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US hostage proposes marriage from Colombian jungle 20. Mai 2008 A sad love story - please share it with others so these two will come together again! MIAMI (AFP) — From the dark, sweltering jungle, after five years spent as a hostage of Colombian rebels, Keith Stansell managed to transmit a message: will you marry me?

Busy couple of days in the SGV and surrounding neighborhoods: In La Puente a man was killed following a dispute near Stimpson and Fairgrove. LA PUENTE - Deputies responding to a 9-1-1 call reporting a fight in a residential neighborhood Sunday discovered the body of a man lying in the street, authorities said.

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photo by, PJ Do you ever wonder why certain types of music can fill us with so much emotion? I even know I am being manipulated into feeling sad when the Mother-Daughter confrontation is coming up in my Blockbuster rental. But when I hear those violin strings they touch me at a primal level that can not be denied.

photo by neil creek Recently I published an article about the human-nature connection. In that article I covered three ways in which we humans are like nature: Our Desire To Communicate, Our Vulnerability, and Our Inner Purity. I wanted to go further with this topic because I believe it is so important.

The death of Glenn Patrick Rose following a pursuit that ended in a hail of gunfire in a Covina alley is generating a lot of comment from friends and family in a Topix discussion of Amanda Baumfeld's story. Here's a sample comment from someone identified as JoJo of Covina: Those of us that knew Patrick know what cause's this type of behavior.

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photo by Miradise These past few years there have been more natural disasters than ever before. Floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes are killing at alarming rates all over the world. Those not killed are left displaced, feeling utterly lost and alone. Some may say global warming is to blame.

In the News Both the LAT and the Riverside Press-Enterprise delve into the rash of violence at the Soboba Indian reservation outside San Jacinto. PE includes a timeline of incidents that stretches back to 2007. I've heard that the tensions are long simmering and likely go back many more years if not decades.

Less than a week after the slaying of 90-year-old Evelyn Mosley at her home on Lincoln Avenue in Altadena, the Board of Supervisors is ready to authorize a reward. Mosley was found lying in a pool of blood inside her home by firefighters who had responded to reports of smoke.