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After 33 days of testimony, Casey Marie Anthony has been found "Not Guilty" of murdering her two year old daughter Caylee.  She could walk free as early as tomorrow.  Was justice served?

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Have you been following the Casey Anthony Murder Trial? Who presented the best case? The prosecution? Or the defense?

Somehow I got sucked into this fiasco by waking up too early and flipping on Tru-TV.  So, after six weeks of the prosecution alleging Casey is a party girl who had a toddler daughter that didn’t fit into her lifestyle of heavy drinking, partying, a risque sex life and more lies than all U.S. Presidents combined, does all this make it easy for the jury?  Do the countless lies she has been caught in make things look bad for her?  Or does it put enough reasonable doubt on the table to make it hard for the jury to take capital murder off the table?  Her mother got caught lying to prevent her daughter from receiving the death penalty and her father’s emotional meltdown on the stand many said was quite powerful for the prosecution’s case.

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This is a sad story if you are like me and like butter. And I like me my butter. The lady at the Iowa State Fair who sculpted Tiger Woods, Elvis, and even Jesus' likeness out of butter, has passed away to that big creamery in the sky.

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You probably have heard about the plane crash that happened last week in Charlevoix. It was all over the news late last week. A plane crashed into a garage on the approach to Charlevoix Municipal Airport. A place I have been by about a thousand times.

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It takes a village to raise a child, but it may also take a village to help a man prepare for parenthood.

With Father’s Day coming up, what better way to introduce you to a new phenomenon called “dadchelor” parties.”

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If Susannah Bortner wants her son’s stuffed animal returned, she’s going to have to make sure the kidnappers who took it are stuffed themselves.

The Brooklyn, New York woman’s two-year-old son lost his teddy bear wrapped in a blanket last month only to have the alleged kidnapper promise to return it in exchange for $10,000 worth of cupcakes. And not just any kind of cupcakes — gluten-free ones.

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I, Craig Russell, from the Afternoon Hustle, have something I need to talk about with you, the WFGR Listener family. I’d like to take this time to clear up some of the questions that have been raised over the past 10 days or so, and take full responsibility for my actions. At the outset, I’d like to make it clear that I have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people I care about the most, and I’m deeply sorry.

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OK, by now you have heard about the Weiner thing. It might have been his, but he wasn't sure. "Things digitally can be manipulated" he said. Yeah right.

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This is nothing short of amazing.  Just a reminder at how destructive mother nature can be.   Something even more amazing..

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If you are a “technology geek” like me, you may have came across stories about a new game for iPad and Android devices developed for our furry feline friends. If you haven’t heard about this, whether you think it’s ridiculous or not, allow me to fill you in…

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After thousands sold their homes, flushed away their bank accounts, alienated their families and worse, Preacher Harold Camping's May 21, 2011 apocalypse prediction didn't come true.  But don't worry... He just miscalculated, again.

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On Friday, I blogged about the special Storm Chasers show on Discovery channel Sunday with video coverage of some of the deadliest tornadoes in history.  But another huge tornado has stormed through Joplin Missouri over the weekend

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