In case you don't already have enough to worry about:
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday.
Ain't progress wonderful?
AS the world celebrates World Toilet Day today, sanitation experts have called for the end of the flushing dunny to save water and provide fertilizer for crops.
Consumer prices dropped by the largest amount last month in the 61 years the records have been kept. Why that's not the immediate good news we might think:
A fascinating interview with Robert Novak, who has been the man so many have loved to hate for so long. A tease:
The Sistine Chapel it ain't:
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On Monday, I did a post taking The Journal Gazette to task for not identifying those quoted in a story about illegal immigration:
I wonder if the JG would pull that “first names only” stunt if this were a bank robber or a burglar. As a matter of fact, would law enforcement let them get away with it, or would some reporter be hauled in front of a grand jury?
The "give peace a chance" crowd is getting a little nervous:
Reporting from Washington -- Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues.
Let's have a round of applause for National Ammo Day:
It is a nationwide BUYcott of ammunition. You buy ammunition. 100 Rounds a person.
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The goal of National Ammo Day is to empty the ammunition from the shelves of your local gun store, sporting goods, or hardware store and put that ammunition in the hands of law-abiding citizens. Make your support of the Second Amendment known--by voting with your dollars.
Our editorial today remarks on the inevitability (though not necessarily the desirability) of a statewide public smoking ban, because of rather than in spite of the 36 counties or communities that already have smoke-free ordinances of some kind:
But the ironic truth is that the more local smoking ordinances there are, the more likely there will eventually be a statewide ban.
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From Wikipedia:
The saying "Do not drink the Kool-Aid" now commonly refers to the Jonestown tragedy, meaning "Do not trust any group you find to be a little on the kooky side," or "Whatever they tell you, do not believe it too strongly." Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly is known for using the term in this manner.
Having "drunk the Kool-Aid" also refers to being a strong or fervent believer in a particular philosophy or mission — wholeheartedly or blindly believing in its virtues.
