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Head in saucepan ‘granny killer’

August 2, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Russia was shocked this week by the arrest of a 68-year-old woman being dubbed the babushka serial killer.. Tamara Samsonova murdered a 79-year-old companion for not washing tea cups. It gets worse.. she then cut up the body and dumped parts around town.. And worse: There is video of her dragging body parts from closed … Read moreHead in saucepan ‘granny killer’

The striking thing about the 9/11 photos

July 26, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

The National Archives released 350 photos in a Friday history dump .. Those pictures presented the never before behind the scenes imagery of what Bush Administration officials were doing during and after 9/11.. There are scenes of Dick Cheney with his feet on his desk, old style computer and phone cords abounding, watching the World … Read moreThe striking thing about the 9/11 photos

TALES OF MISERY FROM A TEXAS IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER

July 19, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

FOURTH OF JULY 20154

July 4, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Every year I present my favorite piece of nostalgia from pop culture.. The Fourth of July finale of the WONDER YEARS.. The show captured what Americana still exists in me–the idea that the past is in your little home town but the future so often leaves it.. The meaning of it, and the words spoken … Read moreFOURTH OF JULY 20154

The big fat Greek default

June 28, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

GREECE IS THE WORD The IMF wants its money. ATMs in Greece are running dry.. this could be the week of a national default.. The world is watching. And Reuters is reporting this in its Sunday dispatch from the nation… George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas write: More than a third of automated teller machines across … Read moreThe big fat Greek default