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Kermit, TX is out there between Odessa and Pecos, north of the Interstate up near the corner of New Mexico. It has a sprawling population of about 5700 people. Founded in 1910 and the county seat of Winkler County, the town is named after Kermit Roosevelt who visited a nearby ranch to hunt...

I don't even know how to process this.

Riotous thugs pour into the streets of Columbus after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the first ever National Championship tournament in college football. Wait? What? Those were not thugs! They were a crowds of revelers! That is how the mobs of mostly white college students, residents and...

Border drones are ineffective, badly managed, too expensive, official says US Customs and Border Protection, the Guardians of the Galactic Perimeter. The Predator B drones, the unarmed versions of the MQ-9 Reaper drone that the Air Force flies in Pakistan, have a price tag of a cool $20...

Little kid wants to help do the dishes but he's not nearly tall enough yet, and the dog is in the way. So the kid adapted and overcame. But, what do these pictures really illustrate? Is it a lesson in perseverance in overcoming obstacles and attaining your goals? Or is it a cruel, selfish and...

Texas lawmakers put new gun rights laws in their sights "The bill is a proactive effort to prevent even the chance of a Texas student losing valuable instruction time due to an act of non-disruptive, non-threatening behavior by a child," said State Representative Ryan Guillen, a Democrat...

Thanksgiving might be a good time to point out that the Congressional Cranberry Caucus is a thing. Thanks to the caucus, cranberries are exempt from school nutrition standards, and is now even an important part of the USDA's food and nutrition programs, including school lunches, despite...

In Caracas, Venezuela school children wear these blue uniforms until the children turn 15. So, these represent schoolgirls aged 14 or younger. The idea is to draw attention to an adolescent pregnancy rate that is one of the worst in South America, with one girl under-18 becoming pregnant every...

An Iraq war veteran came back from the war with a back injury (and PTSD) and while the VA paid for his back surgery, they refuse to pay for the rehab recommended by his doctor, or for his mental health therapy. So back in March he got a bunch of ducks to use as therapy. They keep him active, not...

A lot of people do. Sure, some of them are stupid, but many of them are not. People actually believe the above photo is of a real hunted and killed triceratops, with the hunter proudly posing with his kill. There are less obviously ridiculous things on the Internet that people believe at face...

This is a recruiting video for the Springdale, Arkansas Armed Forces

For the first time since the fourth Super Bowl, no Roman numerals will be affixed to the 50th Super Bowl. Instead of Super Bowl L, it will be Super Bowl 50, using the Arabic numerals. Clearly, the NFL is a Muslim organization run under sharia law.

A wildly popular science teacher has been removed from the classroom after two of his science fair students turned in projects deemed dangerous by the administrators. Greg Schiller teaches Advanced Placement biology and psychology, and honors biology at Grand Arts High School in Los Angeles...

The AMA (American Medical Association) is just spittin' bubbles. So are the doctors at the top of the list. Medicare database reveals top-paid doctors By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and SERDAR TUMGOREN WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare paid a tiny group of doctors $3 million or more apiece in 2012. One...

It's funny... because it's true. :D

Congratulations Ohio! You simultaneously made the list of those who Curse the Most (top of the list, actually) and the list of those least likely to say “please” and “thank you.” (Link to larger, more detailed image - http://marchexdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/cursing.gif) Ohio...

The full Reuters story here: New York lawsuit seeks 'legal personhood' for chimpanzees | Reuters Here's a more in-depth article from the Boston Globe (Should chimpanzees have legal rights?) that gives a lot more detail into the reasoning (and obsession) of personhood for certain animals, the...

The best and brightest that Harvard has to offer, ain't got a clue. Except one person. She knew. My favorite answer: Alberta Second favorite answer: Ontario Third favorite answer: Quebec Keep in mind that these are literally the future leaders of America, the judges, Senators, Congressmen...

Georgie, Georgie, Georgie. George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal mischief, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma said during a press conference Monday in Sanford, Fla., hours after...

The WSJ reports that six days into the launch of insurance marketplaces created by the new health-care law, the federal government finally acknowledged that design and software problems have kept customers from applying online for coverage. The website is troubled by coding problems and flaws...