Before I forget, this month marks my fifth blogiversary. The stats page tells me this is my 7,299th post. Whew.
I was reading through some of the posts for that first month and came across my take on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of John Roberts:
More than 1,500 picked up applications for 80 new hotel and restaurant jobs in Fort Wayne Tuesday and more people are applying today and tomorrow.
People waited up to three hours for a chance at the 60 full time and 20 part time positions at Fort Wayne's newest hotel and restaurant, Courtyard by Marriott and Champions Sports Restaurant.
[. . .]
A fascinating essay that begins with coyotes on the prowl and explores along the way the nature of statism and statists:
Americans have voted for limited government, but they've never actually gotten it, and a growing number of people have figured out why:
Anybody think this will work?
Anxious to lift an outright ban on comments, The Attleboro (Mass.) Sun-Chronicle has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: 99 cents and their real names.
The newspaper should expect much criticism from various quarters, but it's a fascinating experiment and a bold response to the endless trolling, vitriol and drivel that is enabled by anonymity in online forums.
How many more near tragedies do our musical greats have to endure before we take their safety seriously? We all remember how Mozart almost self-immolated while setting his violin on fire for a performance at Salzburg, an audience pleaser later stolen without credit by the shameless Jimi Hendrix.
INDIANAPOLIS - A national expert says Indiana lawmakers face big logistical and financial challenges in implementing the federal health care overhaul.
So, where would you rather be a prisoner? Guantanamo?
Now, most of the detainees, upwards of 80%, live in groups. In return for good behavior, the detainees get more privileges.
They are even Skyping now, according to Lt. Col. Andrew McManus, who is the deputy commander at GTMO's joint detention group.
A blow against censorship and for the First Amendment:
