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Fat Kids Everywhere

> Nearly half of all Western Hemisphere kids will be overweight by 2010, the International Obesity Task Force report says in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. NY Post Link [http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/60660.htm]. Well, we can't have that. I guess we'll

A Few Good Muslims

David Warren congratulates a handful of intelligent Muslims who are challenging their religion's fanatics [http://www.davidwarrenonline.com/index.php?artID=578] . It takes courage and resilience. Excerpt from conclusion: > Since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, many thousand other barbaric acts have been

Trans(con)fusion

> A Knoxville firefighter claims she's being discriminated against because she used to be a man. > Fire Capt. Jamie Faucon has filed a grievance against Knoxville Fire Chief Carlos Perez and her supervisor, Mark Foulkes. > She accuses them of depriving her of a take-home car,

Identity Soup

Hey, those frogs have some character, after all: > More than 200 political demonstrators defied a police ban here on Thursday, scurrying across Boulevard St.-Germain and under the sycamore trees of Place Maubert to engage in their forbidden action: eating "pig soup" in public. > With steaming

Mammoth Cave

You want to take your family to Mammoth Cave [http://www.mammothcave.com/]? Sorry, no babies allowed, unless you want to carry them in your arms. New security regulations don't allow any baby backpacks. My wife called, and they said "no exceptions." That rules out my

Mexican Decadence

> When Mexican freelance journalist and human rights activist Lydia Cacho published a book last year exposing a paedophile ring, she was warned by friends and colleagues that she would run into trouble. > It did not take long for their warnings to come true. She was arrested by the

We Don't Build Character Anymore

Nice piece at WSJ about sexual harassment in school [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110008009]. We wonder if our youth will grow up with any character, and then we coddle them and give into them and never test them. And then we're shocked that the kids grow

Poor Houston

The whole Katrina thing has made one thing abundantly clear: New Orleans has a lot of despicable folk, but this is quite humorous: > New Orleans doesn't want its poorest residents back – unless they agree to work. > That was the message from three New Orleans City Council

Death is Always the Answer

Some day, this woman will be considered a pioneer, and all the good people who deserve God's creation can stand around, toasting her memory, thanking her for getting rid of those who don't deserve it: > A health official in the Netherlands has called for a

Rastafarians, Rejoice!

> In a victory for religious freedom, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Bush administration's claim that it can bar a small congregation in New Mexico from using a hallucinogenic tea during its rituals. > Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., speaking for a unanimous court, said