Online story: "The Daily Californian reports that two weeks ago, a University of California, Berkeley senior was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after he was heard speaking Arabic before his flight from Los Angeles to Oakland. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a 26-year-old Iraqi refugee, was removed from the April 6 flight, detained, and later interrogated by the FBI. Apparently, the plane's flight crew had decided to investigate "potentially threatening comments" made by Makhzoomi while he was on the aircraft, as overheard by another passenger." -- "an Iraqi refugee"?  Aren't we "friendly" with Iraq... and wouldn't an Iraqi refugee be our enemy?

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I mentioned an interview the L-E had with sitting School Board member Pat Hugley Green yesterday. I mentioned she was on both the finance and audit committees ...one of the readers noted that her company would never put one person on both of those committees as it's definite conflict of interests. This alone demands there be a forensic audit before the May 24th Election date.

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SiriusXM... whatta s***hole operation.... Bought my wife a new car that had a 3 month "trial period".. 2 weeks before the end of it, I went online to sign up for an annual subscription.. that was cut off by SiriusXM because, in their system, my e-mail address was determined to be "Invalid". This is the same e-mail address I've had for 23 years with AOL.. If you're on my Breakfast Club e-mail list, it's the one you are getting this from. Called in on April 1st and spoke with 3 different reps who said there was no way they could change it, but even though I was PO'd at SiriusXM's ineptitude, I signed up via the phone...  gave'm my card number et al.. Well this weekend, my bride got nothing but some "SiriusXM Preview" station.. it wouldn't allow her to change to any of her presets. I called SiriusXM this Monday AM. The first person said I didn't have an account... the supervisor said I didn't have an account and the previous rep (April 1st) had not opened one. After 3-4 minutes, I bit my tongue, and said let us re-sign up, so I was switched to SiriusXM's "Customer Care" line.. Got the "welcome-your call is valuable- wait for the next representative" message.. after about 30 seconds.. SiriusXM's "Customer Care" line HUNG UP!.  Hope nobody else has this experience.

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You know...one idea that may improve the local public school system would be the elimination of the School Board, and election of the Superintendent. A bi-annual "yes/no" referendum during the General Election voting with a raise if the Super "wins", and a new election scheduled if he/she loses might be just what the students and teachers need.

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L-E headline: "Suspect in fatal Peachtree Mall shooting turns himself in" -- and he'll probably plead "not guilty", has a witness that says he wasn't the shooter, and walk out of court as a hero to other street thugs. Has anybody heard whether the DA has arrested the last "witness" who "changed" his testimony which freed the last tried shooting case?

 

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"Gets it" L-E "soundoff": " Doctors in Columbus: please start making some criteria for these handicapped tags. The patient needs to be immobile or handicapped in some way. This is getting out of hand." -- You know, along with a highly visible, required back and front window decals so traffic will also know, and.. and require such marked vehicles to park ONLY in HDCP spots in business or government parking areas. Think about this... how many times have you driven around a parking lot seeing open HDCP spots and cars with HDCP tags/hangers parked in a spot you could use?

 

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L-E headline: "District 3 School Board candidates debate progress * Athavia “A.J.” Senior claims four years of achievement" -- "achievement"? Her list of "achievements" would look like an analysis of Hillary's "achievements" as Secretary of State.. non-existent.. Now, if she could pull out a long list of votes when she sided with Myers and Thomas, she might could make such a claim.

 

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You know.. when you think about someone claiming "achievemnets", you must categorize "achievements
 as things that one has initiated or done or suggested  on his/her own skill set.... not just voting with the lemmings.

 

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L-E headline: "U.S. to send 200 troops, Apache helicopters to Iraq * First major increase in forces in nearly a year during the fight against Islamic State  * Decision should allow Iraqi forces as they move to retake city of Mosul *  Most troops would be Army special forces, others would include trainers, security forces and maintence teams" -- "200 troops".."major increase in forces"? Good grief.. what this really says is that if ZERO-bama had kept the 10,000 troops in Iraq his generals wanted, ISIS may never have taken hold. Now we will have 200 more of our brave young men (and possibly women) in a place they need to have sets of eyes in the back of their heads as well.

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There are a few "Letters To The Editor" writers in the L-E that waste more trees than provide any positive gain for mankind.. one Robert John White of Georgetown is one of "these". Today something caught my eye so I read his MISSive. He writes: "Studies irrefutably show that Trump supporters are the lowest-educated of all constituencies and are highly susceptible to conspiracy theories and moronic analyses of complex national issues that have shaken this nation to undeniable despair for the masses." Once again this miscreant spouts facts not in evidence, but even if he was correct, the blame for poorly educated voters would have to be placed on the Democrats who have orchestrated the decline in our education system.

 

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L-E story: " A federal appeals court has upheld an estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players, potentially ending a troubled chapter in league history." -- Good grief.. does anyone else see "tag football" in the future...or heaven forbid, current football teams being replaced by "futbal"!

 

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L-E headline: "Should woman go on $10 bill or $20 bill?" -- Hey, how about a new $19.99 bill just for women to take shopping?

 

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L-E "headLIE": "Colorado pot report: More adults using drug, but not kids" -- Good grief.. the younger crowd just buys it on the street where it's cheaper and not taxed...