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FEEL GOOD LEGISLATION MARK A SITY 12/31/02 The lead 12/29/02 Editorial by the Milwaukee J/S Editorial Staff was grossly miss-titled. It read "Tough drunken driving laws", while advocating anything but. What it advocated was feel good legislation that would only create more "drunk" drivers by lowering the blood alcohol level (BAL) needed to be considered "drunk". I can think of no case where an innocent person was killed as a result of a couple splitting a bottle of wine over dinner. However, under a .08 rule this couple will be just as guilty as a driver who can barely walk....

<p>AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Heating oil prices in Maine have climbed to a statewide average of $1.32 a gallon amid strikes by Venezuelan oil workers and the looming threat of war with Iraq.</p> <p>The average price as December drew to a close represents an increase of 11 cents since the beginning of the month and was 21 cents higher than in the same period last year, the Maine State Planning Office said.</p>

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... opprobrium\uh-PRO-bree-um\, noun opprobrious , adjective: opprobriusly, adverb 1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium. 3. A cause of shame or disgrace. As an...

<p>SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) --San Diego Superior Court Judge William Mudd on Friday refused to overturn a recommended death sentence for David Westerfield in the February murder of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.</p> <p>"The court finds that the weight of the evidence ... supports the jury's verdict of death," Mudd said.</p>

    It's not about smoking, it's about constitutional guarantees! 42 tyrants and a ring leader named Bloomberg It is saddening to see the people of one of our nation's 13 original states, whose founding fathers were among those who pledged their "...lives, fortunes and sacred honor..." in order to secure the blessings of liberty and establish protection of individual rights associated with property, allowing 42 tyrants and a ring leader named Bloomberg, to trample upon and disregard these fundamental protections written into our constitutions, state and federal. It is equally saddening to observe two factious groups in New...

LONDON (Reuters) - Monty Python's cult comedy "The Life of Brian" has topped a poll of UK internet users' favorite film lines.More than 20 years after it was banned in parts of Britain for its supposedly blasphemous content, the biblical satire dominated a survey for online shop bol.com.Director Terry Jones, who played the mother of Brian, a young man mistaken for the Messiah, delivered the winning line to a crowd hoping to catch a glimpse of their idol -- "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." "The line was first performed to an audience of Arabic speaking Tunisian ...

Dr. Judith Reisman, Debunker of Kinsey Sex Research, Advises Catholic Church to Sue the Sex Experts for Medical Malpractice Thursday, December 26, 2002 By Karl Maurer, Vice President As the sex scandal in the Catholic Church continues to unfold, the most shocking aspect is not so much the abuse itself, but that molester priests were repeatedly given access to children, even after they were known to be child molesters. While the Bishops are in a large part responsible for the sex scandal in the church, there is a growing body of evidence pointing to an enormous fraud perpetrated on the...

Bush to Charles: we don't want you in USA by JOHNATHAN OLIVER | Mail on Sunday | 19th December 2002 Prince Charles has abandoned an official visit to the United States because the White House has signalled he is not welcome. The snub by President Bush - which is causing a behind-the-scenes diplomatic furore both in London and Washington - has been prompted by the Prince's deeply held reservations about Bush's determination to wage war with Iraq. The Mail on Sunday reveals today that senior figures in the Bush administration have indicated that it would be 'very unhelpful' for the...

Petition and polls to freep

<p>NEW YORK -- As evening descends on Harlem, crowds of men and women coming home from work spill from subway stations onto 125th Street.</p> <p>Ave, who won't give his last name, is waiting for them. Bundled against the cold in a red Sean John parka and a blue ski cap, he clutches a black plastic bag stuffed with one of New York's hottest illicit products.</p>

Pub and club revelers face a drugs test as soon as they enter the premises. Anyone going into a bar, whether they arouse suspicion or not, will be asked to take a swab test, which highlights any drug use. The scheme is being run by police in south Staffordshire and will initially cover the towns of Cannock and Stafford. Police have warned that anyone refusing will automatically arouse suspicion and have told establishments that do not co-operate that it will be held against them when their licenses come up for renewal. Liberty, the civil rights pressure group, said it...

Freepers I have renamed The Democratic Underground:"America's Al-Qaeda Underground." Much like their counterparts in Afghanistan their is nothing Democratic about the dirtbags over at that site and what they post on it. The only way one post over there is you have to think like them or be deleted but they are allowed to lurk over on our website We need to come up with a program that drives non-Freepers off.

Bar patrons receive free cigarettes from tobacco companies Wednesday December 25, 2002 By MELISSA MANSFIELD Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Tobacco companies say they're just out pitching their products, handing out free packs of cigarettes to smokers in clubs and pubs around New York, trying to get them to switch brands. Anti-smoking advocates, though, call the free smokes a way to get the casual smoker to puff regularly. Though these giveaway programs started in primarily larger cities such as New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, now patrons in smaller cities including Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Huntington can find...

Why Jews Can't Be For JesusBy Rabbi Shmuel Arkush, Head of Operation Judaism, fighting missionaries nationwide. IN BRITAIN today there are various groups energetically targeting Jews. They especially look for those who feel a lack of fulfilment in their lives. They assert that the answer to all problems is belief in Jesus, something which they claim makes you a better Jew! What's so terrible? They seem happy enough. I am not going to stop any of the Jewish things I was doing before, I may even keep a few more! Even if I end up believing in a false Messiah...

<p>LEWISTON, Maine (AP) Police Chief William Welch says his department has received recent reports of threats, intimidation and other harassment directed at the city's Somali immigrants.</p> <p>Welch served notice at a news conference Tuesday that police will be vigilant to ensure that the rights of the Somalis are protected.</p>

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Important teacher's notes: There will be no school tomorrow. Class will resume on Thursday. If you want to be on the WFTD Ping List, please let me know. I will be taking names...

"Owners are concerned about their revenues and some workers are worried about losing their jobs. This is really bad timing."

<p>MAYOR Bloomberg's harsh anti-smoking law - already rubber-stamped by the City Council - could result in the loss of many national conventions, starting with the Republican Convention in 2004. James G. Tom, of NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, has written all 51 lawmakers warning he'll call for a Republican boycott. The group fumes that the GOP is supposed to be the party of personal freedoms, lower taxes and less government: "The smoking ban goes against everything the Republicans are supposed to stand for," Tom said. "Why would convention delegates who happen to smoke want to come to New York?" Good question.</p>

NEW YORK, Dec 18 - New Yorkers, say goodbye to the smoke-filled saloon. The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed one of the country's toughest anti-smoking bills, outlawing smoking in virtually all workplaces, including bars, nightclubs and restaurants. The most populous U.S. city would join California and Delaware in adopting sweeping curbs on smoking in public. "This is an important protection for employees and a quality of life improvement for all New Yorkers," City Council Speaker Gifford Miller said. The bill will become law 90 days after it is signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ex-smoker who over the...

** PROTEST ANNOUNCEMENT ** CHARGE OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BRIGADE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18TH AT 12 NOON CITY HALL (East Gate) (Time subject to change.  Please check back for confirmation ) The NYC Council will be voting on Mayor Bloomberg's sweeping smoking ban this date. Some council members can still be swayed NOT to vote for this bill (see latest news ) It's up to you to convince them once and for all that it's wrong, and not in their best political career interests, to support one man's personal war on smokers. Thousands of businesses and two million New Yorkers...