28 Jun COCAINE, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE

COCAINE, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE The trial of John DeLorean. PART I The year was 1982, and indulgence was the theme of the day. Feathered hair, flashy clothes, personal computers like the Commodore 64, were finding their way into American homes, and cocaine was the party drug of...

13 Jun THE “LITTLE LINDBERGH LAW” AND THE STORY OF OKLAHOMAN, ARTHUR GOOCH

THE "LITTLE LINDBERGH LAW" AND THE STORY OF OKLAHOMAN, ARTHUR GOOCH. The 1920s were nicknamed "the roaring twenties" for a reason. Americans were feeling good on the heels of victory in the WWI, and this ushered in a time of self-indulgence and pleasure. Women cut their...

06 Jun THE INNOCENT MAN -THE STORY OF RONALD WILLIAMSON

THE INNOCENT MAN THAT WAS SENTENCED TO OKLAHOMA'S DEATH ROW-THE STORY OF RONALD WILLIAMSON Ron Williamson was born in Ada Oklahoma on February 3rd, 1953. Ron was a natural athlete and excelled in several sports, but his primary interest was baseball. As is usually the case...

25 May THE CASE OF “BROWNIE MARY” THE REEFER MADNESS GRANDMA

Mary Jane Rathbun, better known as "Brownie Mary" was a hospital volunteer at San Francisco General Hospital. She was most well known for baking illegal cannabis brownies for AIDS patients. In 1992 she was arrested and charged with distribution in Sonoma County, California, and was...

19 May ***CIVIL FORFIETURE***PART ONE OF TWO

***CIVIL FORFIETURE***-HOW GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND OFFICIALS WENT TO DONALD SCOTTS HOME TO STEAL HIS PROPERTY AND ENDED UP KILLING HIM Just before 9 A.M. on October 2nd, 1992, a drug task force made up of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, U.S. Drug Enforcement...

05 May THE KENT STATE MASSACRE – 45 YEARS LATER PART III

THE KENT STATE MASSACRE - 45 YEARS LATER PART III THE AFTERMATH After May 4, 1970 campuses across the united states had their own student strikes, and some led to more violent clashes with police and government officials. The nation divided sharply, and chose very different sides. The...

05 May THE KENT STATE MASSACRE, Part 2

THE KENT STATE MASSACRE - 45 YEARS LATER PART II MAY 4, 1970 As the sun rose over the campus on Monday, May 4th, the National Guard remained on there in force. Initially a rally had been planned for noon that day, but Governor Rhodes had effectively banned the rally that was to be held with his statements of the previous day. Although he had never actually declared martial law, his promises to do so seemed to inflame the situation and the protest began to turn from a protest against the war to a protest against the presence of the National Guard. Confrontation was in the air and as the morning drew on the crowds began to gather.

03 May THE KENT STATE MASSACRE- 45 YEARS LATER

THE KENT STATE MASSACRE- 45 YEARS LATER This may 4th will mark the 45th anniversary of the shooting of four unarmed students on the campus of Kent State University. On that fateful day National Guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.