A serial toilet clogger who blocked bathrooms in Wisconsin pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal damage to property and was sentenced to 150 days in jail for his crimes. “I need to make things right and pray for forgiveness every day,” said Patrick D. Beeman after he was sentenced.
Rochester Cathedral opens golf course to attract young
Rochester Cathedral in Kent has opened a crazy golf course to try and attract a younger crowd. Reverend Rachel Phillips said of the course, which features a bridge: “The course forms the centrepiece of a Building Bridges theme running through the summer. We hope that visitors will reflect on the bridges that need to be built in their own lives and in our world today.”
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