KICKS 105 THE COUNTRY LEADER » 911 http://kicks105.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Butt Dials to 911 are a Growing Problem http://kicks105.com/butt-dials-to-911-are-a-growing-problem/ http://kicks105.com/butt-dials-to-911-are-a-growing-problem/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:07 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=83487 9-1-1 false alarms are nothing new. We’ve heard of kids dialing 9-1-1 when there’s no emergency, and we've heard about people calling emergency dispatchers for all the wrong reasons, liked burned hamburgers at fast food restaurants and things.

But have you ever been driving on Highway 59 or Highway 69 and accidently butt-dialed 9-1-1? In the age where everyone has a smart phone that’s always at the ready, accidental pocket-dials to emergency officials are a growing problem.

]]> http://kicks105.com/butt-dials-to-911-are-a-growing-problem/feed/ 0 The History of the World Redux (Video) http://kicks105.com/the-history-of-the-world-redux-video/ http://kicks105.com/the-history-of-the-world-redux-video/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:19:29 +0000 Sean Ericson http://kicks105.com/?p=104498 It all started with a high school assignment and it ended with the end of life as we know it.

]]> http://kicks105.com/the-history-of-the-world-redux-video/feed/ 0 9/11, Pearl Harbor, And My 11th Grade History Class http://kicks105.com/911-pearl-harbor-and-my-11th-grade-history-class/ http://kicks105.com/911-pearl-harbor-and-my-11th-grade-history-class/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:40:31 +0000 Danny Merrell http://kicks105.com/?p=12590 I was not alive when Pearl Harbor happened.  Heck, my mom was only 4 years old at the time.   Much like anyone born years after 1941, I knew the details about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but I could hardly fathom the feelings of the profound significance of that terrible day on December 7th.

That all changed for me in 1980, and even more so in 2001. 

]]> http://kicks105.com/911-pearl-harbor-and-my-11th-grade-history-class/feed/ 0 Lucy Pemoni/Getty Images What Do Americans Think About Sacrificing Rights to Fight Terrorism After 9/11? http://kicks105.com/americans-rights-sacrificing-terrorism-911/ http://kicks105.com/americans-rights-sacrificing-terrorism-911/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:48:56 +0000 Jade Walker http://tsminteractive.com/?p=43774 The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 left an indelible mark on Americans. But even as the first responders climbed through the rubble in New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania, the country embarked on a “War on Terror.” With that war came years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq, indefinite detention of terror suspects without charges or trial, enhanced interrogation techniques, extraordinary rendition and the passage of the USA Patriot Act.

Ten years later, Americans are still wondering if it was wise to sacrifice some privacy and freedoms in order to fight terrorism.

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