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Also reported in the LA Times, the ex-wife of casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian has asked a judge to increase child support for their three-year-old daughter from $50,000 a month to $320,000 a month. Her petition claims that little Kira Kerkorian needs $144,000 a month for travel, $14,000 for parties (her first birthday party cost $70,000), $10,200 for food (about $340 per meal), and $7,000 for charitable donations.
Richard Hobbs, a Right to Life Party candidate for the Westchester County Board of Legislators in New York, was defeated last November after the news media identified him as a twice-convicted pedophile. Hobbs told reporters he didn’t think the convictions were relevant to the campaign because “there are no children at the county legislature.”
Kimberly Herricks, a 36-year-old manager for Donato’s Pizza in Lakewood, Ohio, was indicted last December for stealing $38,000 from the company. According to police, Herricks boosted her store’s sales figures by fabricating large orders from schools, hospitals, and other organizations and adjusting the books to cover the costs. She was caught after she asked the store’s owner to help her move to a new house and he discovered 400 rotting pizzas in her garage.
Our Civilization in Decline
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Shawn Belschwender.
