Archive for January, 2012

A Hellish Story About Quadriplegia And Health Insurance

01/07/2012
By Brian
A Hellish Story About Quadriplegia And Health Insurance

“Rasul ‘Rocky’ Clark, who was paralyzed while playing football for Blue Island’s Eisenhower High School in 2000 and later fought an unsuccessful battle to keep his health insurance, died Thursday after undergoing surgery at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, a hospital spokeswoman said. Mr. Clark, 27, of Robbins, had been in the hospital for about...
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CCLXXII

01/04/2012
By Brian
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CCLXXII

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 2195. Lakeland, Fla. Jan. 2. 18-year-old man on skateboard injured...
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You Need To Check Out These Great Pictures From The Winter Classic

01/03/2012
By Brian
You Need To Check Out These Great Pictures From The Winter Classic

The Flyers lost. Bah. Whatever. The Winter Classic was a balls-out awesome event, even if that late penalty-shot call was a little hinkey. BuzzFeed has some great pics, too. You should check them out via this link. Does the event justice, those pictures do.
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CCLXXI

01/02/2012
By Brian
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CCLXXI

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 2181. Vacaville, Cal. Dec. 27. 16-year-old boy suffers head trauma,...
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