Speculation abounds as to why 2,000 Red-Wing blackbirds have fallen out of the sky. One of the more interesting theories is that local kids were shooting off fireworks, and “scared the blackbirds” and apparently gave them all heart attacks. Reminiscent of the Dustin Hoffman movie, “Outbreak” or creepy episodes of The Outer Limits, obviously, the government would rather put out the old “there is nothing to worry about” propaganda on this one. Workers from the EPA were walking around Beebe in their white decontamination suits, yet the EPA has stated emphatically, the locals have nothing to fear. [...]
