Story here. Excerpt:

'Texas politics and business have long been reputed to operate within a good ol' boy network. There isn't a chance of that in this small Panhandle town where six women now rule.

Postmaster Diane Manuel's somewhat tongue-in-cheek rationale: "We have people skills, and we're a lot better to look at than most guys."

She added, "You know why else women run this town? They're not as cocky."

Chet Boler, who's worked for the town for six years, most recently as its public works director, is sold on McLean's female leadership.

"The women do a lot more investigating than the men did in making an educated decision," he said. "They want to do everything by the book, which is the way it needs to be."'

Video here.

The female defense attorney compares this incident to a couple of girls fighting on the back of a school bus. She also believes community service is an acceptable punishment.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Six days after she was sucker punched and beaten in her own Baltimore classroom, high school art teacher Jolita Berry still finds it almost impossible to watch the MySpace video of the attack. And she can’t make herself go back to work.
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The attack happened last Friday morning in Berry’s classroom in Reginald F. Lewis High School in Baltimore. One of the girls in the class approached the 30-year-old teacher and got nose-to-nose with her and threatened her.'

“I told her, ‘You’re in my personal space, back up. If you hit me, I will defend myself,’ ” Berry said. “Before I knew it, she hit me in the face.”'

Story here. Excerpt:

"Two young girls accused of brutally attacking another girl on a playground are too emotionally immature to understand the criminal charges against them and the charges should be dismissed, their attorneys said.

The girls, ages 10 and 11, face aggravated assault and other charges for the attack on another 10-year-old girl at an elementary school playground the evening of April 3. The girls are accused of stomping on the victim and breaking her hip, police said."

For those who don't know about her, Violet Blue may be one of the few syndicated sex-advice columnists who also actually knows how to write. (I can count on one hand the number of such people.) Anyway, she has bravely taken on the concept of "feminist porn", and while some of what she says in this article is propagating negative stereotypes about both sexes, men in particular, she is taking the issue head-on and making some good observations. I doubt either feminists or MRAs will find themselves in full agreement with the article-- good! It keeps things interesting. Excerpt:

'Feminist porn. For many, seeing those words together is like putting together the words "comfortable flight," "lightly scented" and "Bill O'Reilly: journalist." We now have Jet Blue and Virgin America, not everyone can smell your panty liners, and there's no debate about the irony of the last bit — but pretty much everyone wants to know, what the hell are porn and feminism doing in bed together?'

Story here. (For the video report, click "Girl Fight Trend Growing" under the "Related to Story" box.) Excerpt:

'Behavioral experts said girls are the worst offenders for the type of bullying associated with a recent attack described as "animalistic" in which a group of six girls pummeled a classmate for 30 minutes until she passed out.
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A search for "girl fight in Florida" in YouTube uncovered a series of violent fights in Brevard, Volusia and Orange counties.

Experts classify the beatings as cyber-bullying, saying the girls can continue to torment their victims long after their bruises heal by posting the beatings online for the world to see.

Behavior experts said girls are the worst offenders for this type of bullying, Local 6's Lauren Rowe reported.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hillary Clinton has famously claimed that "Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption." Ironically it's Mrs. Clinton who has now come under withering criticism as her ethical lapses and make-believe claims become legion.
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Being the expert of Freudian psychology that she is, Steinem derides men because they "tend to feel they are regressing to childhood when dealing with a powerful woman." Playing the victim for all its worth, Steinem concludes that "Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life."

So as Hillary Clinton tells voters to forgive and forget her Bosnia folktale and as Nancy Pelosi's autocratic regimen reigns, we should recall that despite whatever other virtues they may possess, female politicos are cut from the same frayed ethical cloth as the rest of us mere mortals.'

Story here. Excerpt:

"A 13-year-old East Texas girl who claimed Hispanic schoolmates attacked and beat her in response to an anti-illegals sign she made for a history class now has been accused of filing a false report.

The parents of Melanie Bowers, a student at Athens Middle School in Athens, about 70 miles southwest of Dallas, reportedly have apologized to school administrators, according to KTLV-TV in Tyler, Texas."

Girls at a young age know all to well about making false accusations. I wonder what the punishment will be for this girl, if any.

MANN veterans will I hope remember this story, published almost a year ago today. Well, American Airlines is STILL publicizing woman-only special services at http://www.aa.com/women.

Today, AA had to cancel 1,000+ flights to check the wiring on their planes, leaving huge numbers of travelers stranded or scrambling for alternate transportation. This is, as they say, bad press. Does AA really need to be exacerbating their customer-relations problems by *continuing* to vend out a set of services and discounts that excludes half of the human population (and probably a majority of their customers) because of one indelible trait? No.

Story here. Excerpt:

"Major league pitchers will soon have added incentive to strike out batters.

Drugmaker Bayer AG will announce plans Wednesday to donate $10 to prostate cancer research for every strikeout during the regular season this year.

Major League Baseball estimates the four-year partnership could add up to a little more than $300,000 per year. There were 32,189 strikeouts during the regular season in 2007, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Bayer, based in Leverkusen, Germany, will give an additional $1 million to the Prostate Cancer Foundation if a pitcher sets a new record by striking out 21 batters in a game."

Story here. Excerpt:

'LOS ANGELES — Two teenage girls involved in a botched robbery attempt died when the taxi they were in crashed during a high-speed chase after one teen slashed the cab driver's face, Los Angeles police said.
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The two 17-year-old girls had flagged down the cab early Tuesday and asked to be taken to a nearby housing project, where one girl said her boyfriend would come and pay the fare, police said.

Instead, a man shoved a handgun through the taxi window...
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"One of the females pulled out a box cutter and began cutting the taxi cab driver, and that's what caused him to crash," Officer April Harding said.
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Hector Jasso and Daniel Martinez, both 20, were arrested for investigation of murder because the girls' deaths occurred during the alleged commission of a crime, Lee said. Both were being held without bail. The third occupant of the car was released.

Story here. Excerpt:

"An Illinois mother told police she fatally stabbed her daughter because the 6-year-old was possessed by a demon.

Nelly Vasquez-Salazar, 25, who claims her daughter, Evelyn, attacked her, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in her death, myFOXChicago reported.

A judge set a $5 million bail for Vasquez-Salazar, who says her daughter recently began sleepwalking."

LMAO!

Video here. Enjoy! I have a feeling this is America's next "viral video".

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman took out a £4,500 home improvement loan to pay for a hitman to kill her husband.

Zoe Kenealy was given the cash by a finance firm after claiming she wanted to install a new bathroom.

In fact, she had recruited her lover Lee Waite - who lived next door - to arrange her husband Timothy's murder for £10,000.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'The head of the Georgia NAACP called for the state to investigate the sentences given in the so-called "Barbie bandits" bank theft case, saying the two white defendants got less prison time than two black men.

Edward DuBose said Monday he will ask state Attorney General Thurbert Baker to look into the case.'