Graves dug up and resold in Illinois cemetary

This is just sick…

A Cook County cemetery where hundreds of graves were dug up and allegedly resold has been declared a crime scene, meaning that relatives of people believed buried there will not be allowed to visit for several days, an official said Friday.

According to the CNN account, the number of disturbed graves [...]

Vet’s flag stolen by overreaching police

A U.S. flag being flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it, who happened to be an Iraq war veteran, is now claiming police officers trespassed and stole his property: The American Civil Liberties Union of [...]

South Milwaukee’s Downtown Market

Debuting July 23 at the corner of 11th and Milwaukee Avenues, the the South Milwaukee Downtown Market will replace the South Milwaukee Green Market, which folded after its organizer had serious health problems:

The market debuts Thursday, July 23, at the corner of 11th and Milwaukee avenues in South Milwaukee’s city center. It is [...]

Go Ahead and Die!

And since we’re talking about health care, Michael Mathias over at Pundit Nation has a few things we could learn from the French regarding health care.

H/T to capper.

Weekend open thread

I’m going to try something new here at Blogging Blue. In light of the fact that we’ve seen an increase in the number of folks commenting here, I thought it might be interesting to have a weekend open thread. There is no on or off topic, so feel free to post and comment as your [...]