If your state requires parental notification before a minor can get an abortion, it seems logical to have a law preventing taking that minor across state lines to avoid the notification laws. Sen. Evan Bayh agrees, the only Democrat considering a presidential run who does:
Has anybody else noticed that the cicadas seem to be even louder and more annoying than ever this summer? I hear them at home, at work, at my friend's house. Shut up! Can't the city invoke its noise ordinance? Maybe we can convince the DNR that they're Canadian insects that snuck over the border, bring some big guns out and wipe 'em out.
The Brits consider cracking down on toplessness - by men:
Men may be barred from baring their chests - and stomachs - in public under new local laws being considered by town halls.
They would stop men stripping off their shirts in crowded town centres and give powers to police to remove any who defy the cover-up laws.
Women have finally caught up with men by discovering blow-up dolls:
He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates.
He's the "Buddy on Demand," a blow-up man launched on Tuesday with the aim of making solo female motorists feel less nervous about driving at night.
Former Vice President Al Gore said his conscience is regularly challenged by a consumerism that contributes to the global warming he has made it his mission to reverse.
"It is so hard for those of us who want to live according to our values," Gore said Monday at the Chautauqua Institution, during the latest in a series of lectures he has given on global warming.
Now, THIS is the one I've been waiting for:
Amazon.com Inc. declined to comment on Monday on a report in Advertising Age magazine that it would launch a movie download business in mid-August.
Speculation has swirled for months that Amazon is working on a digital download service that would allow consumers to download and copy popular movies and television programs.
Here's another statement of the obvious, based on a study that cost God knows how much:
Your parents were right, don't study with the TV on.
Multitasking may be a necessity in today's fast-paced world, but new research shows distractions affect the way people learn, making the knowledge they gain harder to use later on.
Have a ball, old fogies:
A study of men and women age 70 to 79 found that those who downed one to seven alcoholic drinks a week had a significantly lower risk of heart problems or death than those who didn't imbibe, researchers said on Monday.
Cripes. If I make it that far, I figure pretty much anything goes. What's the point of self-denial then?
I hope the trend to make county fairs more modern and relevant doesn't go too far:
A chaplain who wants to be a cop, gets a take-home police car and likes to take it out of town with the lights and siren going. Too bad "Monty Python" isn't still in production -- this would make a perfect piece for them:
Warren, a lifelong friend of the mayor, is scheduled to attend a 60-hour training session for auxiliary officers. If he passes the course, he would have authority to make arrests within city limits.
How about a little chicken poop bingo to liven up the next Three Rivers Festival?
I love technology, but is anybody really this obsessed with laundry?
Washers and dryers that link wirelessly to Internet-connected home networks are being tested by consumers who are receiving updates on their dirty laundry via cell phones, computers and TV sets.
Sounds like some of the Iranian nutjobs were trained on Madison Avenue:
Colleges giving star athletes easy classes and inflating their grades? I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you!
One of the things debaters learn is to limit the scope of our claims. If we argue narrow positions, we can more often escape without challenge, then keep widening the positions we want to defend. It would be a poor tactic, for example, to argue that a politician is mentally ill and should be locked up because the potholes on Oakdale Drive were two weeks late getting filled. It would also be foolish for someone on the other side to argue that people complaining about potholes are selfish racists who don't care if people in poor neighborhoods get fed as long as their own street is smooth.
Those of us in the media provide a valuable public service by warning people of things that could harm them. But sometimes we, er, overwarn. Remember the West Nile virus and all the stories in the local news about how scary things might get? Didn't exactly pan out, which would seem to require followups that the danger wasn't as great as forecast.
You probably know the guy on the left, and possibly the one on the right, but how about the one on the bottom? Hint: For all three, think "war."
Well, screw those silly American people; they should have known better anyway. What is George Bush going to do about getting the kitties and doggies out of Lebanon?
In the past, I've dreaded the drive back to Fort Wayne from visits with my family in Indianapolis for various reasons: It was snowing, it was raining, I was tired, I had chores to do when I got home. Today, I found another reason: Worrying about whether a sniper might pick me off on I-69. Early this morning, my sister and I were talking about the two sniping incidents on I-65 in southern Indiana, and by the time I was ready to leave, there was news of the two on I-69 near Muncie.
Being poor sucks, what a shock:
People with lower socio-economic status appear to age faster than their better-off counterparts, British researchers said on Thursday.
