Thursday, March 06, 2008

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

FOXNews.com - Good Samaritan Dies After Trying to Catch Thieves Taking Starbucks Tip Jar - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - Good Samaritan Dies After Trying to Catch Thieves Taking Starbucks Tip Jar - Local News News Articles National News US News: "There's two sides to every story,' Paillou said. 'We need to talk to the suspects.'"

MDOT helping drivers handle roundabouts - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

MDOT helping drivers handle roundabouts - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "In recognition of a growing number of sometimes-confusing traffic circles in Michigan, like the new one at Third and Clay in downtown Muskegon, the Michigan Department of Transportation has thoughtfully provided instructions in its newly released 2008 state map."

MI Drive - What is a Roundabout?

MI Drive - What is a Roundabout?

The Volokh Conspiracy - You Can't Read That!:

The Volokh Conspiracy - You Can't Read That!:: "Employee of public university disciplined for engaging in 'racial harassment' for reading a book called Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan. Apparently, the fact that the book had the phrase 'Ku Klux Klan' in its title was enough to set the regulatory gears in motion. Paul Secunda has the details at Concurring Opinions."

The Swamp: Poll: Public believes McCain, not NY Times

The Swamp: Poll: Public believes McCain, not NY Times: "According to the study, the only groups likely to believe the newspaper were African Americans, Democrats and liberals. Conservative Republicans believed McCain by 65.5 percent compared to 6.3 percent who believed the newspaper."

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Everyone lived!

Great airplane landings.... with no guilt!

AIRLINE BIZ Blog The Dallas Morning News

Staffers: Drain boss made threats - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

Staffers: Drain boss made threats - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "He said the women in his office may have filed the complaint because 'females can't handle pressure like a male.'"

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Kruse Kronicle: Taxing Questions

Kruse Kronicle: Taxing Questions: "Finally, keep in mind the New York Times article two weeks a ago that pointed out that while the bottom quintile has $9,974 in income per household a year it spends $18,153. That means non-cash assistance (as well draws on savings in the case of retired or unemployed payers) nearly doubles the actual income of the bottom quintile.
Rather than populist outcry over 'tax cuts for the wealthy,' maybe we need to look at the whole package of consequences that come from tax policy. Is the final objective really to have all taxes paid by the top 1% of society?"

Bummer dude!

Money trumps lies?

Or the lack thereof....

Heh...

Global warming pioneer's job threatened - Independent.co.uk: "Dr Sparks may soon be out of a job due to swingeing cuts at the centre. Its three leading wildlife research stations, Monks Wood, Winfrith in Dorset and Banchory, near Aberdeen are being scrapped. The latter two have already gone; a precise date has not yet been set for the closure of Monks Wood, but it is expected to happen this year."

Our government at war with us!

My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables) - New York Times: "But consumers who would like to be able to buy local fruits and vegetables not just at farmers’ markets, but also in the produce aisle of their supermarket, will be dismayed to learn that the federal government works deliberately and forcefully to prevent the local food movement from expanding.

South American war?


Ecuador leader 'linked to Farc': "Colombia has said documents found in a cross-border raid suggest links between left-wing Farc rebels and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa.
Colombian troops had entered Ecuador in a raid that killed a Farc leader, Raul Reyes, and 16 other rebels."

Fallen girl's courage had huge effect on Neitzel


Greenandwhite.com: Fallen girl's courage had huge effect on Neitzel: "Just like every other Saturday in the fall, 11-year-old Natalie Freiburger of Charlotte was playing soccer with her youth team.
Two days later, she was diagnosed with what her mother described as 'a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.'"...
Natalie was such a Neitzel fan, that after she was diagnosed - and got her head shaved - she had a picture taken of herself to emulate a picture of Neitzel pumping his fists in an MSU win over Wisconsin last season.
The pictures hung side by side, on the door of her hospital room.
Neitzel and Natalie began communicating frequently on the Web page and via e-mail. He visited her on Christmas Eve, gave her a hat and a Sparty doll, let her wear his letter jacket.
She told him she had one concern - how her parents would be able to cope with her death. That struck Neitzel, as it had her parents.
"One night, her father was crying on the end of her bed and she said, 'It's OK, Dad, I'm going to be all right,' "

Seeding or ceding the future? - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

Seeding or ceding the future? - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "Funded by the region's $15 million WIRED initiate, Innovation Works is an online data base where inventors can post their ideas and companies can post their needs for a new product or process."

A third of public school students lives in poverty - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

A third of public school students lives in poverty - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "In Grand Rapids and Kelloggsville schools, four of every five live in poverty, according to federal statistics on students who get free or reduced-price school lunches."