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...mayor of my hometown, Albuquerque, has proposed to follow in New York State’s footsteps and legalize the forced medication of the “mentally ill.” Given the sordid history of government involvement with “mental illness,” Mayor Martin J. Chávez is leading Albuquerque—and the rest of the country in his wake—down a very slippery slope...
...thing we’ve noticed about here, is that people talk funny,” he said. About two weeks ago, the Butcharts attended a local political dinner and mentioned their plans to attend the game in Boston. Soon, they became local stars through an article in their hometown newspaper, The Madison County Journal. This is not where their fifteen minutes of fame ended. As soon as they got settled in at the game, the girl sitting next to them asked, “Are you the people with the t-shirts from Mississippi?” Tom recalled...
Although Delta is poised to fight the deal--and its hometown, Atlanta, is desperate to keep the company--a number of analysts are saying, Don't bother. Aviation consultant Patrick Murphy, who used to track airline competition in the Department of Transportation, says, "A US Airways--Delta merger is the start of a needed consolidation," and notes, "The low-cost carriers are now big enough to offer real alternatives to large network airlines. It will be good for consumers in the long run, making fewer, healthier carriers." Industry experts believe United or American will jump into the bidding for Delta...
...kidnapped him. He’s the one driving the Phantom around the Loop; Snoop’s eyes look more than a little glazed over, and does anyone doubt that everyone’s favorite peddler of sex weed knows how to get some roofies in his own hometown? Plus, R. Kelly seems desperate to suck up. It’s “your boy Kells,” he fawns, and he lavishes Snoop with girls in thanks for giving him the hook. But the gesture may not be all that magnanimous; the women are at least...
...think it’s very simple, actually. Rather than spend $60 on bus fare, sleep on the floor of some dining hall, and eat half-cooked hot dogs at an alcohol-free tailgate, they can actually have fun at a football game in their hometown and then go home for Thanksgiving after classes end on Friday. Note that fun does not equal getting obnoxiously drunk, but rather not being forced to deal with beverage authorization teams, long lines, and the Boston Police Department (BPD). The calculus involved is not complicated, and, while I certainly plan on going...