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BREAKING
ARSONIST EX-HUSBAND ARRESTED: 'I CAN FIX HIM' CULT EMERGES ONLINE
INLAND EMPIRE COUNTY SHERIFF • 07.17.2007
Local woman's ex-husband Gerard 'Gerry' McAuliffe was taken into custody Tuesday following a house fire that destroyed their former marital home. Investigators are calling it arson. Meanwhile, an online fan club has emerged and we are deeply concerned...
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LOCAL SCULPTOR FINDS LOVE AFTER MESSY DIVORCE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Metal sculptor Erin Meriweather is moving on. Just months after her divorce was finalized, sources say she's been spotted with a local attorney. Friends describe her as "finally happy." We caught up with her for an exclusive interview...
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Animal Control Bulletin
URGENT
MISSING CAT: DO NOT APPROACH
CALL ANIMAL CONTROL IMMEDIATELY
Her name is Mitzy. She is bitter, aggressive, and possibly plotting something. If you see her, do not approach. Call animal control immediately. Or buy the t-shirt and wear it as a warning to others...
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UNDERDOG LAWYER SCORES MASSIVE SETTLEMENT IN DAVID VS. GOLIATH CASE
COHEN & ASSOCIATES
Attorney Jaime Q. Cohen just won big. The little guy took on a major corporation and walked away with a settlement that has the legal community buzzing...
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STERN GOES OFF ON EAST OREGON READING APP LIVE ON AIR
THE HOWARD STERN SHOW • APRIL 15, 2007
HOWARD: Okay so some schmuck in East Oregon — which by the way has produced nothing but gonorrhea and shitkickers — this guy says he's going to get people to read BOOKS on their PHONES. On their PHONES, Robin.
ROBIN: Ha.
HOWARD: Nobody is reading a book on a phone. You can barely watch porn on a phone.
ROBIN: People manage.
HOWARD: I'm sure you do. Next you'll tell me that YouTube is gonna be the next MTV. What a bunch of horseshit.
ROBIN: To be fair, they do have an interesting idea—
HOWARD: Robin. Stop. You're killing me. An interesting idea. From East Oregon.
ROBIN: I'm just saying.
HOWARD: Nobody asked you. We'll be right back.
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GERRY MCAULIFFE SELLS RIGHTS TO HIS STORY FOR SIX FIGURES
PUBLISHERS IN BIDDING WAR OVER ARSONIST'S MEMOIR
In a move that has shocked absolutely no one who knows him, convicted arsonist Gerry McAuliffe has sold the rights to his story for six figures. Publishers are calling it "the most unhinged love story of 2007."
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ERIS SCULPTURE IN CORTEN STEEL SURVIVES HOUSE FIRE
WITNESSES SAY IT BURNED BRIGHTER • FIRE POPPIES BLOOM IN THE ASH
When firefighters arrived at the Meriweather property, they found the sculptures standing in the wreckage—untouched, rust-orange in the smoke. Neighbors described the scene as “like they were meant to witness it.”
In the weeks since, fire poppies have emerged across the scorched land. The wildflowers, dormant for years in the soil, bloom only after fire.
Word has spread that Erin Meriweather has no intention of rebuilding. What she does intend is less clear. A contractor was seen on site last week.
The sculptures haven’t moved.
The Clip Everyone's Forwarding
VIRAL
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THIS CAME FROM AND WE CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT
WEB VIDEO • APRIL 2007
A 30-second clip appeared online this week and nobody can figure out who made it. Girl meets guy. The guy is great. The other guy, so not. He brought whiskey and gasoline to a party where he wasn't invited and a goddess made of steel was the only one who survived the fire. Kidding. But some shit went down.
47,000 views in 48 hours. No credits. No explanation. We have questions.
East Oregon Weekly
COMMUNITY
DREAD NEWCOMER LAUNCHES TASTY BAKERY
DREAD, OREGON • FEB. 2007
Ava, 20, newly engaged to a Navy SEAL, says she's not worried about the gloomy economic forecast. "I put everything into this bakery," she said, smiling. "So it has to work, right?"
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