Nelle Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, is to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 5th. (Well, so there is something I can agree with Bush on. Who knew!)I read To Kill A Mockingbird as a child, and it … [Read more...]
Archives for October 29, 2007
New case renders agreeing to a guardianship riskier for parents who want to raise their own child
NOTICE: The slip opinions and orders posted on this Web site are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. This preliminary material will be removed from the Web site once … [Read more...]
Dodd will oppose Mukasey for Attorney General. Rest of Democrats still searching for spines.
Good for Chris Dodd.Democrat Chris Dodd stepped out today as the first of the presidential hopefuls also serving in the US Senate to say he will vote against Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey. Much of the nomination debate has … [Read more...]
‘Los Angeles is Burning’: Lives on the Murder Wind
Originally Posted on Citizen Orange"Los Angeles is Burning" - Bad ReligionWhen the hills of Los Angeles are burningPalm trees are candles in the murder windSo many lives are on the breezeEven the stars are ill at easeAnd Los Angeles is … [Read more...]
Support the proposed ballot question to ban dog racing
In light of this post from a few weeks ago, BMG's endorsement of the proposed ban on greyhound racing (in the form of a ballot question on the 2008 ballot) won't come as a shock. But since the signature gathering is now in full swing, … [Read more...]
Casinos, pots, and kettles
Woostah Telegram reports that casino-shilling economist Clyde Barrow of UMass-Dartmouth is sparring with evangelical anti-gambling economist Earl Grinols of Baylor University, saying the latter's religious commitments prevent him from … [Read more...]
Where the money is going in Iraq
David Rose lays out the riches being gleaned by Bush administration cronies in Iraq in an excellent piece in this month's Vanity Fair: "The People vs. the Profiteers." Control of Iraq's oil and enrichment of the Bush and Cheney families and … [Read more...]
NOLA: Forget Me Not, Meet Pearl and Margie
First up is Pearl. Video: Pearl (5:57) My name is Pearl Cantrelle and I'm from New Orleans, Louisiana... I would like to say that the people of New Orleans are a strong group of people. We're always working and coming together as a … [Read more...]
Make that $1 Billion on Life Sciences…Good investment?
I know the legislature has been sitting on it and some there (Chairman Bosley) say the plan needs a lot of work. I'm sure it does. In any event, I hope Beacon Hill can engage in a transparent process considering the life … [Read more...]
WE’RE #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kudos to The Globe for traditionally excellent coverage. If there is a better sports newspaper in the U.S., I don't know it. Credit: Boston Globe. … [Read more...]