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How many ways can Ohio try to execute an aging prisoner…. let me count the ways. First, let’s try lethal injection.  On Nov. 15, 2017 after 25 minutes of “unsuccessful needle sticks,” Mr. Campbell’s execution was stopped and postponed until June 19, 2019.  Just think, he now has how many days to reflect upon hisRead more

“Take those scarlet letters off [their] criminal records that [they] carry with them,” states Eunisses Hernandez, policy coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance. He also states there are “tens of thousands” (1,000,000 actually), who are eligible in California and 200,000 in Los Angeles alone, who may have their past marijuana convictions – expunged!  This blogRead more

Hollywood missed this one – not giving citizenship to a robot in the movie Blade Runner 2049. The Saudi’s didn’t miss the opportunity, though.  In an effort to show the world how progressive they can be, never mind women’s rights, they granted ‘Sophia,’ the first robot (artificial intelligence), full citizenship at a money raising eventRead more

From left: Army Col. (Ret.) Suzanne Wheeler, Army Col. (Ret.) Sheri Swokowski, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake  Dremann, Marine Corps Maj. (Ret.) Kimberly Morris, and Air Force Maj. Bryan (Bree) Fram outside the U.S. Capitol, December 6, 2017. Photo credit: Jason Arrol/NCTE The matter of transgender people serving in the military is a conundrum for everyoneRead more

Ms. Cyntoia is a social media sensation. She is everywhere on the web. No, she’s not a movie star, and no she’s not the long-lost daughter of a movie star, but she is a lost child; that lost child rests in all of us.  Herein, lies the newly found support she is getting from movieRead more

Predication #1.  Los Angeles will become “The Marijuana Capital,” according to Forbes Magazine writer Debra Borchardt. LA will be America’s hottest marijuana market, cites Newsweek Magazine. Borchardt has 5 more predictions about the upcoming legalization and licensing of recreational pot stores in Los Angeles, which is about to take place statewide – January, 2018! OK,Read more

“He had no pause from what had had done, knowing full well he had killed that girl,” states Jon Delena US. Drug Enforcement. “It didn’t slow him down at all.”  This is the dilemma facing police in New Hampshire; drug dealers selling heroin laced with fentanyl. This incident is not isolated to New Hampshire alone. Read more

A new level of cruelty has risen in the cyber-bullying world; actual physical harm.  Didn’t anyone see this one coming?  Probably not, because the average age for bullying begins around the 9th to the 12th grade.  Definitely, a time of adolescence and conversely innocence, or so we thought.  And just FYI, Idaho has the highestRead more

Sexual abuse at the Santa Clarita, Camp Scudder Juvenile facility has been uncovered. Read part of a quote from the girl who was sexually assaulted by Officer Oscar Calderon at Santa Clarita.  Repeat. Oscar Calderon.  His name should be written all over the skies of Los Angeles – humiliate him as he humiliated this youngRead more

According to Fox News U.S. writer, “how bad is gun violence gotten in Sacramento?” Really bad, and no this is not a riddle, it is reality.  Both Sacramento and the city of Richmond are experiencing numerous murders caused by gang members.  As a result, the City Council members have reached way down into the corners of their brains toRead more