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Government Might Allow People To Legally Eat Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
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Report: Ticket-Happy Town Ignored Calls To Disband Its Police Force
By Greg Campbell The tiny 12-square-block town of Mountain View, Colo., is relying so heavily on the revenue generated from nit-picky traffic tickets that an independent consultant recommended disbanding the police force over questions about its ethics. Mountain View wrote more tickets for drivers with an “obstructed view” from windshield cracks and air fresheners hanging…
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Ask any parent what they would do if their child were trapped in a burning home and they would likely tell you that they would do anything to save their child, or die trying. That is exactly what step-father Ryan Miller was desperately trying to do before police forcibly prevented him by Tasing him, several times, while the child was remained inside…
Feeding the Homeless: Activist Stands Up to City Government
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Zach Foster Most people are used to seeing signs that say, “don’t feed the animals,” as those signs are posted in parks and zoos. What no one expects to see, however, are signs that say “Do not feed the people,” right? One of the oldest traditions of Western civilization is…

