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“The man dubbed the “Duct Tape Bandit was ruled mentally competent to stand trial in a Boyd County courtroom Tuesday. Kasey Kazee was arrested last August after police say he wrapped his head in duct tape went into Shamrock Liquor Store and demanded money.¹

A man who is being called the ” Duct Tape” bandit robbed a liquor store in Kentucky. He got out of the store with two rolls of coins, which police later found scattered in the parking lot.²

Before the ??Duct Tape Bandit?? could make his getaway, another store employee tackled him in the parking lot, police said. The employee and several other men who came running from a neighboring store detained the suspect until officers arrived.³

The Bandit was then wrestled to the ground in the car park by another store employee, who held him until the police arrived. When they got there, the cops had the fun job of peeling the duct tape off the man’s face.⁴

A man who is being called the ” Duct Tape” bandit robbed a liquor store in Kentucky. He got out of the store with two rolls of coins, which police later found scattered in the parking lot.⁵

Al Franken and Tom Davis went to the same private high school in Minneapolis, and later worked in Brave New Workshop, a satirical theater group. Franken graduated from Harvard with a degree in general studies, and continued doing comedy on the side.¹

Hosted by Al Franken, it featured commentary and interviews arguing for liberal positions on the issues of the day, and comically poking fun at conservatives. The show began as The O’Franken Factor on March 31, 2004.²

Born in 1951, Franken grew up in Minnesota and performed stand-up in high school and college. In 1975, he landed a job at a fledgling comedy show called “Saturday Night Live.” Twenty years later, he left, having written some of the show’s most enduring material.³

Franken received four Emmys for his writing on SNL and a fifth for producing. He also won recognition for his on-camera work, first as half of the comedy team of “Franken and Davis”, then for his “Al Franken Decade” persona.⁴

Alan Stuart “Al” Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an Emmy Award?winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on Saturday Night Live and his liberal political views.⁵

To face Coleman, Franken must first win the Democratic nomination. His chief competitor appears to be Mike Ciresi, 61, a wealthy attorney who has flirted with a number of races and who lost the 2000 Senate primary.⁶

Drake says the jokes get at a “larger truth” about Franken: he’s got an anger issue. He once literally tackled a stubborn heckler at a Howard Dean rally after the security staff failed to eject the man.⁷

Cinco de Mayo or the Fifth of May commemorates the 1862 victory by Mexican forces, including ordinary citizens, over French soldiers. The battle known as La Batalla de Puebla or The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5th.¹

The 5th of May, day of celebration of Cinco De Mayo, is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be.²

Nevertheless, Cinco de Mayo is a potent symbol of Mexican unity and national pride — and is notably celebrated these days by Chicanos north of the border even more than by Mexicans themselves in Mexico. If you can’t get to a parade, listen to mariachi music, or watch folklorico dancing, how about trying out some of these festive recipes from the pages of Bon App?t.³

This website provides so many resources to use in the classroom - lesson plan ideas, vocabulary terms, history of the holiday and more! When planning your Cinco de Mayo lessons, don’t forget to check out this unique website.⁴

Fox TV reported the downtown Reno event as the biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration on the West Coast. Spanning over 15 city blocks and hosting over 100,000 people.⁵

Today on the fifth of May, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated by native Mexican (and American) people everywhere. In Mexico, several towns elaborately reenact the Battle of Puebla in a day-long dramatization that includes acting and speeches.⁶

The holiday of Cinco de Mayo is primarily a regional holiday in Mexico, celebrated in the state of Puebla. There is some limited recognition of the holiday in other parts of the country.⁷