'Dangerously close to having no law' | argusleader.com | Argus Leader

'Dangerously close to having no law' | argusleader.com | Argus Leader: "McLAUGHLIN - This town has the look of a busted up bum, broken and ragged.

A board covering a shattered window in the Boys and Girls Club on Main Street, the charred shell of a nearby house, its roof and second story mostly burned away suggest a waning sense of pride in the place.

McLaughlin, on the Standing Rock reservation in north-central South Dakota, is becoming less like home and more like the midway at a criminals' carnival.


South Dakota's reservations have seen an explosion of juvenile and drug-related crime in recent years, the result of a system where offenders see no officers to arrest them, no means to get them to court and no place to put them if convicted.

Efforts to deal with the problem are stymied by a lack of money, complicated jurisdiction laws and sovereignty issues.

Everybody, it seems, has a story about crime."

Presentation to Support ‘the Heart of the World’ : Intercontinental Cry

Presentation to Support ‘the Heart of the World’ : Intercontinental Cry: "On March 18, 2008, three Indigenous Elders and Spiritual Leaders from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta took part in a presentation at the Poder forum in Miami, Florida, to discuss their land reclamation and restoration efforts.

Home to some 50,000 indigenous people from four different ethnic groups – the Kogi, Wiwa, Arhuaco and Kakuamo, all descendants of the Tayronas - the Sierra Nevada is the the world’s tallest coastal mountain range and one of the world’s most unique ecosystems."

One guy's lonely mission

Here's an old article on a man who thinks like that bigot who was arrested last week for issuing racist threats to Black celebrities and IRs.

Sad, lonely men who cannot be happy without putting down other people. I wish they get a life and stop telling people what to do or threaten others with physical harm.

YOUTUBE EXCLUSIVE: Send me your stereotypes

Queen Rania is launching her presence on YouTube with this exclusive video.

Watch the clip to hear her message to YouTubers everywhere, and then join in the conversation.

Cedella Booker(Bob Marley's Mom) R.I.P.

Cedella Booker, with photo of her late son,
Bob Marley.

May Mrs. Booker rests in peace.

Fire Witch Rising: Bitter White Whine of the Week: Boycott Absolut

Fire Witch Rising: Bitter White Whine of the Week: Boycott Absolut: "In this image released by the Mexican advertising firm of Teran/TBWA on Monday April 7, 2008, an advertisement created for Swedish Absolut Vodka which ran in Mexico, shows a map of the border of Mexico and the United States where it stood before the Mexican-American War of 1848. The Absolut vodka company apologized for the ad campaign amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers. (AP photo/Teran/TBWA)"

Star Jones on Larry King