The Public’s Business

Residents of Iowa can feel confident that their state ethics officials are on the case:
At a time when he was supposed to be looking into apparent misconduct by Cass County Attorney James Barry, the head of the statewide group that polices the ethics of Iowa prosecutors suggested that someone needed to investigate the driving record [...]

Storm Surge

This would be evidence of a strong storm surge:

From the Pensacola News-Journal.

Stasi HQ

So we’re driving home from a visit to Pittsburgh last weekend, traveling along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (”impeding traffic since 1955″), when we see a minivan up ahead in our lane. It’s unremarkable save for one aspect: the license plate read “STASI HQ” on it. It was an Ohio plate, although those colors are similar to [...]

Brain-Dead at Pitt

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to mention a story in today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review with a headline written by a copy editor who is either clever or a Penn State fan: Pitt home to promising study on the brain-dead.
“People are watching closely at what is taking place at Pitt,” said Arthur Caplan, chairman of the [...]

Interesting Political Offer

If you go to see the movie “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story” this weekend and happen to vote Republican, the California Republican Party has an offer for you, according to an email sent out today:
If you see DodgeBall this weekend (June 25-27), send in your movie stub to the California Republican Party, and we will [...]