kneeling at the lab bench
Here's a followup to my diary yesterday about defunding of science education in one rrl NC county.
View ArticleAmerica Unchained (anti-chainstore event)
This is late, but I just got it in an email newsletter:Independent businesses in two dozen cites joined forces to urge residents to "unchain" themselves on Saturday, November 20, by patronizing only...
View ArticleACLU after Rummy's head
First two grafs of press release:Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld bears direct responsibility for the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. military custody, the American Civil Liberties Union and...
View Articlemore dispatches from the Wal-Mart wars
Stories from the latest Hometown Advantage Bulletin:Wal-Mart is attempting to skirt a size cap law in Calvert County, Maryland, by erecting two side-by-side stores. Arizona's independent businesses are...
View ArticleNC cohabitation law challenged
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) filed a lawsuit on March 28, 2005, in the state superior court in Pender County on behalf of Debora Hobbs, an unmarried...
View ArticleIMAX volcanoes to erupt in Charlotte after all
The city's science museum has reversed itself and will show an IMAX film about volcanoes that refers to evolution. Discovery Place made its announcement Thursday, saying that interest in and discussion...
View ArticlePoem by Thomas Bastard (1565-1618)
Our fathers did but use the world before, And having used did leave the same to us. We spill whatever resteth of their store. What can our heirs inherit but our curse? For we have sucked the sweet and...
View ArticleSARS back? See 3rd graf.
Reuters story:Two more Vietnamese, a 12-year-old girl and a woman, are in hospital with suspected avian influenza, the official Vietnamese News Agency said on Tue 5 Apr 2005.
View ArticleHickory, NC mayor wants anti-obscenity ordinance
Winston-Salem Journal story:The mayor of Hickory wants a city ordinance that would restrict the use of obscene words on T-shirts and bumper stickers. Mayor Rudy Wright made the suggestion Tuesday after...
View Articlemore royalty v. reality: George III
From this weekend's page in the Forgotten English calendar:Birthday of Sir John Pringle (1707-1782), Scottish physician and medical writer. While serving as president of the Royal Society during the...
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View Articlepharmacists "conscience clause" bill in NC House
AP story:A bill before the state House would allow pharmacists who oppose abortion to refuse to fill prescriptions based on their moral or religious beliefs, stirring debate about whether they have the...
View ArticleACLU director to talk torture on NOW, 60 Minutes
[T]wo leading TV shows this weekend ... will feature interviews with ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. On both programs, Anthony will discuss the ongoing abuse of detainees and prisoners in...
View ArticleBrain-dead man revives, says my paper. And yours?
From the NYT:Buried under debris, Herbert was knocked unconscious and, according to reports at the time, went six minutes without oxygen before other firefighters pulled him free. They carried him out...
View ArticleNC church expels Dems; victims mull legal action
Expulsion here, legal action here (these may load slowly): Some members of East Waynesville Baptist Church voted the nine members out at a recent scheduled deacon meeting, which turned into an...
View ArticleCongress gives 37-student Xian school $1M in 2 yrs
From a WaPo story, via the Agonist:There are those who complain that Congress does not care about the concerns of the little guy. But those people do not attend Alaska Christian College. The school,...
View ArticleVernon Robinson running for chair of NC GOP
Winston-Salem Journal story:"Essentially it comes down to who do you believe - the state chairman, who says last year was a great year even though we were the only state in the South to lose a GOP...
View ArticleMecklenburg Co., NC adds protection for gays
Charlotte Observer story:Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to add "sexual orientation" to the county's nondiscrimination policy, over the vehement objections of Republicans and after hours of...
View ArticleCreationist film off Smithsonian's online calendar
"The Privileged Planet: The Search for Purpose in the Universe", which this diary informs us is scheduled to be shown at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History on 23 June, is not on their online...
View ArticleScott Adams inadvertently helps Moonies
Washington Post article:Since January, Adams[, who has focal dystonia] has been sketching and drawing "Dilbert" using an interactive display developed largely for graphic artists. Produced by Wacom...
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