90 Miles From Tyranny

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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Logic Puzzle: Linking Chains..

Marcus owns 13 chains. Each chain has a central link, interlocked with two other links. There is a total of 13 x 3 = 39 links, all closed.

Marcus wants to use all the small chains to make a closed chain of 39 links. He needs 4 minutes to cut open a link and 10 minutes to close it by soldering.

Marcus makes the big chain in 140 minutes. How?

Two supporters of the anti-American flag resolution at the University of California-Irvine said their illegal immigrant constituents demanded Old Glory be removed from the common area.

Illegal immigrants can attend California state schools on the taxpayer’s dime.

Here‘s the student newspaper of the University of California-Irvine.

Khaalidah Sidney, humanities representative and co-author of the legislation, said that the flag served as a reminder for her DREAMer friends of their constant battle of...

The unarmed Wisconsin teenager who was shot to death last night during a confrontation with a Madison cop pleaded guilty last year to armed robbery and recently began serving a three-year probation term for that felony conviction, court records show.

According to police, an officer responded Friday to a 911 call about a man who had assaulted a victim and was dodging cars in traffic. The cop followed the suspect into a nearby apartment, where the man allegedly struck the officer in the head, knocking him to the ground. During an ensuing struggle, patrolman Matt Kenny fatally shot the suspect.

Family and friends have identified the victim as Anthony “Tony” Robinson, a 19-year-old Madison resident. “The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or...