ginny on July 25th, 2007

The Democrats Contempt Play – TIME
Conyers, in his own nod to civility, warned three often-outspoken members of his own caucus to respect the civil tone of the hearing before they made their remarks. Indeed, nary a member on either side raised their voice and the panel had occasional moments of laughter, as whenRepresentative Chris Cannon [...]

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ginny on July 25th, 2007

The Salt Lake Trib has a surprisingly robust editorial on the passing of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner. I’ve never approved of televangelists whose conspicuous consumption while spouting the so-called “prosperity gospel” seemed out of keeping with the Biblical message of helping the poor – it was too much like helping themselves to as much cash [...]

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ginny on July 25th, 2007

NTSB Report Brief
I never knew there were two plane crashes in Lambs’ Canyon, an old family haunt of ours in Utah. This is one of them.
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ginny on July 25th, 2007

Untitled Document
Young woman buys cute cheap Chinese flipflops at Walmart, wears for a few hours, suffers painful burns for weeks.

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Pot crops, campsite found in preserve — chicagotribune.com
n a Cook County forest preserve, about 200 yards from a highway commuters hum along every day, authorities uncovered an elaborate marijuana-growing operation, with 6-foot-tall plants nearly ready to harvest and campsites stocked with beer, canned food, insect repellent and, on one cot, a copy of High [...]

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BBC – Radio 4 Document – Greenham’s Hidden Secret
The link from Boing Boing looked pretty intriguing, so I’m giving this a listen. Contrary to BB’s original headline, W’s grandad probably wasn’t a leader, although he later expressed admiration for Herr Hitler.

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