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Crime & Punishment

Coughlin on Casinos & Plea Bargainers

Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 3:01pm

It dawned on us last night which casino proposal is best for Ohio. It's the one that won't hire Ohioans. It will import experienced casino workers from out of state, some 34,000 of them.

Workers moving into Ohio! Wonderful. It would solve several problems. It would reverse our population loss. It would prop up our real estate market because all these new residents will need homes.

Whichever casino plan that is, that's the one we want.

Musings on Swine Flu & the Execution of a Murderer/Rapist

Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 1:24pm

With the menace of swine flu lurking all around us, the Catholic Church must be spreading swine flu like crazy because of its ritual of shaking hands at the "Sign of Peace" at Mass, which takes place just before Communion.

I should explain for the benefit of any Pagans or other non-Catholics reading this. After saying the Our Father, everyone starts shaking hands all around.

I'm sure this has occurred to many people, not only germophobics, but Catholics are conditioned to never question Holy Mother Church. We spread our germs around from hand to hand, and then we take the host in our contaminated hands and put it in our mouths. The food of life can't possibly hurt us, can it?