*Note: This article is a response to commenting on Gideon's blog Andrea Yates' Conviction Overturned . As I did not want to hijack his thread, I chose to respond here* Reply By:  iamheather Andrea Yates has had and surely continues to need mental help. I wish they would indict her husband. As someone who has a mental illness that requires daily medication, I think Rusty Yates was just as culpable if not more so in the death of the Yate's children. Rep...

Wishing all of JU a prosperous, peaceful, and pleasant 2005!

I have never been overly fond of beauty pageants, but was never truly bothered by them. Now with the success of shows like The Swan, Extreme Makeover, and Nip and Tuck, we have plastic surgery beauty pageants?!? I know that The Swan does this, but at least they make an attempt to claim these women "need" the help. Well, China has just created the first award for man-made beauty. Lovely..... Let's look at history: first lip plates, foot binding, corsets, plastic surgery What is ne...

Cher had plastic surgery, everywhere. Madonna changes her hair color, often. Newsanchors receive botox. Models pay for breasts. Movie stars nip and tuck. Even Presidential candidates, sculpt and define. Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield used steroids. Why are all but the latter accepted practices of altering the body for career advancement except the last? Is it the health issue? All of them have some research somewhere alleging deleterious effects, even hai...

The EPA must put a stop to Mother Nature. She is polluting our air with little concern for animals, insects, and other fragile lifeforms. Mother Nature must be regulated! Mount St. Helens Is State's Top Polluter Thu Dec 2, 3:32 AM ET SEATTLE - Washington state's top polluter isn't a pulp mill, a power plant or refinery. It's the newly awakened Mount St. Helens. Missed Tech Tuesday? How to choose the right digital camera, plus the best printers and online photo services. ...

Another thing to be thankful for: At least your Thanksgiving didn't involve stabbings! Dispute over turkey blamed for stabbings By Associated Press Friday, November 26, 2004 WORCESTER, Mass. - A man was charged with stabbing two relatives who allegedly criticized his table manners during Thanksgiving dinner. Police said the fight broke out when Gonzalo Ocasio, Jr., 18, and his father, Gonzalo Ocasio, 49, reprimanded an uncle for picking at the turkey with his fingers, ...

Below is an excerpt from an article about quotes made by CBS's Andy Rooney recently: Rooney also attributed voters' reliance on religion in the recent election to ignorance. "I am an atheist," Rooney said. "I don't understand religion at all. I'm sure I'll offend a lot of people by saying this, but I think it's all nonsense." He said Christian fundamentalism is a result of "a lack of education. They haven't been exposed to what the world has to offer." Rooney said he a...

A new video game allows players to simulate the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas. Designers wanted to demonstrate a lone gunman was able to kill the president. Traffic Games said the objective was for a player to fire three shots at Kennedy's motorcade from assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's digitally recreated sixth-floor perch in the Texas School Book Depository....

I'll take a Venti Americano Bud, please. I just found this article about a new beer/coffee concoction. I want to know where I an be a taste tester? Oh and where have I been? I have never had a vodka Red Bull! Do I live a sheltered life or what? Gourmet Brew or Hangover Cure? Fri Nov 19,10:39 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - A beer flavored with coffee beans may serve as a hair-of-the-dog hangover aide or pick-me-up with a kick but that's not really its p...

It seems that the morning after "the morning after pill" (RU486)...you may be dead! The FDA released a new set of warnings for RU486 today, including side effects such as death and sepsis. Guess this form of birth control isn't any safer than an old fashioned abortion.

Yasser Arafat is officially pronounced dead. Will there be peace in the middle east?

Call me crazy, but this latest news on Bill O'Reilly's lawsuit fiasco doesn't make me feel any better. Is he a liar? Was she blackmailing? I would like to know if someone who espouses such moral authority truly did these things he was accused of, and if not, I want to see his name totally cleared. Let me know what you make of this latest development. Below is the official statement from Bill's website. Special Announcement: Lawsuits End From the Thursday, October 28 editio...