19 Kids and Counting Controversy

The Duggar family- of "19 Kids and Counting" fame- is no stranger to controversy. And they've sparked it once again by giving their teenage son Jedidiah a 12-guage shotgun for Christmas.  So much so, that 185,000 people signed a petition to get the show cancelled.   Read more here!

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Virtual School Days are Now a Thing

Some schools are now having virtual school days when school is cancelled due to snow.One school district in New Jersey had students log in on school-provided laptops during a recent snow day.The students were able to ask teachers questions, work through assignments or jump into class discussions, even if they sometimes took breaks to shovel [...]

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This Day In History – January 6

1759 George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.   Did you know, George proposed to three other women before Martha accepted? Martha was a rich widow; in fact her silver service went into the mint for some of the first US coins! 1945 George and Barbara Bush said “I do.”   Happy 70 years to those crazy kids!    1994 [...]

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You Never Know Where Your Old Photos Will Show Up

A woman in New Mexico is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her high school photo and the phrase, "I'm going to be the most popular girl in rehab."The woman says the company used her high school graduation picture from 1970 without her permission.The woman is an active church member and [...]

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Sledding Bans

More and more cities are banning SLEDDING, because they think it's too dangerous.  And too risky . . . not just for kids, but for lawsuits.  About 20,000 kids go to emergency rooms every year for sledding injuries . . . and cities are worried about lawsuits over sledding accidents at their parks. Read more [...]

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This Day In History – January 5

1925 Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross was sworn in as the governor of Wyoming! She was the first female governor in the U.S.  1933 Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began!    Spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay, with the Bay on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, the Golden Gate Bridge was, and [...]

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Where the Bros Will be At

Florida-Georgia Line have announced their 2nd Annual "This Is How We Roll" Cruise for 2015, featuring performances from them, and many other bro-country acts in November 2015. Wanna go?   Find out more here!

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One lucky Penny!

A dog from Royal City, Washington is one lucky penny! A seven month old Vizsla named Penny ran away from her owner's office on December 19th. A semi-truck driver found her, picked her up and traveled with her across the country to Pittsburgh.  He dropped her off at an animal clinic where she was scanned her for a microchip, [...]

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The First Internet Trend of 2015

Here's the first stupid social media trend of the year.  People are posting videos where they suck down helium . . . then BURP.  So if all goes well, the burp is extremely high pitched. Be warned: if you breathe in TOO much helium, you deprive your body of oxygen and could pass out, which [...]

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