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Fairly pleased

By Leo Morris — Tue, 08/23/2011 - 7:53am — Opening Argument

Good riddance to bad rubbish, as they use to say:

The FCC gave the coup de grace to the fairness doctrine Monday as the commission axed more than 80 media industry rules.

Posted in: All about me, Current Affairs, Politics and other nightmares

So sue us! Not.

By Leo Morris — Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:34am — Opening Argument

A seventh person has died as the result of the outdoor stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. Families of two of the victims have already sued. If all seven sued, that means the state would be out only $4.9 million, because we're one of the states that has aggressively tried to limit the proliferation of lawsuits:

Posted in: All about me, Hoosier lore, The law and the jungle, Politics and other nightmares

Gesundheit!

By Leo Morris — Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:21am — Opening Argument

Well, good luck with that war:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana is making progress in its war on the fast-growing kudzu vine that's smothered parts of the state beneath leafy tangles of greenery.

Posted in: All about me, Hoosier lore

The king is dead

By Leo Morris — Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:35am — Opening Argument

Boy, talk about your "good news-bad news" announcements:

Even Burger King is embracing the freshy-changey thing.

In the first of many steps to reinvent itself over the next year, the struggling fast-feeder Friday will announce that it's dethroning the creepy King character — and other wacky, teen-targeting stuff — and refocusing on a customer it had all but forgotten: Mom.

Posted in: All about me, Food and Drink

Bathroom break

By Leo Morris — Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:03am — Opening Argument

Bad news from the IRS for all you work-at-home types. Deducting your bathroom as a "home office" might not work:

Posted in: All about me, Current Affairs, The law and the jungle, Politics and other nightmares

Mmmmmmmm

By Leo Morris — Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:05am — Opening Argument

Oooh. Chocolate. Lots of lovely, sinfully good chocolate:

Posted in: All about me, Food and Drink

Food for thought

By Leo Morris — Thu, 08/18/2011 - 8:59am — Opening Argument

The food police are getting more and more tiresome, but once in a while they make a good point:

School districts across the country are revamping their menus to serve healthier fare, but most schools give students so little time to eat that they could be contributing unwittingly to the childhood obesity problem.

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Water world view

By Leo Morris — Wed, 08/17/2011 - 7:54am — Opening Argument

Hey, kids, let's really go all John Galt on this nation of thieves and parasites and start our own country!

Posted in: All about me, Politics and other nightmares

Sloth report

By Leo Morris — Tue, 08/16/2011 - 8:50am — Opening Argument

Uh-oh:

Anyone who spends six hours a day in front of the box is at risk of dying five years sooner than those who enjoy more active pastimes, it is claimed.

Researchers say that watching too much TV is as dangerous as smoking or being overweight, and that the “ubiquitous sedentary behaviour” should be seen as a “public health problem”.

Posted in: All about me, Television