29 Jan 2009
Cope Gave Terrible Towels a Wonderful Legacy

Sometimes, with the tomfoolery in Washington and scandals erupting everywhere, it's easy to forget that there are genuinely good people in this world. Consider this a reminder.

Longtime Pittsburgh broadcaster Myron Cope, who created the Steelers’ signature Towel in 1975, long ago decided proceeds would serve a worthy cause.

(link) [New York Times]

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The End of Handmade

This is how government regulation fixes problems: punish everyone, not just the malefactors. Among the common folk, this kind of draconian lunacy went out of style in the sixth grade, or, at worst, carried over to boot camp.

Come to think of it both schools and the military are run by governments. Maybe that explains it.Morons.

Imagine a world where handmade children’s items are scarce and parents cannot buy used children’s clothing; where sellers of used children’s products are subject to fines of $100,000. In this world, entrepreneurs are forced out of business and lose their livelihoods. Imagine, therefore, a world in which the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) is allowed to go into affect as written on February 10th.

(link) [Upscale Baby Blog]

Update:A better overview.

via Overlawyered

07:39 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link

Stimulus bill would fund stop-smoking programs

Well, that's stimulating, eh? No more pork, right Mr. President?

Smoking cessation programs make up $75 million of the economic stimulus bill making its way through the Senate, according to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who sponsored the funding.

(link) [CNN.com]

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Frigid Nights for a Swath of States

When a storm in the Midwest makes the front page of the New York Times, you know it was a bad one. And it was. We got about a foot of new snow here - I couldn't make it in to Indy yesterday so I worked from home. It'll be a mess for a couple more days, to be sure The air temp right now is only 4°F, but at least we didn't get the ice (and power failures) that our southern neighbors picked up.

More than a million people in darkness after a storm could face a long wait for electricity, even as federal aid is promised to two states.

(link) [New York Times]

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