Idaho or red? The strange case of the thrown potato
By John Sonderegger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Most of us have lived through some sort of neighborhood squabble, usually involving kids; but the situation in the 100 block of Misty View Lane in St. Peters is one for the books.

Imagine an 80-year-old woman being accused of throwing a potato at a 23-year-old man next door. Imagine the police investigating the incident and issuing a peace disturbance citation to the woman. Imagine the city actually prosecuting the case and a judge imposing a sentence of one year's probation and a fine.

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"That was no organ-grinder monkey," the hunter said at the time. "That was a monkey that could grind your organs."

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Katrina tragedy is a perfect storm for oil companies

The very first thing George W. Bush did in response to Hurricane Katrina was to offer a helping hand—not to the people stranded on rooftops in New Orleans, but to his friends in the oil industry. These were the same people who gave him $52 million in his last campaign.

by James Ridgeway
September 2nd, 2005 9:06 PM

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