“In all the general assemblies Marin always demands that the older boys like him shall have more work than the younger ones. There is always a big discussion on this; sometimes it is settled one way, sometimes another. “I can work all day from sun-up to dark,” boasts Marin, “and it won’t hurt me now. But when I was little, I sprained my wrist from
Hmmm. Some issues do not have a simple, straightforward answer. Consider this controversy being debated in Central Ohio. As reported in The Columbus Dispatch , “The graduation ceremony for Centerburg High School students has been canceled after school officials say many seniors cheated by obtaining copies of tests hacked from the school’s computer
The discussions over IP awakened a memory of an old NPR segment. The summary of “ Copyrighted Music and Phones “: Two Australian artists have written and copyrighted a composition that includes the notes corresponding to the touch-tone phone sounds for every conceivable 7- and 8-digit phone number. Therefore, they say that every time a phone
Just when the market cleans the air, in steps the regulators . The e-cigarette solves the smoke issue by atomizing a nicotine solution in a pen-size device. Pretty slick. But, wait. The feds consider the e-cigarette a nicotine delivery system. Sure, and Mountain Dew is a caffeine delivery system, just as Ho-Hos are a sugar and fat delivery system.
Death panels? Of course there will be death panels when the deal is done. Not in iterations one or two, when legal alternatives exists. But in the end, under total state control, death panels will exist — they must exist. A death panel implies an agency that functions as the final arbiter of life and death. Such a panel can only exist where no
I just finished repairing grout in my master bathroom. As a home repair hack, I typically remove excess caulk and sealant with my bare fingers — it’s messy, but quick and easy. OK. So far, so good. Then, while washing my hands, I read this warning on the back label, “This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause
Since I loathe shopping, I tend to stay out of stores. So it should not be a shock to learn that, as I browsed a computer store this past weekend, I was surprised to find big-box computer monitors missing from the shelves. Instead of those once-ubiquitous monsters, I found an amazing selection of flat screen monitors of all types and shapes. And
Buried deep in this article is Nicholas D. Kristof implicit theory on how the state came into being. According to Kristof, “ Until the mid-19th century, firefighting was left mostly to a mishmash of volunteer crews and private fire insurance companies. In New York City, according to accounts in The New York Times in the 1850s and 1860s,
My parents recently visited and left some relics of my youth. One look at this drawing sent my mind back in time. Almost 40 years ago, it wasn’t enough for government to tell me about the evils of smoking, they also coerced me into sharing private family information — that my father smoked — in order to serve the agenda of the state. Mind you, my
Yes, it’s true. I agree with Rush Limbaugh: I do not want Obama to succeed. According to Newt Gingrich, that makes me irrational. So be it. While I’m admitting my irrationality, I must also state that I do not want my governor, county commissioners, or township trustees to succeed either. Nor, for that matter, my local scenic river advisory
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