Politics

KCBD is reporting that the City Council will consider a request to survey damage at the old police station and begin identifying possible locations for a new one.  I'm going with they are "half-right" on this one.  Read more after the break.

Is there a person on this earth that doesn't know the effects of cigarette smoking?  Read more after the jump.

What happens when you have no identity? People come up with one and it's usually not very flattering. That's why some people refer to Lubbock as "Dirt City". Read more after the break.

There's always been a lot of vitriol in politics, most of it undeserved. It seems, however, that there are some people that just want to take it further, no matter the damage it does.

I'm sure you've all heard about Congressman Anthony Weiner and his accidental Tweet of his man parts to a college student.

Jon Stewart and Anthony Weiner have been friends long before either man became famous. Which is why the past week must have been difficult for Stewart, as his duty as a political satirist has demanded that he relentlessly mock his old buddy. Some have argued that Stewart has been derelict in that duty. For that, Stewart apologized in a mock 'Daily Show' press conference Tuesday night, which spoof

It appears as if Tina Fey's well-known impression of Sarah Palin is still confusing people. During a segment on the upcoming presidential election on Fox News last weekend, the cable channel mistakenly aired a still picture of the '30 Rock' star doing her Palin impression while the anchor discussed the former Alaska governor.

A tearful Anthony Weiner held a press conference Monday afternoon in New York to address rumors that he had sent a revealing photo of himself to a young woman on his Twitter account. The disgraced congressman, who previously told reporters that his Twitter had been hacked, admitted he had accidentally sent the photo, adding he was "deeply sorry" and that he takes "full responsibilit

I was going to get a back tattoo that said "Broken" (I'd just suffered a very tragic loss).  I then thought about the psychological weight of having a negative word to carry around. I've changed the idea to another more positive word and I feel much better about the possibility...

We in the general public don't like the concept of different revenue streams, especially when one is cutting while the other is spending. More after the jump.

These days all the things that are harmful to you are being legislated away.  Personal freedoms are being taken away in the name of "protecting" you (I blame insurance companies even more than the government).  Lately I've been obsessed with the idea, "what if cars were invented today?".  Read my thoughts after the jump.

How do I put this politely? Um the new stamp to commemorate Alan Sheppard's trip to space makes him look, uh, special? Yeah, really special.