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Small suburb fights too-low pants

JamesMarcus — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:14:37 EDT

The Chicago suburb of Lynwood is one the latest communities around the nation to address the gaping problem of exposed underwear. Village leaders passed an ordinance last week stating that people caught exposing 3 inches or more of their underwear will be fined $25.

Channel: News Tags: lynwood pants

On the Farm, A Back-End Solution to an Energy Crisis

Neophile — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:00:33 EDT

In the search for a way to deal with the vast quantity of manure his big herd generates and to do something useful with it, Mr. Stanton, a third-generation dairy farmer, had a quirky idea: why not try to turn the dung into a valuable commodity, like electricity?

Channel: News Tags: farm cows electricity manure energy

Billy Joel and Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium

JamesMarcus — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:41:09 EDT

Performing the last show ever at Shea prior to the stadium's demolition, Billy Joel brings out village elder Paul McCartney for a rocking finale. Fun! (Yes, Sir Paul plays his trusty Hofner.)

Channel: Music Tags: shea mccartney joel

Propeller Week In Review: July 18, 2008

JamesMarcus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:39:37 EDT

Petroleum was very much on the mind of the Propeller community this week. But so was Karl Rove, gay rights, and a certain, extremely charming jackass.

Channel: News Tags: wir week in review propeller

Alaskans suffer nation's highest gasoline prices

STONERS — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:35:16 EDT

Think you're feeling pain at the gas pump? Consider the residents of Lime Village, Alaska, an isolated Denaina Athabascan Indian community where gasoline prices have hit $8.55 a gallon.

Channel: Money Tags: Alaskans Suffer Nations Highest Gasoline Prices

Obama's donor haul puts pressure on Republicans

monicachenoa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:32:29 EDT

AUSTIN, Texas | Sen. Barack Obama raised $52 million in June and had $72 million banked for the presidential campaign, showcasing a massive donor network that the Democratic candidate can continue to tap until the Nov. 4 election.

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CJR: Don't Bean Count Me

JamesMarcus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:02:47 EDT

I'd love for every single reporter, from the tiny three-reporter office in a small town in Ohio to the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, to lay down their pens and notebooks, turn off their computers and recorders, and strike. Stand up, walk out, and show that we are a force. And we're p*ssed.

Channel: News Tags: layoffs journalism los angeles times sam zell

Nazi Jews: A Historical Paradox

bcuban — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:19:21 EDT

Would it surprise anyone to learn that there were upwards of 150, 000 soldiers of partial Jewish descent serving in the Nazi army during World War II?

Channel: Books Tags: history holocaust world war II judiasm hitler

Calif. condors pass test by fire

899webdesign — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:57:18 EDT

As wildfire whipped toward a remote sanctuary of the endangered California condor last month, the rare birds got their biggest test in survival after years of pampering by biologists: They had to live completely on their own.

Channel: News Tags: Calif condors pass test fire

8-Foot Python Found In Gorham Woman's Washing Machine

JamesMarcus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:20:48 EDT

A Gorham woman got the shock of her life when she found an 8-foot snake mixed in with clothes in her washing machine. The reticulated python somehow got into Mara Ranger's 1800s-era farmhouse and made its way into the machine.

Channel: News Tags: gorham python

Loving John McCain

JamesMarcus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:57:49 EDT

The deep-seated media denial of McCain's extremist policies and addiction to political expediency mask the fact that his victory in November would result in a continuation--and even, in some instances, an expansion--of the very policies that have brought the nation to the brink of irreversible disaster.

Channel: News Tags: mccain skepticism maverick

John McCain, POW: A First-Person Account

AlphaGnosis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:59:06 EDT

Here, in his own words, based on almost total recall, is Commander McCain's narrative of 5 1/2 years in the hands of the North Vietnamese.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain prisoner account torture

Freed Lebanese prisoners vow to fight Israel

JamesMarcus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:11:20 EDT

Five militants freed in a prisoner swap with Israel prayed and laid wreaths at the grave of a slain Hezbollah commander Thursday, vowing to fight Israel as supporters showered them with rice.

Channel: News Tags: hezbollah lebanon

CJR: Pyrrhic Victory

JamesMarcus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:25:31 EDT

Just a few months ago, in April of this year, the Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Hamdan appeared before the Navy captain acting as his military judge, and announced that he would boycott the war-crimes trial the Bush administration had planned for him.

Channel: News Tags: guantanamo salim hamdan supreme court

Black Wednesday For Print

Dakota — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:20:24 EDT

A round-up of the recent media layoffs.

Channel: News Tags: media layoffs