As Fort Wayne and New Haven bar owners could tell you, if you ban something people want in one jurisdiction, and an adjacent jurisdiction still has it, people will still get what they want:
New Jersey bakers are hoping the Big Apple's trans-fat ban means more dough for them.
As of today, the city's prohibition on hydrogenated oils extends to all baked goods, but no such restrictions exist across the river in the, uh, Larden State.
For the "unintended consequences" file: The American Family Association apparently doesn't like the term "gay" -- makes them sound too friendly and mainstream, I guess -- so for its new OneNewsNow outlet, it created a search/replace function that would replace gay with "homosexual" whenever it showed up in a story. You can probably guess what happened when a story came along about Olympic track team star Tyson Gay:
A little bit of 2nd Amendment disingenuousness from the Chicago Tribune, which, once upon a time, had a conservative editorial page. I'm not sure what it is now:
Repeal the wnd Amendment.
No, we don't suppose that's going to happen any time soon. But it should.
The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is evidence that, while the founding fathers were brilliant men, they could have used an editor.
It might seem like those high food prices haven't arrived at the supermarket yet, but they're really starting to. You're getting less, which is the same as paying more:
It might seem like those high food prices haven't arrived at the supermarket yet, but they're really starting to. You're getting less, which is the same as paying more:
Sure, sometimes you just want to start all over, but this is silly:
SYDNEY, Australia — A man who auctioned his life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.
North Korea is a terror state! Run and hide! Evil, bad, bad country, shame on you!
Oh, wait, it's not, and we're taking their word for it: Aren't assurances by thug dictators supposed to be untrustworthy on general principle?
Singling out some players as better than others at an all-star game? Those elitist monsters:
Beachwood has cancelled its annual 4th of July Rec League All-Star Game for 9 to 12 year olds.
In a letter to coaches, Assistant Recreation Supervisor Frank Vicchiarelli announced that the decades old tradition would end because certain kids were being singled out as better players than others.
For the all-star game, some coaches encouraged kids to select their team's all-stars, and in other cases the coaches made the selections..
What's next, the air we breathe?
Driving is bad for the evironment. Walking is healthy for you. So, naturally, it doesn't take a genius to see what to do -- it just takes two Candaian aldermen:
Calgary should consider banning new drive-thrus, two aldermen say -- a suggestion that received a chilly reception from some drivers Wednesday.
In a city trying to put pedestrians first and cars last, blocking new drive-thrus from being built makes sense, said Ald. Brian Pincott.
