Governments' Lighter Side

Controversial anti-smoking aid: assault on an officer

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:44:00 +0000

What would you do to kick a bad habit?

Governments' Lighter Side

Christie's victory over eight-legged foe

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:00 +0000

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie executed a spider Monday as students watched.

Governments' Lighter Side

Who do voodoo?

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:00 +0000

A North Miami mayoral candidate is menaced with voodoo hexes.

Governments' Lighter Side

Pint-sized park causes international dispute

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:56:00 +0000

A tiny Portland park has caused international upset after a dispute over who should rightly hold the "world's smallest" record.

Governments' Lighter Side

Judge holds himself in contempt after cellphone mishap

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:29:00 +0000

A Michigan judge found himself in contempt of court over a non-silenced cellphone.

Governments' Lighter Side

Man sues town over plague of frogs

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:00 +0000

Clarence, N.Y. – Paul Marinaccio was distraught as he watched the 40 acres of real estate he owned slowly transform into a swamp, filled by waste water from a nearby subdivision development, but it was what the water brought with it that truly terrified him.

Frogs.

Governments' Lighter Side

Apparently you can bag everything at Wal-Mart

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:43:00 +0000

They say you can get almost anything at Wal-Mart, but when's the last time you bagged a buck in isle 6?

Governments' Lighter Side

Team work!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:36:00 +0000

Now that's what I call team work!

Governments' Lighter Side

Better watch your step

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Albuquerque, N.M., Open Space Division educational coordinator Bill Pentler spent his past Friday afternoon dealing with a poop problem.

Governments' Lighter Side

And the winner — um, mayor — is ...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Sometimes flipping a coin can be useful when making a decision, but the Helper, Utah, City Council recently chose its mayor by drawing a name from a basket.