There’s a soldier in Afghanistan collecting shoes, coats. gloves, and any other warm clothing you might be able to send for the kids that are running around in the snow barefoot. His name is Michael T. Larkin and his website is at:

 http://taskforcephoenix5.blogspot.com/

Check out his blog and support his effort, if you can.

He isn’t the first soldier to do something like this, but you won’t be hearing about it from any of the “unbiased” networks!

Valentine’s Day keeps private investivators busy

Flowers, candy, card may seem innocent, but they know better

Sunday, February 11, 2007By MIKE MARSHALL

Times Staff Writer, mike.marshall@htimes.com

It was Bill Posey’s first year as a private investigator, and he was pointing his video camera at a man and a woman lying in bed.

At 3 a.m., Posey was standing in the doorway of a house he didn’t own, watching the couple sleep. They were married, but not to one another.

For what seemed like an eternity, Posey aimed his video camera at the bed, struggling for a clear shot of the man’s face. Finally, the man rolled onto his elbow, then his back.

Read the rest:

http://www.al.com/living/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/living/117118013529450.xml&coll=1

(go to al.com, scroll down to “Living” on the left side and “You’re Caught”)