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Community Comment archive for April 6, 2009

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009

An injured man sits in the garden of his destroyed house after an earthquake in the Italian village of Onna April 6, 2009. A powerful earthquake struck a huge swath of central Italy as residents slept on Monday morning, killing more than 50 people and making up to 50,000 homeless. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (ITALY DISASTER) REUTERS/Chris Helgren (The Spokesman-Review)

Whistle-blower told to shut up... 

Good morning Netizens...06 Apr 2009 11:22:00 GMT Gioacchino Giuliani, an Italian seismologist, is my kinda' guy. Sensing radon emissions rising, combined with increased seismic activity, he made a prediction several weeks ago, that a major earthquake would strike in the vicinity of L'Aquila, Italy. Gioacchino…

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Tina Nguyen, second from left, prays with relatives of shooting victims Lan Ho and Long Huynh outside the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y. Jiverly Wong killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at the immigrant community center on Friday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (April 05, 2009) (The Spokesman-Review)

When will the mayhem end?  11 

Good morning, Netizens... As we creep forth from our repose in the beginning of yet another week, I cannot help but be mindful of the number of innocents that were killed last week in a flurry of murders across our country. The shootings came during…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,Seattlepi.com (The Spokesman-Review)

The Obamas in Europe... 

Good morning, Netizens... Of all the political cartoons I have viewed over the last week, David Horsey perhaps has captured the essence of how the Europeans view President and Mrs. Obama. It is NOT the same as when George Bush was President; frankly speaking he…

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