In the hope of encouraging more recycling, Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is pushing a 5-cent deposit for beverage containers. Unclaimed deposits would be used for environmental programs. I think this is a terrific idea. It will save me a lot of work because I can now just toss this stuff out the car window when I'm driving, secure in the knowledge that the state already … [Read more...] about Deposit and Return
Sally Goodrich
Some people are amazing. Sally Goodrich, whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks, kept a grip on her grief as she surveyed the foundations of the Afghan school being built with money she raised in the United States. ... Goodrich, a native of Bennington, Vt., and an administrator for schools in nearby North Adams, Mass., has helped raise about $180,000 for the new girl's school … [Read more...] about Sally Goodrich
A Funny Thing
My wife went on a business trip on Wednesday and came back Thursday with an amusing story about how she almost got strip searched at the airport. Strip searched. Ha, ha, ha. She and her boss were going through the line and the security folks sent her boss in one direction and my wife into some side room. They made my wife take off her shoes. They X-rayed my wife's purse … [Read more...] about A Funny Thing
Protecting Prostitutes, Part 2
A few days ago, I wrote about the Predator Accountability Act being considered by the Illinois legislature. This bill would allow prostitutes to sue their pimps for damages. I pointed out a few problems with the bill. After writing my little screed, it occurred to me that one defense of this bill is that it gives prostitutes access to the courts to obtain damages. Because … [Read more...] about Protecting Prostitutes, Part 2
Back
Taxes done (getting money back), day job slowing down, back to blogging... … [Read more...] about Back