Pickup truck rear-ends Amish buggy in PA, two die and other eye-catching headlines
On Saturday, a 36 year old man driving a pick-up truck ran into the rear of an Amish buggy on a road about 60 miles from Pittsburgh. The truck driver was not seriously injured. However, the driver of the buggy is in critical condition and his wife and daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. It's the second accident involving an Amish buggy and a motorized vehicle.
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin may face a six-figure fine for his presence on the field possibly interfering with a kickoff return; and the team may also be fined and lose a draft pick over the incident.
Anchorman Ron Burgundy was in Bismarck, ND, co-anchoring the local news. He reportedly fumbled on his classic sign-off and did not say "stay classy, Bismarck".
Maria Bello told her 12 year old son she's romantically involved with another woman. She wrote a piece for the New York Times on the subject.
The most recent report from the Social Security Administration (I still prefer to call it the Social Insecurity Administration) says that come 2033, it will be able to pay only 77% of the benefits it will owe to those entitled to them.
L.A. County Sheriff's Department is saying speed was almost certainly a factor in the one car crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas. Rodas, who owned a sports car dealership was behind the wheel of the Porsche when it crashed into a light pole and trees before bursting into flames. The investigation continues.
Meanwhile, the director of "Fast and Furious 7" and executives from Universal Studios met to discuss the future of the project. Reportedly, more than half of the filming was already complete. Production was scheduled to resume tomorrow but has been halted, temporarily at least.
I have no words to describe the outrage that the following item made me feel: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/health/disabled-transplants/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews (but I might find some in tomorrow's blog).
Indiana has special license plates available that when purchased provide money to a fund to help veterans in need. The money is coming in fast, but because of stringent rules about who can get help, veterans who have needs aren't gutting funds.
President Obama may have pardoned two turkeys but a woman in Maine went one step further and saved a turkey that she'd accidentally hit with her truck. The turkey has a broken wing and brain injuries but is recovering at a wildlife center. A bonus for the turkey is that she won't be released back into the wild until after turkey hunting season is over.
In Lake Worth, FL, a park ranger who attempted to stop church members from feeding the homeless in a park on Thanksgiving ran into the local TV news. When asked to cite the ordinance under which he'd ordered the church people to stop what they were doing, he was unable to do so.
A woman in Nashville received a new kidney from an unusual donor, a Facebook friend she'd never met before the kidney was offered to her.
The homeless man who went into a Mormon temple in Taylorsville, UT turned out to be the ward's bishop, in an excellent disguise.
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin may face a six-figure fine for his presence on the field possibly interfering with a kickoff return; and the team may also be fined and lose a draft pick over the incident.
Anchorman Ron Burgundy was in Bismarck, ND, co-anchoring the local news. He reportedly fumbled on his classic sign-off and did not say "stay classy, Bismarck".
Maria Bello told her 12 year old son she's romantically involved with another woman. She wrote a piece for the New York Times on the subject.
The most recent report from the Social Security Administration (I still prefer to call it the Social Insecurity Administration) says that come 2033, it will be able to pay only 77% of the benefits it will owe to those entitled to them.
L.A. County Sheriff's Department is saying speed was almost certainly a factor in the one car crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas. Rodas, who owned a sports car dealership was behind the wheel of the Porsche when it crashed into a light pole and trees before bursting into flames. The investigation continues.
Meanwhile, the director of "Fast and Furious 7" and executives from Universal Studios met to discuss the future of the project. Reportedly, more than half of the filming was already complete. Production was scheduled to resume tomorrow but has been halted, temporarily at least.
I have no words to describe the outrage that the following item made me feel: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/health/disabled-transplants/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews (but I might find some in tomorrow's blog).
Indiana has special license plates available that when purchased provide money to a fund to help veterans in need. The money is coming in fast, but because of stringent rules about who can get help, veterans who have needs aren't gutting funds.
President Obama may have pardoned two turkeys but a woman in Maine went one step further and saved a turkey that she'd accidentally hit with her truck. The turkey has a broken wing and brain injuries but is recovering at a wildlife center. A bonus for the turkey is that she won't be released back into the wild until after turkey hunting season is over.
In Lake Worth, FL, a park ranger who attempted to stop church members from feeding the homeless in a park on Thanksgiving ran into the local TV news. When asked to cite the ordinance under which he'd ordered the church people to stop what they were doing, he was unable to do so.
A woman in Nashville received a new kidney from an unusual donor, a Facebook friend she'd never met before the kidney was offered to her.
The homeless man who went into a Mormon temple in Taylorsville, UT turned out to be the ward's bishop, in an excellent disguise.
posted by me at 12:06 PM
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