Breaking And Entering Seems Like An Appropriate Charge

I can’t help but wonder how many housesthis guyhad to break into before he found what he was looking for. And if he only broke into that one, how did he know? According to warrants, 48-year-old Scott Gillis Murray, of Murray Road, allegedly broke into a home off of N.C. 110 on July 25 and …

Another Victory For Grade 1 Science

Fragmenting Arctic ice shelf a sign of warming temperatures: scientist In related news, gravity holds things down, the sky is up there and rain contains drops of water. I’m pretty certain that Derek Mueller didn’t write that headline himself, but the way he carries on and on like he’s just discovered the cure for cancer, …

This Privacy Invasion Is Brought To You By…

If you happen to have a spare $30000 lying around and the urge to blow it on some advertising, how would you feel about helping the city of Flint, Michigancover the cost of some security cameras?Hopefully your answer would be like a rotten scumbag, but sadly I think this is one of those schemes that …

Somebody Throw Me An…Uh-oh

This is made somewhat less funny by everything not burning completely to a crisp, but it’s still great. Fire destroys truck full of extinguishers Lancaster Township Fire Department was dispatched at 4:19 p.m for a vehicle fire at 1405 Wabank Road for a truck loaded with fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment. The 1991 Ford …

Accused Bad Headline Suggester Found Guilty

I think thepoor writing in the Mercuryis starting to rub off on its readers. Thisis a letter to the editor from yesterday’s paper. Dear Editor – A large, bold headline on the front page of your July 24 edition prompts me to write this letter. “Accused baby killer was a ‘role model,’ ” it reads. …

Another Reason Why Beatings Aren’t Always Bad

This is the second time in a week that I’ve seen a story like this one, and for the second time in a week I have to ask why there aren’t going to be criminal charges. If I were to do this would I not be charged with making a false report? Why should these …