Monthly Archives: February 2009

Poetry for a Cause

The poem that appears below was originally sent via e-mail to numerous recipients across the country, if not the world. A petition, supposedly sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), accompanied the poem asking for signatures. The petition was quickly filled as the e-mail circulated, but it was soon discovered that the petition was NOT [...]

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A party takes on a mind of its own

On January 5th, 2009, The Ventura County Star published a story about a 15 year-old girl who was shot in the face. According to the Oxnard Police Department, the incident happened a little after midnight that past Saturday in Oxnard when someone at the party began firing a shotgun. As the crowd ran away, the [...]

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