This item, I think, says something important about sanctions and about technology, but I’m not sure what that is (and on the other hand the story probably isn’t even true). Anyway, the Iraqi Government has apparently discovered a loophole in the UN sanctions against it. According to WorldNetDaily.com the US Federal Government thinks that several […]
Monthly Archives: December 2000
Scrooge and the Stars
13 December 2000 – 12:00 am
Preservatory.com is offering selections from the CBC Radio archives in Real Audio with a different theme each month. As I would expect the theme for December is Christmas, and one of the comedy selections is a really great
The “Petticoat Mafia” Of Benham, Kentucky
9 December 2000 – 12:00 am
The AP (via the Dallas Morning News) asks the question, “What happens when the garden club takes over the government of a Kentucky coal town?” The answer turns out to be a great story about a particularly different approach to government, one involving bake sales, concerts and a thrift shop instead of more usual, and […]
JPK Muses on Mandatory Voting
Southam News recently reported that Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, is “warming” to the idea of mandatory voting (although fortunately still considers it repugnant). I really hope this doesn’t catch the fancy of Parliament, because choosing not to vote (for whatever reason) should, in my opinion, be just as valid as voting. […]