Archive for the “Local News” Category
Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Celebrations, Local News, Nature, Vanity
Tagged: 21, birthday, car culture, celebration, danger, driving, family, fog, FUCK SUVs, liquor, snow
The Partner and I went out of town Sunday to help celebrate the 21st birthday of one of his sisters. This aspect of the trip I’ll gladly do again—townie bar hopping during a small snowstorm is always excellent, particularly the intoxicated walk home.
Today, however, was an extremely foggy day. The two-to-three inches of [...]
Continue reading »
Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Bad Society, Equality & Justice, Local News, Politics, Team America Fuck Yeah, World News
Tagged: environmentalism, News, police brutality, pollution, racism, tasers
Across the pond:
Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on October 20 when he was stopped by armed [...]
Continue reading »
Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 | Filed under: Eat the Rich, Equality & Justice, Local News, Politics, Team America Fuck Yeah
Tagged: election, Politics, voting, West/Lafayette
I’m not sure which I’m more upset over:
John Dennis winning, or
Out of a population of roughly 28,800 people, only 4,605 people voted for mayor, OR
Only 540 people voted for mayor, because I’m not sure which numbers are what (or how to read that site)
Continue reading »
Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Filed under: Amusing & Humorous, Good Culture, Local News
Tagged: weather, West/Lafayette
Whoever decided to let Mike Prangley keep a blog needs to get a raise.
I do not want anybody to be caught out in the rain so make sure to tune in tonight and I will have more on this with Live Doppler 18. There is way too much candy in the Prangley household at this [...]
Continue reading »
Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 | Filed under: Good Culture, Good Society, Local News
Tagged: drag show, Purdue
The 8th Annual Drag Show, sponsored by Delta Lambda Phi, is tonight at Loeb Playhouse from 8pm to 10.
The cost is $8 and if you dress in drag you receive $1 at the door.
Here are some photos from last year’s show. I’ll be bringing my camera again this year and will hopefully get better [...]
Continue reading »