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Earthquakes Hit United States & Japan

GNA — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:40:25 +0000

North and South Carolina had an earthquake yesterday evening, but it wasn’t even half the magnitude of the earthquake that rattled Japan today. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the quake registered at 6.3 and struck six miles deep, just 170 miles east of the country’s main island. Fortunately, no tsunami warning was needed. However, the Fukushima nuclear power [...]

Sandra Bullock is One of My Favorite Actresses

GNA — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:00:23 +0000

God broke the mold when he made Sandra Bullock. After everything the Oscar winner has gone through in the last year with her martial problems, Bullock still manages to be stoic and generous amid her personal life. The actress donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to assist in the relief of earthquake and tsunami victims in [...]

A Very Odd Way To Explain The Nuclear Disaster In Japan

Levack — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:47:42 +0000

If you’re having trouble understanding the crisis at Japan’s damaged nuclear plant, maybe this will help: Someone in Japan made a cartoon about it for children, and compared it to a little kid pooping his pants. Well if that doesn’t clear it up for you NOTHING will.

Donation Caution For Japan Earthquake Victims

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:17:03 +0000

We all want try to be good people and do the right thing. We help out when we can, which sometimes means donating money. But it’s hard to imagine that anyone would take advantage of someone willing to try to help out someone less fortunate. I was alerted to this by the Better Business Bureau.

Should People Make Jokes Publicly About The Japanese Earthquake?

Richie Phillips — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:49:11 +0000

It is 12:20PM on Monday. I was just leaving the WGNA studios to go home for lunch, when I saw this headline in my email–”Celebrities Tweeting Tasteless Jokes About Japanese Earthquake”. I was so burning mad when I read this, I had to do a quick blog I’m sure this will be all over the [...]

Earthquake Update–Hydrogen Explosion At Nuclear Plant In Japan

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:05:44 +0000

There have been reports of a second explosion at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Seven workers are missing and three have been injured. Authorities have ordered people inside within a 12-mile radius inside following the blast. Journalists from AP felt the explosion 25 miles away. More than 180,000 people have evacuated the area since the [...]

Massive Earthquake in Japan Triggers Tsunami Across Pacific

Kevin Richards — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:54:59 +0000

When I woke up to the news this morning that there was a massive earthquake in Japan, I immediately started to think about the poor shocked people who woke up to that ‘hell’ this morning. Then when I saw the coverage of Tsunami waves washing away cars and homes like they were child sized toys, I [...]