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Rock Port Wind
The small town of Rock Port, Missouri (pop. 1,300) is the first city in the US to be 100% powered by wind. The city's wind farm will produce about 16 million kilowatt hours annually, while Rock Port only uses 13 million. The extra power will be sold off to other communities in the area. The small town of Rock Port, Missouri (pop. 1,300) is the first city in the US to be 100% powered by wind. The city's wind farm w... more
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Greasy naked man terrorizes a small town
Valentine, Nebraska - Beginning more than a year ago, a man has been skipping from one business to another at night, pressing his naked behind - sometimes his groin, sometimes both - on windows. Store owners, church workers and school janitors have had to wash lotion and petroleum jelly off the windows he selects.
"This is the weirdest case I've ever seen," said police Chief Ben McBride.
Some residents of Valentine, a town of about 2,650 people, find some humor in the strange vandalism and have taken to calling the perpetrator the "Butt Bandit." But they also can't help but cringe when finding his marks.
"We were completely grossed out," said Kalli Kieborz, who works in a downtown building. "One day I walked into the office and an employee said, 'Oh, my God, we've been struck!'"
The police chief is far from amused.
"It's not funny," McBride said. "We're worried about the next step."
It started in spring 2007, when the window of a Methodist church was greased with an imprint. McBride figured it was a high school prank. But the church kept getting hit, even after police staked it out.
McBride said no one has reported seeing the vandal in action. The only clue is a blurry picture of him caught by a surveillance camera at the middle school last year.
The man was 6-feet-tall or slightly taller, and slender. He had a dark complexion, and McBride said the man's dark hair was styled in a "1980s, feathered look." Valentine, Nebraska - Beginning more than a year ago, a man has been skipping from one business to another at night, pressing his nake... more -
Welcome To Corner Gas And The Imaginary Town Of Dog River…AKA Rouleau, Saskatchewa...
Have you seen the show 'Corner Gas'? If you love the show, want to see life in a small town, or like to crack jokes about a small town, this is definitely the place for you! Have you seen the show 'Corner Gas'? If you love the show, want to see life in a small town, or like to crack jokes about a ... more
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Let's play the Shame Game!
Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who has come under criticism for saying that small town Americans deal with bitterness by clinging to their guns, religion, and nationalism, has found himself on the defensive facing what appears to be a slam-dunk shot for the Democratic nomination, provided he can break even with rival Hillary Clinton in the final primaries and shore up votes from the questionable yet all-powerful superdelegates. Senator Clinton has dubbed him as elitist and out of touch with American Values. Here's his response:
"Now, I have to admit that I expected some of this out of John McCain. John McCain said I was out of touch, he said I was being condescending and elitist, 'people aren't bitter.' And I'm thinking to myself, 'Here's a guy, it took him three tries before he actually came up with a plan to deal with the millions of people who are about to lose their homes because of foreclosure, who wants to perpetuate the Bush tax cuts.
"And he's saying I'm out of touch. Do you think I'm out of touch or do you think he's out of touch?! So I expected this out of John McCain. But I've gotta say, I'm a little disappointed when I start hearing the exact same talking points coming out of my Democratic colleague Hillary Clinton. She knows better. She knows better! Shame on her! Shame on her! She knows better!"
Meanwhile, Hillary's campaign has fired back about Obama's "shame" remarks. In a written statement released Sunday, Clinton spokesman Phil Singer referred to Obama’s remarks as an “outburst.”
“For months, Barack Obama and his campaign have relentlessly attacked Hillary Clinton’s character and integrity by using Republican talking points from the 1990s. The shame is his,” Singer said. “Sen. Clinton does know better — she knows better than to condescend and talk down to voters like Senator Obama did. Senator Obama’s outburst won’t change the fact that he has embraced his characterization of the millions of Americans who live in small towns.”
I say shame on US! Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who has come under criticism for saying that small town Americans deal with bitterness ... more -
Monsters of Templeton
Bestselling author Lauren Groff returns to the hometown which inspired her first novel, the Monsters of Templeton.
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Partying Local
In this Lonely Planet Bluelist pod, author George Dunford takes us to the three best local festivals from around the world. If you want to hang out with ghosts, dance with debutantes or vote with the locals youll want to watch this pod. In this Lonely Planet Bluelist pod, author George Dunford takes us to the three best local festivals from around the world. If you wan... more
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