What news stories will you most remember from 2012?

[ILP]

We discuss a lot of news stories in this forum. Which ones will remind you of 2012?

whitney houston
the never ending campaign/election year
the olympics
treyvon martin
NM man arrested for DWI and locked in solitary for 2 years who pulled his own tooth in prison
Jabin Bogan, trucker, detained in Mexican prison for 7 months after making a wrong turn

[CeaBee]

at MG.

I think you made me watch it during the olympics

[Blackstar*]

All of the above plus these stories:

[Peasie]

Trayvon Martin news certainly defined 2012 What a year this has been! \0/

Echoing what others said earlier, I really enjoyed being wid unno "live" during the Olympics . We also watched the Wallenda man walk across Niagara Falls. Good times, I tell ya

Reminds me of the time Nanook and I stayed up and chatted in SB while we waited for Newton Marshall to cross the finish line in the Iditarod. Good times

[kia027]

Trayvon Martin and the other black men being killed for being black
2012 election- and its comedy
Olympics
JA 50th

Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy
The droughts
The floods

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[Pepper]

I wonder if him bury yet. Maybe bout a month or so ago me hear pon di radio dat him fambly still was a squabble ovah him estate and who have di right fi bury him. Him dead from July. Mek a go google and see.

[Pepper]

Ok, him did finally get put to rest. What a crying shame....

Almost four months after his death from lung cancer, actor Sherman Hemsley will finally have the funeral service he deserves on Wednesday, November 14. The memorial service is scheduled to take place in El Paso, Texas with the actor's manager, Flora Enchinton, planning the service.

Read more: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/...#ixzz2GNH3tYs7

[Pepper]

Back to the thread topic....

I would say the landslide reelection Obama as POTUS and Bolt as the first man to ever successfully defend 100M olympic gold.

[ILP]

Ok, him did finally get put to rest. What a crying shame....

Almost four months after his death from lung cancer, actor Sherman Hemsley will finally have the funeral service he deserves on Wednesday, November 14. The memorial service is scheduled to take place in El Paso, Texas with the actor's manager, Flora Enchinton, planning the service.

Read more: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/...#ixzz2GNH3tYs7

Umm...no...him "proper" funeral nu gwan as yet. He is still the funeral home. #smdh

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Umm...no...him "proper" funeral nu gwan as yet. He is still the funeral home. #smdh

I've heard - but not seen any confirmation - that because he was gay the family doesn't want his partner to inherit any of his estate.

[tuffstuff]

I've heard - but not seen any confirmation - that because he was gay the family doesn't want his partner to inherit any of his estate.

TAP TELL LIE STAR!! JAWGE JEFFASIN NEY LOVE NOBATTY BATTY.

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Idle No More. The movement.
There is audio as well as text on this site:http://idlenomore1.blogspot.com/

What was started by a handful of Women in Canada a few weeks ago, has grown to a world wide awareness with Flash Mob Round Dances held in cities everywhere, in solidarity. I was to a Flash Mob Round Dance on Christmas Eve, held inside a Walmart store. Here are a few of my favorite pictures I took:

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This is not just an indigenous people's fight, but everyone in the world's fight if we are to stop big corporations from raping our Mother Earth over their greed for profits.

There is a FB page for in general, and more popping up every day for specific areas of the country. I'm going to another Flash Mob tomorrow.

Please keep Chief Spence in your thoughts and Prayers.

https://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreCommunity

Dis mus be a Canada thing. Very ironic dat di girl my size a beg fi end hunga strike. Me eda recanize say it leave more food fi me :shh: