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The All-Fat, All-the-Time Culture is Coming

In a story that I suspect is closely linked to the last one, for reasons that I don't have time to explore: > A Las Vegas company is putting a new extra-large ambulance into service to handle extra-large patients. . . . > A company official said that in the last

1984?

A remote Alaskan village has installed 80 surveillance cameras on its street. People are a little freaked out [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-secure28mar28,0,3284078.story?coll=la-home-headlines] : > "You better smile. You're on camera," says Roberts, 64, a barge captain. Roberts himself

Rat Own!

Actually Husbands Work Much Harder Than Wives. [http://www.iwf.org/inkwell/default.asp?archiveID=1942]

Disgracing Wallace's Memory

Where's William Wallace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braveheart] when you need him? > A ban on smoking in public places - including bars and restaurants - has come into effect in Scotland. > It is being hailed as a step forward for health but critics say it

Immigration Bill

A friend sent out a mass email about the immigration bill. It came yesterday. At first, I thought it was a response to my post yesterday [https://thedailyeudemon.com/4283/], but it wasn't. It was just a coincidence. She raises a good point: > Dear friends, please pay

Can We Build a Wall Around the Mideast and Segregate?

A very good article [http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,407493,00.html], though I'm not sure what to think about the implication that the West needs to involve itself and spend more resources to help Muslim women and Christians. From intro: > A few

Did Hillary Just Jump the Shark?

She's wigging out over the immigration bill [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--clinton-immigrati0322mar22,0,2312317.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork] . > Clinton renewed her pledge to oppose a bill passed in December by the House that would make unlawful presence in the United States--currently a civil offense--a

North Koreans on Cutting Edge

Just another way those Commies are ahead of the curve: North Korea May Kill Disabled Newborns [http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2006/03/north-korea-may-kill-disabled-newborns.html] . Definitely worth checking out.

Sprawl Me

Everyone hates urban sprawl, right? Nope. Link [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=11948&R=EB9725ECE] . At least a few neo-cons think it's a good sign that we're losing agricultural land faster than a marine recruit loses his hair. Even though I

Gay Adoption: Social Cons on the Offensive?

> In recent weeks a flurry of activity has focused new attention on same-sex adoption, which is being touted as the next battleground in the nation's culture wars. > Some states, including Ohio, are considering legislation to bar gays from adopting. When local church officials ordered Catholic Charities