Category Archives: News and opinion

Not all the news is fit to print for some people.

The English speaking word.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by On the North River

The 8 Most Incredible Things Slapped Together in a Day My Favorite_ #3. Iowans Build a 380-Mile Road on Their Lunch Break Getty Around the beginning of the 20th century, Americans discovered cars, and then shortly afterward discovered that driving … Continue reading →

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Caller ID and Robocallers. Jeeves to the rescue?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by On the North River

Robocaller hit with record $30 million fine That company allegedly bombarded consumers with more than 2 billion calls — including some from the infamous Rachel of Cardholder Services — pitching a variety of products and services, including worthless extended auto … Continue reading →

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Tired of him and his whole family.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by On the North River

RMV gives alien a license to …? Driver’s licenses, we don’t need no stinkin’ driver’s licenses. But I still can’t figure out how Uncle Omar, the president’s uncle, an illegal alien for literally decades, now an admitted drunken driver, gets … Continue reading →

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Call Scott Walker and thank him

Posted on April 3, 2012 by On the North River

Remember, the recall election is June 5.  You can donate at Gov. Walkers website. As Goes Wisconsin, so Goes America; Support Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch by Sarah Palin on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:54am · I look at the … Continue reading →

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Digitally converted by Hollywood.

Posted on April 1, 2012 by On the North River

Digital technology puts South Shore cinemas at risk of vanishing Small theaters’ fade-out? The clock is ticking as the movie industry – filmmakers, studios and distributors – push to abandon 35-millimeter film and commit to the digital format, which is … Continue reading →

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Apology

Posted on March 31, 2012 by On the North River

Parents of murdered British students criticise Barack Obama The parents of two British students murdered in Florida have criticised President Barack Obama for his lack of compassion over their sons’ deaths. His failure to respond to three letters sent to … Continue reading →

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All pearls belong to the King.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by On the North River

Job Killers By John Stossel …In Virginia, Greg Garrett started farming oysters. His neighborhood is zoned for livestock. He could raise buffalo, but local bureaucrats decreed that he could not sell oysters. Why not? My staff talked to the zoning … Continue reading →

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Wait for it.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by On the North River

Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman and the digital lynch mob I have to admit watching this “discussion” over the who, what, when, where and how of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman with disgust.  I refrained from commenting on … Continue reading →

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Featuring some articles from the Boston Herald.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by On the North River

Repubs: Dick Cheney heartlessly mocked The national chorus of Cheney-bashing over the ex-vice president’s heart transplant — with local lefties gleefully weighing in — disgusted Republicans and political observers who say the uncivil liberal Twitterfest is … heartless. Skunks always … Continue reading →

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Lazy Sunday post, with cartoons.

Posted on March 25, 2012 by On the North River

Meet Robojelly, the Hydrogen-Powered Jellyfish-Shaped Immortal Underwater Surveillance Robot A new robotic jellyfish is powered by hydrogen, and could theoretically never run out of energy as it pulses through the sea. It’s designed to work as a search and rescue … Continue reading →

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