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elektronkind: Robbery: A group of juveniles stole a turkey and ham sandwich and potato chips from a boy, 16, in the 3300 block of Frederick Ave. at 9:45 p.m. Saturday as he was walking home from a sandwich shop. The youths fled on foot after punching the victim in the face.
vees: that's fucked up
Zeno_work: I rather read about a kid getting punched in the face for his sandwich than several shootings nowattaymeen?
vees: A group of juveniles attemped to steal a turkey and ham sandwich from a county resident, 23, and LW15.499 owner who responded with what police are calling "marvelously excessive deadly force."

Note from Dave Prestel: "The Coast Guard Auxiliary is attempting to meet greatly increased staffing demands resulting from our increased levels of homeland security. Among other openings, they are seeking folks to operate the Coast Guard radios at Curtis Bay or Annapolis."

In the news:

Hatfield and McCoy families call a truce

Descendants of the Hatfield and McCoy families gathered Saturday in Pikeville to sign the truce, making a largely symbolic and official end to a feud that had claimed at least a dozen lives from the two mountain families.

From CNN: "Sen. Richard Lugar, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said American forces might be part of an international force to help stop attacks by Hamas, the main group behind a campaign of suicide bombings against Israelis, and other groups."

Man, we're just poking the hornet's nest lately

Blue ice brings payout to boater

A Santa Cruz man won a suit against American Airlines alleging that one of the company's planes released two chunks of toilet waste, known as ``blue ice,'' which fell onto the skylight of his boat.

From Jon Spreha, how to make your Terminal screen appear in a fixed location in Mac OS X.

Declan McCullagh chimes in with an article about European lack of respect for free speech hindering Internet growth.

For better or for worse, Europe lacks a First Amendment and the respect for limited government, private property and free enterprise that America still enjoys. And Europe sure doesn't have a Judge Stewart Dalzell, who correctly predicted seven years ago that "the strength of our liberty depends upon the chaos and cacophony of the unfettered speech the First Amendment protects."

Phoenix bishop arrested in fatal crash from MSNBC

Witnesses gave police a partial license plate number from the first car, which led investigators to the diocese and the bishop?s home, said police Sgt. Laurie Williams.        The tan Buick?s windshield was caved in on the passenger?s side, Williams said.

June 15, 2003 - June 17, 2003

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