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Befitting the catastrophic stupidity of this idea, she doesn’t even know what the proper term for it is. I’m sitting here telling myself that Shep and the Foxies must have taken this out of context somehow since it would seem rather newsworthy and yet there’s not a single article about it on the wires that I can find. Go figure. But here you go, one of the most alarming collectivist ad libs by a mainstream American politician since the last creepy thing Hillary said, whatever that may be. Viva Chavez!

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Random drug testing could come soon to Cass Lake-Bena and Forest Lake districts as parents and educators look for new ways to combat drug use by teens. The issue of drug use has dominated the headlines near Cass Lake in northwest Minnesota, where there were four separate homicides during two months this fall. Drugs are thought to have been a factor in some of those deaths. It was enough to prompt Dan Ninham, the Cass Lake-Bena High School basketball coach, to suggest random drug testing for all middle and high school students involved in athletics and other...

Last Updated: Thursday, 11 March, 2004, 11:45 GMT Roman treasure found in pond dig The coins are thought to date from the 4th century A man unearthed a priceless hoard of 20,000 Roman coins as he dug a new fishpond in his back garden. Experts say the money may date from the 4th Century and could be the biggest find of its kind in Britain. The coins were crammed into a ceramic pot which broke up as it was dug out of the ground at Thornbury, Gloucestershire. Now a coroner must decide if Ken Allen, who made the discovery, can...