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Pretty Boy Floyd

Posted on October 22, 2014 by swabby429

I stumbled across an historically questionable movie on the Web late this past summer featuring Pretty Boy Floyd. The movie, “Public Enemies” piqued my interest in unsavory characters. As far as notorious criminals go, Pretty Boy Floyd was one of the most unsettling gangsters. … Continue reading →

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Defamatory Intent

Posted on June 8, 2014 by swabby429

Law school libraries are filled with shelves of books regarding libel and slander.  The two main types of defamation have been debated and studied by legal experts and scholars. I cannot even begin to claim that I know the intricacies … Continue reading →

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Freedom Of Information Day

Posted on March 16, 2014 by swabby429

Judging by what we’ve heard about U.S. Government surveillance, I’d say that the feds are free to acquire whatever they want from us, but not the other way around.   Until proven otherwise, I’ll continue to hold that opinion. My events … Continue reading →

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What About D.B. Cooper?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by swabby429

So far, there has only been one unsolved, successful hijacking  of an airliner over American airspace. The FBI and other investigators have run into more than 1,000 dead ends in their efforts to finally figure out just who adopted the … Continue reading →

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Chaplin, A Victim Of The Red Panic

Posted on September 19, 2012 by swabby429

Officially sanctioned U.S. paranoia of the late 1940s and the 1950s caused much grief and hardship among liberal thinking people and much of the entertainment industry in those days. After the end of the second world war, the defense establishment … Continue reading →

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The Pine Ridge Shootout

Posted on June 26, 2012 by swabby429

The area of southwest South Dakota and the neighboring portion of Nebraska have been called the most poverty striken places in the United States.  Allen, South Dakota has been offficially cited as having the lowest per captia income rate in … Continue reading →

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