107.9 The River » protest http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Fri, 24 May 2013 00:45:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Casper Reacts to Westboro Baptist Church Plan to Protest Funerals in Connecticut http://theriver1079.com/casper-reacts-to-westboro-baptist-church-plan-to-protest-funerals-in-connecticut/ http://theriver1079.com/casper-reacts-to-westboro-baptist-church-plan-to-protest-funerals-in-connecticut/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:04:27 +0000 Ian Delap http://theriver1079.com/?p=219151 The Westboro Baptist Church are no strangers to Casper.  Most Casperites remember the WBC from protesting the funeral service held for Matthew Shepard in 1998 in Casper.  The WBC has now targeted the Connecticut tragedy as their next protesting platform.  The internet has been reacting extensively and Casper residents are getting in on the discussion.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/casper-reacts-to-westboro-baptist-church-plan-to-protest-funerals-in-connecticut/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Angry Citizens Wear Diapers in Spanish Protests [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/angry-citizens-wear-diapers-in-spanish-protests-video/ http://theriver1079.com/angry-citizens-wear-diapers-in-spanish-protests-video/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:59:03 +0000 Wendy Gould http://tsminteractive.com/?p=18692 Wearing adult-sized diapers may be a strange way to voice your disapproval, but the infant-inspired getup will definitely get you noticed.

At least it did for a group in Valencia, Spain who continue raising their voices against social spending cuts and austerity measures put in place by the government there.

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