A load of Old Ballots! ---- The general election is here, and once again the parties are
falling over themselves to promise us the earth. They talk blandly about “fairness”,
“opportunity”, “security” and “a better future”, doing their best to avoid saying anything
meaningful. But a whopping 83% of the UK general public do not trust politicians,
according to a 2009 poll.

Local Mayo fisherman, Pat O Donnell, was sentenced to seven months in Castlerea prison in
March for his role in campaigning against the Corrib gas pipeline and the corrupt deal
that has given Shell access to Irelandâs gas fields. He has been consistently targeted by
Shell and the Gardai, being falsely arrested on two occasions when Shell has attempted to
carry out works in Mayo.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) goes up not only when good things happen, but when bad things happen as well. Things like mining disasters or oil spills can put a lot of money into the economy.

STONY RIDGE, OHIO -- At about 6:30 Friday morning a special response team from the Wood County Sheriff's Department took battering rams to the doo...

<p>&nbsp;Just after six in the morning, Friday May 7, Wood County sheriffs descended on the squatted home of Stony Ridge resident Keith Sadler, and...

Good news! All of the remaining arrestees have been released from the Buncombe County Detention Center! A BIG thank you for all your support and ...

Sunday afternoon was the last event in a in a week-long series of events held during Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, held by the Urban Women's Anti-Violence Strategy.