Freedom Rights Rally & State Meeting
April 9 - April 12
State Meeting: Sunday April 11 @ 12 Noon
Monticello - American Legion Hall

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell find an apple a day may do much more than keep the doctor away. 
Apple juice and apple products may reduce the effects of age- related brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, finds apple juice and apple products may have nutritional properties that promote memory and learning and maintain brain health. 
The research also shows drinking apple juice even counteracted the negative effects of a poor and vitamin-deficient diet. 

"Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep burning, unquenchable." 

Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887), Activist, author 

A self-cleaning port-a-potty in Boston and Mardi Gras-themed restroom in Albany, N.Y., are competing for America's best restroom honors. The contest, sponsored by Cintas Corp.'s Sanis brand of restroom hygiene services, invites the public to vote online for the best toilet via its Web site thebestofusa.com. 
"Restroom hygiene is important for good health and good business," says Mike Wallner, Cintas marketing manager. "People form perceptions about the way companies do business based on a simple trip to the restroom. It's something that every organization has the ability to control." 

Uncle Sam takes on men with nicknames like "Psycho" and "Tubby Glide" in its Toledo courthouse next week in one of the largest federal racketeering cases ever.

The stakes are high, and so are the costs.

Security alone for the case against 38 alleged members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang begins at $40,000 for every three weeks of the trial, which is expected to take several months, said Steve Miller, head of the Toledo office of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Steve Austin is receiving quite a bit of praise for his in terest in giving fans a good time at RAW events. Austin has led memorable off-air ceremonies to assure that fans will go home happy, truly showing his dedication to the business. 
Austin is having a great time with his current WWE role, and is making the most of his character. 

-In a rather surprising move, WWE released Nikita from OVW last week. Nikita had actually been booked for a debut sev eral times on SmackDown!, but plans always ended up changing.  One original idea saw her playing Vince McMahon's illegitimate daughter. 

WHITE SPRINGS — As Florida celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Florida Folk Festival, event organizers are expecting as many as 60,000 visitors to join the festivities at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park over Memorial Day Weekend (May 28th, 29th and 30th). This year’s festival features Arlo Guthrie as the headline performer, leading a weekend-long parade of legendary musicians, singers and storytellers.

This year’s main festival theme is dance. Workshops will combine instruction with audience participation. In addition to the formal dance presentations, there will be dancing under the stars.

Sponsored by the Department and some of Florida’s leading businesses, the Florida Folk Festival takes place at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in historic White Springs, near the intersection of Interstates 10 and 75. Children under six are admitted free, and a one-time $4charge admits children aged 6 to 17 for all three days. Individual adult tickets are $20 a day or $40 for the weekend at the gate and $15/$35 if purchased in advance.

Tickets are available at the State of Florida’s Nature & Heritage Tourism Center near Highway 136 and U.S. Highway 41 in White Springs. For credit card orders, call toll-free 1-877-6FL-FOLK (1-877-635-3655). To order by mail, send a check or money order to the Nature & Heritage Tourism Center, P.O. Box 849, White Springs, FL 32096. Make the check payable to Florida Folk Festival.

Janklow's lawyers and state lawyers both filed written arguments today with the Supreme Court -- which will decide whether he should be released on bail while he appeals his convictions.

Janklow is serving a 100-day sentence in the Minnehaha County Jail. He was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, speeding and running a stop sign for an August accident near Trent that killed motorcyclist Randy Scott of Hardwick, Minnesota.

FLFLHTC: I wonder if this son of a bitch will ever stand up and take his punishment like a man.