ELOISE H. WELCH
Fort Dodge Messenger
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013 at First Congregational Church with the Reverend Joey Feldmann officiating. ... (Scott) Fero, Brad and Haley Peterson all of Seattle, WA; her son Richard O. Welch Jr. (Cindy Stewart ...

A Refresher Course on What Constitutes Free Speech
Raw Story
I'm sure regular readers of this blog have been following the whole debacle over Lindy West getting a bunch of rape threats and other nasty responses because she took the position that it's uncool for comedians to write jokes indicating that they are ...

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Texas Jury Says It's Cool To Murder Prostitutes For Not Having Sex With You
Raw Story
Gilbert's actions were justified, they argued, because he was trying to retrieve stolen property: the $150 he paid Frago. It became theft when she refused to have sex with him or give the money back, they said. Gilbert testified earlier Tuesday that he ...

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David Markin remembered as a passionate businessman, art-lover, tennis ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Enlarge Al Jones | ajones5@mlive.com David R. Markin is shown in March of 2012 -- Courtesy Photo Remembering David Markin gallery (11 photos). KALAMAZOO, MI — David Markin had a way of looking you in the eye and knowing what was going on.

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David Markin, longtime Kalamazoo businessman who ran Checker Motors, dies ...
Mlive Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI – Word has been received here of the death of influential Kalamazoo businessman David R. Markin. Markin, 82, died ... He and his wife Tracy were also a residents of Dorset, Vt. Funeral arrangements were pending in Florida. Markin was an ...

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Develan busto en honor al oficial Eric Zapata en Kalamazoo
El Vocero Hispano (blog)
Dijo al hablar al público que el evento le producía emociones encontradas. “Me siento triste pero también feliz y honrada, su funeral de Zapata y este evento son emociones que no volveré a sentir. Yo realmente quiero llorar, quiero gritar”, dijo Connie ...