Month July 2004

Arnold’s drops mask, gets smacked down. Schwarzenegger’s homophobic, insulting comment calling California legislators who dare disagree with him, “girlie men”, has backfired. As I write this, the story is front page on Google News, with 367 links, the overwhelming majority of…

New terrorist weapon? Blast turns drink machine into chemical weapon United States Homeland Security officials were notified after an exploding vending machine turned the coolant freon into phosgene, a poisonous gas used as a chemical weapon in World War I.

Foothill fire. Santa Clarita It was ignited when a red-tailed hawk flew into a power line, was electrocuted and its flaming body fell into brush left dry by years of little rain. For someone not familiar with these mountains, “brush” probably…

West Nile virus West Nile Virus is in many parts of the country now. Although your chances of getting it are slim, it can be nasty, and even deadly, so precautions are in order. It is transmitted to humans by mosquito bites…

Bush wants “regime change” in Iran President George Bush has promised that if re-elected in November he will make regime change in Iran his new target. Bush named Iran as part of the Axis of Evil along with North Korea…