Year: 2007

  • A Lot Of Sci-Fi Movies Begin This Way…

    From an AP report by Chris Newmarker: FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A metal, rock-like object about the size of a golf ball and weighing nearly as much as a can of soup crashed through the roof of a Monmouth County home, and authorities on Wednesday were trying to figure out what it was. Nobody was… Read more

  • Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…Yet

    President Bill Clinton’s enactment of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on homosexuality has been criticized by a lot of gay rights supporters on the grounds that it requires gays to stay in the closet if they want to stay in the military. I always felt this was a little unfair because “Don’t Ask,… Read more

  • Coming Attractions for 2007

    I don’t exactly have a master plan for blogging in 2007, but here are a few things I have in mind: Eminent domain blogging will continue with coverage of the Five Corners TIF in Des Plaines. I’m trying to bring on a co-blogger to cover the entertainment beat. I may actually get around to posting… Read more