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Thursday, May 12, 2005
Around the Wire
Here are some headlines that caught my eye this morning:
- A Kansas law that grants tuition breaks for illegal aliens is being challenged. (What really bothers me is that they have even contemplated giving people who are breaking the law a tuition break. Wonder if my boys will get a tuition break when they go to college... didn't think so... )
- Senator McCain (RINO, AZ) wants the GOP to make a deal with the Dems. (Yeah, well... he also thinks we should trust Harry Reid. Oh, yeah, like THAT's gonna happen. Senator... most Republicans don't like you- and you're not helping your '08 run with comments like this... just sayin'... )
- A school in Kansas might be facing a lawsuit because the principal has banned Bibles... on the playground. (uh... Mr. Principal Person... you're wrong. The parent who complained is wrong. You should be happy that those boys are reading their Bibles during recess. At least they're not getting into trouble.)
- Students in Modesto are whining because they'll "have nothing to wear" once the new school dress code goes into effect next year.
"I think it is ridiculous. Everywhere you shop, there is nothing to get," said student Ashley Taylor.
(This is a joke, right? They can't find ANYTHING to wear? Yeah... let me go shopping for them. I'll find something for them to wear. The word "uniform" comes to mind...)
Student Alexis Thompson said the new school rules will wipe out her current wardrobe."I will probably have to buy all new clothing for next year. It is going to be hard because pretty much all the stores sell lingerie," Thompson said.
And it's not just the girls who will have to dress more conservative. Mike Tershler, a senior at Davis High School, said he likes to show off his boxers, which peak over his pants -- a look that is banned for next year.
"I think I look good, pretty sexy. The ladies like it," Tershler said. - PETA has a dirty little secret... its shelter in Virginia puts down 85% of the animals it takes in- a much higher rates than other shelters in the area. PETA Kills Animals is on a rampage, pointing out the higher rate of animals not adopted out, as well as publicizing PETA's support for environmental terrorism groups and their scare-tactic campaigns aimed at children. (Preach it, folks! Preach it!)
- USAID and OSI (a Soros organization) have been manuevering around federal laws to support needle exchange programs in Central Asia. (They claim they're within the law, but... telling the people who get grants from USAID to make sure that their money is used for other programs, thus freeing funds for the exchange program is just funky accounting. And wrong. )
- One judge has waited 15 years for his confirmation hearing. (The Senate schedule says today's his day... we'll see if it actually happens. I wish him luck... he's gonna need it.)
- DC city officials are upset about yesterday's evacuation- and it's all the Feds fault (of course.) (Um... this isn't the first time the Capitol or the White House has been evacuated. They just noticed yesterday that they're not in th loop? Whose fault is that? Guys... if you want on the special pager list, all you have to do is ask. And stop WHINING.)
- Connecticut is about to perform its first execution since 1960. People have been protesting the upcoming execution for a while now, but now there's a lawsuit. Evidently, people are worried that this execution will cause an increase in suicides among people on death row in Hartford. (Is it callous of me to point out that this isn't necessarily a bad thing? I mean, these people are sentenced to death, even if the state isn't willing to flip the switch on them. They're actually performing a final act of public service, right? OK... I'll be nice now... )
- There's a new rodent in Laos. It's not very cute. But, evidently, it's tasty.
- Pregnant women can now blame the baby (if it's a girl, that is) if she has a lot of memory loss during pregnancy. hCG levels are probably the culprit. (Sorry... just found this study interesting... )
- In a related story, a new "smart pill" might help beat memory loss (or ADHD, or jet lag, or even Alzheimers). (Sign me up for that trial!)
- Swiss researchers are starting a trial of a vaccine for obesity. (Man... if this works... even less responsibility for the average person. woohoo!)
