Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

War on Freedom

Florida couple says TSA search went too far!

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida - July 13, 2011 - Airport security is a part of traveling these days, from walking through X-Ray machines to being patted down. But one New Port Richey couple contacted 10 News to say the search they received went too far.

"It was extremely thorough, almost a violation, "says Jason Steitler as he describes how a TSA official searched him at the Grea

War on Freedom

Grand jury declines to indict man who shot at police!

DALLAS, Texas - July 12, 2011 - A grand jury has declined to indict Steven Ray Jones after he was accused of intentionally shooting at Dallas police officers last month at a Pleasant Grove apartment complex.

At the time of the shooting, Jones, 27, was on the phone begging a 911 operator to quickly send the police while men tried to kick in the door. Jones said he believed attackers w

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Kaipara guardians planning cultural ban against tidal power project!

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - July 12, 2011 - Kaipara guardians are getting ready to place a cultural ban against a new tidal energy power project at the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in northern New Zealand.

This past February, the NZ power company Crest Energy got the OK to install 200 tide-driven turbines along the seabed at the mouth of the harbour. The openhydro-style power plant would

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Oklahoma pharmacist sentenced to life for killing would-be robber!

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - July 11, 2011 - An Oklahoma pharmacist has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager who tried to rob the south Oklahoma City pharmacy where he worked.

Road to Depression

Unemployment rises to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls!

WASHINGTON - July 8, 2011 - Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year after a spring slump.

The economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June, the fewest in nine months. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2%, the highest rate of the year, the Labor Department said Friday.

Road to Depression

World food prices rise as cost of sugar soars!

ROME, Italy - July 7, 2011 - World food prices rose by 1% in June, the UN's food agency said on Thursday.

"A strong rise in international sugar prices" was behind much of the increase, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said in a statement.

Road to Depression

Gold sets two-week high as inflation worries return!

NEW YORK - July 6, 2011 - Gold prices climbed for a third day Wednesday, rising to a two-week high after a rate hike in China put inflation concerns back in the spotlight and as worries over euro zone debt stoked safe-haven buying.

After rising in tandem with oil and grains on Tuesday, gold broke away from a lackluster commodities complex and shrugged off a stronger dollar as risk-av