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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 11, 2010

  This is the second high-profile death story to come out of the upscale SoHo area of New York this week. Two days ago, swimsuit fashion designer Sylvie Cachay was found dead in a SoHo bathtub. Today, Mark Madoff, the 46-year-old son of convicted criminal Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself. [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Entertainment, Celebrities, Law & Constitution, Notable Deaths, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 1 Comment »
Tags: Bernie Madoff, Madoff son, Manhattan, Mark Madoff, Mark Madoff death, Mark Madoff died, Mark Madoff suicide, New York, New York City, NYC, Ponzi scheme, pyramid scheme, SoHo, Stephanie Madoff, suicide, Sylvie Cachay, video, YouTube

Vicki McClure Davidson | December 11, 2010

  Reason.TV has created a spoof promo for Pres. Obama’s latest TV appearance on “MythBusters.” Our overexposed POTUS in action again on the boob tube. Lovin’ it. Too bad it’s just a spoof — millions would have watched the show if THESE were the myths busted. From Vision to America: Super-fan President Barack Obama makes [...]

Category: Entertainment, Celebrities, Government, Social and Political Climate, Technology, Videos, Audio Files | 2 Comments »
Tags: Adam Savage, Archimedes, Barack Obama, Jamie Hyneman, MythBusters, Obama, Obama MythBusters, Obama on television, Obama overexposed, Obama overexposure, overexposed, overexposure, POTUS, Pres. Obama, science, television, TV, video

Vicki McClure Davidson | December 11, 2010

  Good grief, has Wisconsin gone flippin’ mad? Kittens fight, puppies fight, bear cubs fight, human children fight. But the latter, in the state of Wisconsin, could face felony child abuse charges with massive fines and serious jail time for doing what children have done since the dawn of time. This “felony child abuse” case [...]

Category: Education, Government, Law & Constitution, Social and Political Climate | 1 Comment »
Tags: Brandi Jo Winkelman, child, child abuse, childhood, children, classmate, Dodge County, felony, felony charges, fight, honor student, jail, prison, school, school fight, student, teen, Waterton, Wisconsin, Wisconsin high school