When you have a name like Brian Patrick Hickey, and a press pass to the local futbol side, you’re morally, ethically and professionally required to go to any press conference featuring a legendary Irish fullback with more caps than a…
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXXI
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…
Today’s Metro story, tease for tomorrow’s column, and an attaguy
Not that I ever really forgot how much I loved daily reporting, but getting a call at 2:30 p.m. yesterday that the verdict was in for the Did Bill Barnes kill Officer Walter Barclay 41 years before his actual death?…
William Barnes: Not Guilty
A jury found William Barnes not guilty of first-, second- or third-degree murder today around 3:15 p.m. My coverage can be found in tomorrow’s Metro. But in the meantime, here are a couple links to stories I’ve previously written on…
Syphilitic Magic Number*
And I quote, from the Baltimore Sun: Let’s start with this: I’ve never seen Dave Trembley more frustrated than he was Sunday after the Orioles’ 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. He looked as…
Go Haddon Township Hawks!
Yeah, so, um, my alma mater is in the news. Story breaks down like this: Kid drops a deuce in another kid’s soda. The latter drinks said soda. The former’s mother says it’s all blown out of proportion, apparently maintaining…
My Favorite Stories, Vol. IV
You know why the whole Tea Party vibe infuriates me to no end? Because they’re not true to their ideals. They’re conservative pawns. And, they don’t even realize it. But here’s what’s worse: if they were true to a just…
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXX
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…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Violent Underpinnings Edition)
You’ll have to excuse me for being short-and-sweet here today. You see, I’ve spent the past two hours in a “debate” on Twitter with those who took offense to a taken-literally “I’d still give a Sarah Palin GMILF van-gangbang video…