Dramatic Aviation Rescue

Shortly after 1:00 pm on May 31, 2009, the United States Park Police Aviation Section responded to the Occoquan River Dam to assist Prince William County Fire Department with a hoist rescue.When the motor on a boat became disabled, two fishermen on the river abandoned their boat as it was being swept towards the dam. The seventy two foot drop over the dam is described by one rescuer as, “Definitely...

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Prohibitionist Idiot #001

IntroI've decided to start this blog series because I find so many completely stupid, ignorant, and or ugly comments from prohibitionist. Their arguments are usually wrong and based on complete lies or totally made up. I display these comments from prohibitionist idiots for two reasons: Laughter and Perspective. When it's some low-level idiot, it's best to just laugh at them and have fun at their...

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2009 US Mint Bags and Rolls Sales Figures

Some of this year's most popular US Mint products have been bags and rolls of circulating coins. The popularity of the bags and rolls is being driven by a number of factors.Primarily, circulating coins have much lower mintages for 2009 compared to prior years. In some cases final mintages are the lowest levels seen in more than 40 years. Circulating coins have become much more difficult to obtain....

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HUGS, KISSES, CONGRATULATIONS and a TEARFUL GOOD-BYE, and YOUR PRAYERS:

HUGS, KISSES, CONGRATULATIONS,A TEARFUL GOOD-BYE and YOURPRAYERS:Very often, even life's most proudest and happiest moments can be bitter sweet, filled with as many tears as they are with smiles and laughter, with as much sadness and remorse for words unspoken as they are with feelings of pride and joy over a loved one's accomplishments, and they can often cause one to look back, remembering days...

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Can't We All Just Get Along?

CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?Cats and Birds! Who'da thunk it!One.Two.Three.Four.Five.Six.Seven.Eight.Nine.Ten.Eleven.Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest, but about who cameand never left your side.P.S.Please don't forget to check my special posting for tomorrow eveni...

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US Mint "Last Opportunity" for 2008 Products

The US Mint has added a new section to their online catalog labeled "Last Opportunity." This section includes 2008 dated products that will only be available until June 30, 2009.This is similar to the "Last Chance Sale" that the US Mint held late last year. The sale was held to clear the US Mint's inventory of prior year merchandise before a move to new fulfillment center.The "Last Opportunity" sale...

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The First 2009 Roosevelt Dime

The first 2009 Roosevelt Dime that I have seen has turned up on eBay. A Mint News Blog reader left a comment with a link to the auction. The single circulated dime has already been bid up to $30 with two days remaining in the auction.See the 2009-P Roosevelt Dime on eBay.I wrote previously on the low production and unavailability of 2009 Nickels and Dimes. The denominations received some increased attention after Coin World reported that the US Mint had officially ended production of nickels and...

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Humanity's Descent Into the Ugly Side of Life

HUMANITY'S DESCENT INTO THE UGLY SIDE OF LIFE:The following is not what I had intended to blog about this evening, and I had actually written it as a comment to a blog posted by my friend Karen at "Karen Howes" Karen's posting was titled: "ART AS A REFLECTION OF CULTURE" which inspired my posting for this evening.Ever since the "Hippie" era America, along with most of Western civilization, had been...

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Puerto Rico Quarter Two Roll Set Sold Out

Just as the Guam Quarters Bags and Rolls went on sale today, the remaining Puerto Rico Quarter Bags and Rolls sold out.Previously, the 1,000-coin Philadelphia and Denver mint bags had sold out. Last week, the 100-coin Philadelphia bags sold out. The two remaining options were the 100-coin Denver bag and Two Roll Set, which contains one 40-coin roll from each mint in custom wrappers.According to Numismaster,...

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Cap and Trade; Are You Ready for the Poor House?

"CAP & TRADE" DO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS?If you are confused about the term "CAP & TRADE," you are not alone. Would you believe that only 24% of likely voters understand the term correctly, according to a recent Rasmussen poll, so let me help you out.The following is NOT a joke, so please read and become educated, so that you will know what is about to befall you financially.In general...

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Could Stanislav Mishin Have It Right?

The following was sent to me by my friend and fellow blogger, Mark Krauss, from "Class 8 Commentary" . One can only ask, could Pravda's Stanislav Mishin have it right? If every American citizen who really love this country, don't get up off of their collective butts and drive this present administration out of office NOW, and take back our country from the leftist traitors and the so-called money...

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Lies, Damn Lies and Barack Obama:

When is America going to wake up to this man's lies and deceits?In an eye opening interview on C-Span, this Poser-in-Chief unashamedly told the American people that our country is broke.Steve Scully, the host of C-Span, asked the following probing question to Obama;Scully: "You know the numbers, a $1.7 trillion debt, a national deficit of $11 trillion dollars. At what point do we run out of money?"Borack...

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What Hath We Wrought Upon Our Nation?

I owe a note of thanks to my good buddy over at the Localmalcontentfor bringing the following audio to my attention. It is from an interview that B. Hussein Obama gave on NPR back in 2001.When you hear him describe the Constitution of the United States as being "a limited and limiting piece of paper," and claiming it to be a "charter of 'Negative liberties' and that it does not say what the government...

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Missing Girl and Wanted Person Located

On May 22, 2009 shortly after 6:00 pm, the United States Park Police dispatchers received a telephone report that a critical missing teenage girl from Montgomery County, MD was in Dupont Circle Park. The caller also said that she was accompanied by a person who was wanted by the police for a child pornography violation.This caller learned of the missing girl and her wanted companion from a story run this afternoon on the local Washington, DC NBC affiliate’s 5:00pm news broadcast. He referred to...

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Major Jon Pierce Retires

United States Park Police Major Jon Pierce will retire on May 24, 2009. Major Pierce completed a distinguished career with many notable accomplishments ranging from local and significant criminal cases in Washington, DC to international events including serving as Incident Commander of the United States Park Police actions for President Obama’s Inauguration.Major Pierce entered service with the National...

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Guam Quarter Bags & Rolls

Sales of Guam Quarter Bags and Rolls will begin at the US Mint on May 26, 2009 at 12:00 Noon ET. This will be the third coin released for the 2009 DC & US Territories Quarters Program.The reverse design features an outline of Guam and two symbols associated with the island, a sailing vessel known as the "Flying Proa" and an architectural stone pillar known as the "Latte." An inscription reads...

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And the Lies Go On:

OBAMA, THE LIAR IN-CHIEF:This morning, wrapping himself in the mantel of the defender of constitutional rights and freedoms, Obama once again made one of his many daily television appearances, this time standing in front of our nation's Founding Documents to flap his lips about why he insists upon closing the Gitmo terrorist detention camp.I found it absolutely amazing how Obama could lie with such...

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