| BLM wants old-growth forests on chopping block
I can now focus on nursing my grievances instead of counting my blessings. I can now rationalize my irrelevance, be a merchant of discouragement, and a justifier of self pity. I can now have a short fuse and thin skin whenever criticized by those who obviously seek to muzzle me. I can now spout my ideology of disparagement regarding this loser of a nation. I can now sing with brazen self righteousness: All we are saying is give war a chance. I can now carry protest signs and spew my abject hatred towards those in the majority. I can now in good conscience refuse to salute the flag at my coin club meetings.Yes, I am a proud dissenter against the oppressive majority in this broken nation. And we all know that dissension is the highest form of patriotism. I am angry; hear me roar.Gordon L. ShadleAlbanyM37 was land-use lunacy; Measure 49 restores sanityImagine you are an insurance agent.
Smoltz reinventing self (again)
They only had James penciled in to pitch in one game March 20, but it looks like that could change. Might know more later today, but definitely soon. He told Cox and Roger McDowell that he wants to test it, because he'd rather have soreness and realize that he's not ready than to just assume he's not. Braves might decide that having him wait a couple more weeks before he throws in games probably isn't going to make a different in terms of his long-term health. In other words, they might decide that if that tear isn't healed, then it's probably not going to heal without surgery. So might as well test it. That's what James wants to do. He said he's willing to risk it, for peace of mind. He said being here and watching everyone else practice and throw is killing him, because he feels too good to be sitting on the sidelines.
Man cycles backwards for HIV awareness
Curan Wright, 36, said his voyage, which began in California, is aimed at raising awareness for homelessness, HIV/AIDS and what he described as the need for a federal medical marijuana law, The Miami Herald reported Monday.
Wright, who has ridden bicycles backwards since he was a teenager, uses his peripheral vision and experience to navigate his modified single-gear Redline bicycle without the use of mirrors.
Wright said during a recent stop in Key West, Fla., that he was disappointed when he passed through Washington and could not get an audience with Capitol Hill lawmakers.
"They act like they don't have to hear me," he said. "I don't have money. I'm a nobody to them. I'm just a homeless man with HIV, who got it on my own because I didn't practice safe sex and used needles."
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Gust, Rupp loved world of sports
People who love and follow athletics — at the local, state and national levels — are saddened with the passing of Paul Gust of Fergus Falls and Craig Rupp of Elbow Lake. Hundreds of sports fans in Otter Tail and Grant counties shared the same passion those men exhibited in recent years. Adding to the sadness, of course, are the circumstances related to their deaths. For many years Gust, 76, battled Multiple Sclerosis — with his battle ending Monday, Oct. 29. Rupp, 60, died in a hunting accident on Saturday, Nov. 3. Many baby boomers my age recall, as kids, seeing Gust become the leading scorer for a local team in April 1960 when a group of all-stars played Elgin Baylor and the Minneapolis Lakers, one year before the Lakers moved to Los Angeles. This was a Jaycees benefit basketball game held at the Fergus Falls High School gymnasium.
Blog: Science Reseacher: Arctic Temperatures "Not Especially Warm"
Every time I see this I wonder where the bears keep their soda to keep it from freezing in those temperatures. Forget chapped lips too, since those bottles needed bottle openers I always picture them walking funny from storing and opening all those Cokes. .
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