The lawsuit says that if the state had used a different design that uses pipe-style posts, the railings would be less treacherous. Pipe-style posts are used elsewhere, such as in the Sumner and Callahan tunnels. That design was considered … [Read more...]
Detroit plan to reclaim farmland
Several other declining industrial cities, such as Youngstown, Ohio, have also accepted downsizing. Since 2005, Youngstown has been tearing down a few hundred houses a year. But Detroit's plans dwarf that effort. The approximately 40 square … [Read more...]
Should people have to pay for basic medicine?
I made a proposal in GregR's diary reporting on the role professional debt collectors played inelecting Scott Brown. He asked "does Scott Brown like it when people cannot pay their medical bills?" My proposal was to have … [Read more...]
End employer provided health insurance
The suggestions of the people in Lehigh's column are all short-sighted and selfish and bureaucratic and inefficient. The owner of a small business shouldn't have to worry about what pool to join, or negotiating plans for his … [Read more...]
Celebrate the WTF New Year
The WTF Alphabetic Days correspond to the astronomical Julian Day, which is used in many computer databases to store date and time information. The first Julian Day (the year AAAAA:) was some day in 4713 BC, which apparenently is the … [Read more...]
Rather be a one-term President???
Has any other president ever said they'd rather be a one term president before?"I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," he told ABC's "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer in an … [Read more...]
Soapblox bug report
Does anyone else have trouble trying to see the next page of past user diaries? I click on next and keep getting the first page. … [Read more...]
Was Martha sacrificed for November?
David replied "Nonsense", and he'll probably say the same thing now, but, what if the Democrats realized what the Republicans were thinking, and sabotaged Coakley's campaign to diffuse the potential November massacre? That would … [Read more...]
I was close, but I lose my bet
I was winning my bet that Coakley wouldn't break a million votes with 96% of the returns in, but the last 4% put her over the top. Turnout was just a bit higher than I predicted. And I was wrong about how many votes Joe … [Read more...]
Poll: What to do at bridge
We are four hours away from the polls closing and results coming in. What should we do when we get to that proverbial bridge? Discuss: … [Read more...]