She keeps her reasons in a silver briefcase, where court documents from nearly 10 years ago detail a dispute between Catherine and her mother, who revealed during the case that her daughter was born male. That cemented a place for Daniel's name in public records. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

A Duluth man with a history of burglary to satisfy a self-professed sexual fetish for slashing large rubber exercise balls has been at it again, according to a complaint made public on Thursday. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

A New Hampshire court ordered a home-schooled Christian girl to attend a public school this week after a judge criticized the "rigidity" of her mother's religious views and said the 10-year-old needed to consider other worldviews as she matures. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Fort Lauderdale Florida - a $350,000.00 public toilet will debut soon. It talks to you, plays music, and rations the amount of toilet paper you can use. And if you remain motionless inside, it throws the door open and sounds an alarm... enjoy! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Shhhhhh...

Except for the late fees I rack up, I love-love-love my local library! picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

The crosses honor troopers who have died since 1931. Ten of the monuments are on public land, which required special permission from the state. "It was never our intent to do anything religious," says Lt. Lee Perry, who helped spearhead the project. "It was strictly to honor their memory." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

You've heard about Jane's alleged plan to shuffle off this mortal coil. Well Jayne has a plan too. He's going to kill Reavers in 90 days. This blog is not a cry to the cap for help or a sign to the doc that I need attention. It's simply a public record of the Reaver's last 90 days in existence. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A father and his five-year-old son were turned away from their local swimming pool because they were the wrong religion.

David Toube, 39, and his son Harry were told that the Sunday morning session was reserved for Muslim men only. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Oklahoma's painful car culture.
Residents used to 70-mile commutes turn to carpooling, public transport as gas hovers at $4 a gallon. Survey ranks 2 Oklahoma cities as vulnerable. picked by letter10 1 year ago

Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk . picked by fentwin 1 year ago

Lady Liberty may be welcoming visitors back into her crown for the 4th of July holiday, said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Salazar said "we will endeavor to do everything we can" to have the Statue of Liberty and its thrilling spiral staircase climb to her crown open to the public by America's 233rd birthday - the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks. picked by suebe 8 months ago

This is a collection of pictures of the playing cards hand-drawn by NYC subway engineer William Barclay Parsons, who died in 1932. The playing cards are beautifully illustrated with schematics and diagrams and sketches of pulleys, cranks, levers, and so on.

** Click on the "New York Public Library" link to see them all. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A Chinese court condemned two men to death and handed a life term to a former dairy boss Thursday for their roles in the country's contaminated milk scandal, which ignited public anger and accusations of cover-ups. picked by krash 10 months ago

Anybody who has worked in the video industry has found that good 'stock footage' is hard to find. But now PBS has started to allow certain footage to be disseminated to the public for free, and for whatever purposes you see fit. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Dick Cheney is going against two principles he held dear during his decades of public service — he's not keeping secrets, and he's no longer being careful not to undermine a former superior. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

And, of course, many don't. Rosie Rojas, a waitress at the Sunrise Restaurant just east of the prison, said customers had been talking about the proposal since it became public Saturday. While the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs has some local residents excited about the possible impact on the local economy, others worry about the safety of the community if Thomson becomes a home for ter... read full post picked by cecilberman 1 week ago

Pretty funny stuff... some intentional and some by mistake. Good compilations of other odd and funny stuff there as well. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Manolo says, as the public service, the Manolo he has put together this permanent exhibition of the worst of the shoes. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

From an exhibition curated by Diane Keaton for the Los Angeles Public Library September 1999. Photographs and accompanying stories are fascinating. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

LISBON (Reuters) - The head of the Portuguese agency responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the first day it came into effect. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago