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Eric Scheske

Abortion Revisited?

Britain has very permissive abortion laws. An article in the Sunday Times raises a bunch of interesting issues about the practice over there. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1892696,00.html]. The same issues apply over here. Excerpts: > A government agency is launching an inquiry

Good-Looking Drug Reps

I think everyone has noticed: drug company sales representatives are invariably good-looking. This NYT article says many of them are drawn from college cheerleading squads [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/28/business/28cheer.html?hp&ex=1133240400&en=56d70b525fedece0&ei=5094&partner=homepage] . Of

No Shame among Children?

WaPo runs a piece this morning about school suspensions [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/27/AR2005112701164.html] . They're increasing, but some are questioning their effectiveness. It seems parents aren't taking much exception when their kids are suspended, and the students--shocker-

Neat?

It sounds neat, but as the Scandinavians have shown [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3105/], the flipside of such an over-active government isn't always pretty. > Postal services around the world are gearing up for their most frantic period of the year -- ensuring wishful letters from millions of children

Odd Consumer News

Underwater hockey is spreading [http://www.wral.com/apstrangenews/5411464/detail.html]. It is played in 20 U.S. states and 17 countries.

Brazilian Singer Cancelled

The Catholic Church continues to stand up for itself: > A Brazilian singer who promoted the use of condoms in an anti-AIDS campaign has been dropped from the lineup of next month's Christmas concert at the Vatican, organizers said Friday. . . . > The popular singer participated in a

Crying Statue

Could renew interest in Randall Sullivan's excellent book, The Miracle Detective [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871139162/thedailyeudem-20]. > Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of

No Soup for You!

> Waiter-stiffing skinflints across New York are getting payback for all their measly 10 percent – or less – tips, thanks to a Web site that lets members of the restaurant industry name names and out bad tippers.

Who Needs Parental Help When You Have the State?

The new spate of privacy laws apparently are preventing parents from helping their teenage children with addiction, depression, and other problems. Excerpt: > Whether the legal snare was embedded in the Personal Health Information Protection Act or the Child and Family Services Act or the Mental Health Act, the essence

Throwing Dry Pine Needles on a Fire

As if we didn't already have plenty of Christmas wars going on already [http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-11-25T225326Z_01_KRA582362_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-TREE.xml] : > Boston set off a furor this week when it officially renamed a