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Dead cow appears in busy Gilmer intersection
Aug 20 2008—GILMER, Texas — Gilmer Mirror editor Mac Overton reported that a Gilmer resident entered the offices of the newspaper Aug. 19 and informed employees that a dead cow was lying in the rain-soaked intersection just outside the building.
Sure enough, the deceased bovine was sprawled in the street where Highways 271/155 and 154 cross.
“No, I don’t [...]
Read moreBank okays man's windfall, changes its mind
May 17 2008—A bank in Altoona, Pa., has filed suit against one of its customers after he spent nearly $300,000 mistakenly deposited into his account.
But wait. He didn’t spend any of it until after he had tried repeatedly to give the money back. So finally he gave up trying to give it back and spent more [...]
Read moreScientists find a way to peer into the future
Feb 22 2008—Deep in the basement of a dusty old library in Edinburgh, Scotland, lies a small black box that churns out random numbers. The profoundly dull-looking device apparently sensed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center four hours before they happened and, in 2004, appeared to warn of the Asian tsunami, which killed [...]
Read moreExpert analyzes sightings near Stephenville
Feb 13 2008—Linda Moulton Howe, an internationally known winner of regional Emmy awards as an investigative journalist, interviews witnesses of the many unidentified flying objects and lights reported in the skies over Stephenville, Texas, in January and February 2008. The Stephenville sightings differ from many others in many countries over the years in that some of the [...]
Read moreBoss fires employees for not smoking
Jan 11 2008—The owner of a small computer company in Germany has fired three nonsmoking employees because he says they were threatening to disturb the peace after they requested a smoke-free environment.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
Also, you’re invited to comment on the article. What’s your opinion? Have national, state and local governments gone [...]
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