Patriot News Network

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

War on Freedom

7-year-old arrested for shooting Nerf gun at school

HAMMONTON, New Jersey - February 2, 2011 - A 7-year-old child allegedly shot a Nerf-style toy gun in his Hammonton, New Jersey school on January 18. No one was hurt, but the pint-size softshooter now faces misdemeanor criminal charges.

Hammonton Police began an investigation into the “suspicious activity” at the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center January 18 after school o

Road to Depression

Over 43 million Amerikans using food stamps!

NEW YORK - February 2, 2011 - Nearly a year and a half into what we are told by the government is an economic recovery, some 43.6 million Amerikans continued to rely on food stamps in November.

More than 14% of the population drew food stamps in November to purchase groceries as high unemployment and muted wage growth crimped budgets. The number of recipients was up 0.9% from October

Road to Depression

Sheriff may seize Chase bank furniture and equipment

EL PASO, Texas - February 2, 2011 - An El Paso sheriff may seize furniture and computers at a local JPMorgan Chase branch unless the bank complies with a judge's order to pay the legal bills of a single mother who was evicted by the bank, a judge froze the foreclosure.

The manager of the Chase branch was served on January 26 with court papers that instructed the company to pay lawyer

Road to Depression

Egyptians stock up on food and water as protests rage!

CAIRO, Egypt - January 31, 2011 - After 24 years in Canada, Rafik and Leila Baladi moved back to Cairo two weeks ago to settle down.

Now, like many other residents of the Egyptian capital, they're stocking up on bottled water and essential foodstuffs as chaos engulfs this sprawling city of some 18 million.

Road to Depression

Home prices sink further!

NEW YORK - January 31, 2011 - Home values are falling at an accelerating rate in many cities across the United States.

The Wall Street Journal's latest quarterly survey of housing-market conditions found that prices declined in all of the 28 major metropolitan areas tracked during the fourth quarter when compared to a year earlier.

Road to Depression

More millionaires are defaulting on mortgages!

Homeowners with loans of more than $1 million default more often than owners with loans worth less.

NEW YORK - January 30, 2011 - The RealtyTrac organization predicted earlier this month that home foreclosures in 2011 would likely exceed the record 3.8 million reported in 2010.

War on Freedom

Cameras in more places for more uses in DC!

WASHINGTON - February 3, 2011 - The District’s top security chiefs are planning to expand their use of electronic surveillance by issuing tickets for more traffic offenses, integrating thousands of private and public cameras into a single feed and adding portable cameras that can be positioned to peek into any neighborhood.