It's not just Congress that exempts itself from the rules it passes for others:

Fishers might soon be taking advantage of a new ordinance that exempts the town from its own development standards.

The Town Council approved leases with T-Mobile and Cingular, now part of AT&T. They plan to build cell towers on town property, some of which borders homes.

Once again, "research" brings us astonishing news -- it is cheaper to make your own than to buy it ready-made:

Brits are forking out £600 a year for ready-made lunches instead of making their own, a survey has revealed.

Boy, sometimes you just can't win. In Michigan City, officials banned the feeding of wildlife in public parks (including land adjacent to Lake Michigan) in order to cut down on the amount of bird droppings in the marina. The good news is that it seems to have worked -- droppings are down, so to speak. But:

My cat Dutch occasionally escapes from the house when I'm not fast enough getting in the front door. But he doesn't know what to do after that, so he just sits on the front porch looking confused (forgive the anthropomorphization) until I pick him up and toss him unceremoniously back inside. Seems like escaped criminals aren't any smarter or better prepared than my cat:

I recently posted about West Lafayette's intention to spend nearly $24,000 to "educate" residents on how to use roundabouts. Here's a writer who says Americans should get over their aversion to these traffic managers. They promote safety, he says. They don't really add to drivers' overall time on the road. They waste less energy. They make more efficient use of public space.

It's his own damn fault he went so soon -- he should have taken better care of himself:

Allingham, who was the world's oldest man when he died Saturday at 113, attributed his remarkable longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women."

He was the last surviving member of the Royal Air Force and one of only a handful of living WWI veterans. America has only one veteran of the war left. There may have been different Greatest Generation,  this one wasn't bad.

I'm thinking Tracy Warner is thinking he is insulting Mitch Harper:

When City Council members last week discussed vacating much of Pearl Street for Aunt Millie's/Perfection Bakery, they didn't talk about the 800-pound gorilla in the room: bakery owner John Popp, a major contributor to a number of Republican candidates.

Now, this is my idea of good government:

Richmond Common Council members have canceled Monday's regularly scheduled meeting due to a lack of agenda items.

No business to discuss, so let's not have the meeting. What a concept! You know how many government groups would desperately search until they found an agenda item rather than cancel the meeting? Yes, i fear you are right.

By God, the money is just rolling in, isn't it? Indiana gets $4 million in federal stimulus funds to help clean up leaking underground gasoline storage tanks! Indiana is getting more than $9.5 million in stimulus money to help revitalize communities and create jobs!