody of the state.
Holland Township Police Sgt. John Harris says workers from the state Division of Youth and Family Services removed 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell and his younger sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation ( Read more... )

I have to share this before I forget:
The following is a multiple choice question that was honestly answered on a final exam:
America's first female secretary of state was:

Now mind you it was multiple choice.
answer:
Henry Kissenger.

Just out of morbid curiosity, I checked the kids' 529 savings plans for college.  While my 401k has been hovering between 25-35% loss for the year, these little buggers GOT THE SHAFT ( Read more... )

4 plagiarized cases including 1) from a student with an active IEP and 1) from a student who the same day got caught atempting to hand in a B film for his video production class.  FILM for a VIDEO production class ( Read more... )

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6529135

A Wal-Mart employee died and four others were hurt in the Black Friday rush to get into the Valley Stream store this morning.

Well, it's about as official as it needs to be. Now what the hell will Bill Maher, Michael Moore, "Family Guy"'s Brian, and the rest of that ilk complain about? I shudder to guess as the consolidation of this partisan victory takes root next year.

Don't get me wrong. I am not terribly ashamed to admit that I did not vote for McCaine/Palin around ( Read more... )

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200806/college

Interesting, if somewhat long, commentary of the [ab]use of colleges in the modern America.  While I feel it does give a rather accurate portrayal of what is going on in the halls of "higher academia" I think it also ignores the fact that while many students are not ( Read more... )

Eh, what the hell ( Read more... )

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/aig-execs-spa-outing-chafes-lawmakers/202739?icid=200100397x1211342525x1200679886
( AIG Execs' Spa Outing Chafes Lawmakers )