Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=kays http://thesop.org 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:51:00 GMT Telephone is an outlier in terms of this format; what you have now is more of a Super Bowl Infomercial, with Gaga as the New Orleans Saints wearing her funny hats. http://thesop.org/story/music/2010/03/17/lady-gagas-telephone-is-a-postmodern-collage-of-super-bowl-whimsy.php http://thesop.org/story/music/2010/03/17/lady-gagas-telephone-is-a-postmodern-collage-of-super-bowl-whimsy.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:12:00 GMT For a good while OKeefe was an ace in the hands of arch-conservative stalwarts, with his video sting of Acorn, but now he takes a tumble from this right-wing pedestal like Icarus (in the Greek myth), whose wings of wax melt when he soars too close to the sun. http://thesop.org/story/politics/2010/03/14/has-the-left-succeeded-in-painting-jim-okeefe-as-a-racist.php http://thesop.org/story/politics/2010/03/14/has-the-left-succeeded-in-painting-jim-okeefe-as-a-racist.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:00 GMT I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car, and it just did something kind of funny "and it just stuck there. As I was going, I was trying the brakes http://thesop.org/story/business/2010/03/10/is-unintended-acceleration-in-toyota-cars-mechanical-or-electrical.php http://thesop.org/story/business/2010/03/10/is-unintended-acceleration-in-toyota-cars-mechanical-or-electrical.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:33:00 GMT Bad Blake is the wisest of characters when it comes to penning tunes. True, he has a few faults, such as he preference for chuggin on a pint of whiskey the whole day through. But he has a good heart, and he nurtures a love for a music journalist he meets in New Mexico, Jean Craddock. http://thesop.org/story/music/2010/03/07/outlaw-country-is-back-the-crazy-heart-deluxe-soundtrack-review.php http://thesop.org/story/music/2010/03/07/outlaw-country-is-back-the-crazy-heart-deluxe-soundtrack-review.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:57:00 GMT It was reported yesterday that Lt. Dennis Brugos of the San Diego Sheriffs Office wanted to interview the brother again, Michael McStay. http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/03/03/a-sequestered-sequence-of-events-lingers-underneath-the-mcstay-missing-person-case.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/03/03/a-sequestered-sequence-of-events-lingers-underneath-the-mcstay-missing-person-case.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:27:00 GMT We heard a kind of loud pop or something about, between 3 and 3:30 (AM) sometime. " Shirley and her husband thought it was a gunshot. The body of Tanya Hobbs, 37, was found in the RV later on that Sunday night. http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/28/look-out-a-killer-on-the-lamlester-hobbs-is-desperate-and-dangerous.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/28/look-out-a-killer-on-the-lamlester-hobbs-is-desperate-and-dangerous.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:03:00 GMT One thing the task force does not have is a motive. Texas Ranger Brent Davis said: You would think that wed be able to figure out why someone would want to do this. We have nothing, no motive whatsoever. " http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/24/why-did-two-serialarsonists-set-fire-to-10-small-churches-in-east-texas.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/24/why-did-two-serialarsonists-set-fire-to-10-small-churches-in-east-texas.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:13:00 GMT It is only with great difficulty that Ive been able to watch the home videos of the McStay family. The family of four has been missing since Feb. 4th. Whereas before it was just another missing persons case, now after watching the video it is becoming something quite personal. http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/21/do-you-notice-any-conspicuous-clues-when-you-watch-the-mcstay-home-videos.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/21/do-you-notice-any-conspicuous-clues-when-you-watch-the-mcstay-home-videos.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:29:00 GMT A family of four is gone! A San Diego Sheriffs Office spokesman, Lt. Dennis Brugos, said recently: Its an absolute mystery," and At this point there is nothing that jumps out." http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/20/san-diego-family-of-4-disappear-where-did-they-go.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/20/san-diego-family-of-4-disappear-where-did-they-go.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:16:00 GMT The mystery only deepens in the January 3rd murder of attractive model Paula Sladewski. Paulas charred body was found in a North Miami dumpster around 9 PM. Some new information has been released in February, but it has only added to the confusion. http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/17/mystery-only-widens-in-miami-murder-of-model-paula-sladewski.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/17/mystery-only-widens-in-miami-murder-of-model-paula-sladewski.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT Walter Frederick Morrison, 90, the inventor of the Frisbee, died February 9th at his Utah home. The Southern California toy company, Wham-O, has sold more than 200 million Frisbees to date. That simple little toy has permeated every continent in every country, as many homes have Frisbees as any other device ever invented. " http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/02/13/walter-fred-morrison-inventor-of-the-frisbee-dies-at-90.php http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/02/13/walter-fred-morrison-inventor-of-the-frisbee-dies-at-90.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:00 GMT Since its launch in 2005, The Huffington Post has become a very successful electronic news service. Growth has been exponential and it can be thought of as a model for news on the internet. How can we account for its meteoric rise to prominence? Some of the reasons are more obvious, some more elusive, as we study its history http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/10/why-is-the-huffington-post-so-successful.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/10/why-is-the-huffington-post-so-successful.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:46:00 GMT Theres a V-8 engine in this Mustang of a murder mystery! Herein lies a moral as well. Money is the root of all evil. Never have I believed this to be anymore truer. http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/06/for-abraham-shakespeare-bad-luck-is-his-only-jackpot.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/02/06/for-abraham-shakespeare-bad-luck-is-his-only-jackpot.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Wed, 3 Feb 2010 18:37:00 GMT North Miami police have released a composite sketch of a suspect who was seen with 26-year-old former-Playboy model Paula Sladewski outside Club Space in Miami. http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/03/police-release-detailed-sketch-of-suspect-in-murder-case-of-paula-sladewski.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2010/02/03/police-release-detailed-sketch-of-suspect-in-murder-case-of-paula-sladewski.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:45:00 GMT I lost some sleep last night thinking about who might be the sadistic killer of Paula Sladewski (sla-DEW-ski). Not much news has come out http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/01/31/will-we-ever-catch-the-sadistic-killer-of-paula-sladewski.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/01/31/will-we-ever-catch-the-sadistic-killer-of-paula-sladewski.php jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays)