Day January 20, 2007

A good reason for solar

Friends of ours live in rural Utah where they’ve had a serious cold snap for a week with temperatures between 20 and 30 below zero every night. Their water comes from a well, the power went out, and thus the…

Blowing up a coliseum

Connecticut Bob got up at 4:15 AM this morning to video the implosion of the New Haven CT Coliseum. He has the video online.

Honoring Hrant Dink

There have been large demonstrations in Turkey and vigils in Los Angeles to honor the memory of Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor who was murdered yesterday. He was a leader in the movement to have the Armenian genocide recognized as…

Connecticut State Police targeted Krayeske

The Hartford Courant uncovers more on the police misconduct in the arrest of blogger/ journalist/ activist Ken Krayeske. Hours before the controversial arrest of political blogger Kenneth Krayeske at Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Jan. 3 inaugural parade, state police distributed…

Boo hoo, the bottle made me do it

Rep. Bob Ney got 30 months in prison in a federal bribery investigation. He said the bottle made me do it. Yeah, right. Actually, Mr. Convicted Felon, the bottle didn’t make you do. You made yourself do it. While you…