Monthly Archives: June 2007
Stop National ID bill!
The REAL ID provision was built into a must-pass appropriations bill in 2005 to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now a provision to make REAL ID permanent has been hidden in an immigration bill making its way through … Continue reading
Chilis failed to whet North American appetites.
There is an improperly used word in the well-written and awfully interesting article about chilis at Yale University.
Overzealous correctness?
I feel this is sort of a sad story. Mr. Stephen Henry was suspended from teaching when he approached one of his middle school students recently and explained to her that the word she was using to describe something she … Continue reading
Spice Market, NY. An eating adventure.
The tradition in my family is that Dad takes me and the grandkids out for Father’s Day. We’ve tried to flip this tradition around so we are the ones taking Dad out, but this upset my father so the tradition … Continue reading
What gas costs today at service stations near you
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