LAist: Extra, Extra

Lindsay William-Ross

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:21:16 -0800

okay Lakers fans... settle down. It says "To football fans" re: a team from Minnesota, namely the Vikings. Football, people. But, did you know that the team actually originated in Detroit as the Gems, then moved to Minneapolis in '47? And they aren't called the Lakers because of all the lakes in Minnesota... they're named for the cargo ships that carried supplies across the Great Lakes following WW2.

Public Relations

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:41:04 -0800

Blame it on the DNA: A convicted sex offender who had hopes of being paroled soon was sentenced to life in prison for the 1985 murder of a 19-year-old Anaheim waitress. The case had been unsolved for over 20 years until the DNA linked Lynn Dean Johnson, 52, to the murder. What is so great about DNA testing is that it knows no politics or loyalty. When done correctly, it will set the innocent free and convict the guilty and even clear suspects . Truth and justice is its only master - WHEN IT IS DONE CORRECTLY. When discovered that tests were done incorrectly, it only compounds injustices.

crza

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:29:37 -0800

Ha! I was just thinking, " um, what about the LAKERS?" damn beat me to it.

RedMercury

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:04:02 -0800

"[...] there won't be a team from Minnesota moving here." You mean there won't be another team moving here...