Censorship or Heat Stroke?

Dear State of Arizona:
I read about this DANGEROUS OR OBSCENE MATERIAL LIABILITY bill which passed your House and flopped in your Senate.
The bill, which was introduced by Representative Warde V. Nichols (and dammit wouldn’t you know he’d be a Republican) would have allowed damage claims in lawsuits related to books, films or other materials that [...]

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American taxpayers have unwittingly helped finance a polygamist sect that is now the focus of a massive child abuse investigation in West Texas, with a business tied to the group receiving a nearly $1 million loan from the federal government and $1.2 million in military contracts.  More here.
Meanwhile, my husband and I are running a [...]

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What’s One More Robo-Smokey at This Point?

I’m trying to remain slightly pissed about the increasing presence of  24-hour photographic traffic enforcement because 1.) I don’t trust the technology not to screw me and 2.) the whole thing seems a bit Orwellian to me.
Now, I discover the quaint little town of Jonesborough is planning to jump on the bandwagon?
Yep.  The Times-News reports [...]

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Eww.

An estimated quarter-million gallons of untreated sewage — more than enough to fill an Olympic-size pool to a depth of two feet — spilled into Cherokee Lake from the Morristown wastewater treatment plant last week, city officials say. More here
@ Tribune.

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12 Random Things

1.) A sex offender, who failed to register his change of address in a timely manner, was recently busted by the local Topix users.
2.) Hawkins County has never been in short supply of dumb drug dealers and stupid criminals - but getting high with a 70 year-old stoner is a new fad, I think.
3.) [...]

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