Month: August 2013

Pricked pride

Cathy called to say she was having car trouble and would be a little late for work so I was handing out NewsLanc’s weekly newsletters outside the Central Market. While accepting a newsletter, a middle age lady of pleasant demeanor asked if I recalled the article concerning insects. I suddenly swelled with pride, the article […]

Egypt: Protests dwindle in crackdown

WASHINGTON POST: …A crackdown by Egypt’s new military-backed government has decapitated the Muslim Brotherhood, the powerful Islamist organization that ran this country for just over a year. As the police state is resurrected, authorities are walling off information on the number of deaths and detentions, and seeking to minimize what remains of the group’s support. […]

Obama’s New Pot Rules Are a Bigger Deal Than You Think

This was a deliberate—and deeply radical—decision about who is in charge of most drug enforcement. “The thrust is that they will allow the state of Washington to be the principal law-enforcement agent in this regard,” Inslee said. That is, for the first time, the president and head of the US Department of Justice have chosen to hand over the reins on major, controversial drug-control policy to the states.

Breast-feeding gets boost with airport lactation station

USA TODAY: A Burlington company has opened its first breast-feeding and pumping station at Burlington International Airport, hoping to replicate the experience at airports and workplaces across the country. Mamava co-founders Sascha Mayer and Christine Dodson have dealt with the difficulties of trying to breast-feed their babies and travel, both for work and recreation. Mayer […]

INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL NEW ERA

Front page article “New details emerge about sale of Harrisburg incinerator to Lancaster County waste authority” reports: “The county waste authority approved agreements Thursday to purchase Harrisburg’s troubled, debt-ridden, trash-burning incinerator for $130.7 million.” WATCHDOG: Big news: The LCSWMA that has negotiated the acquisition of the Harrisburg Incinerator has now approved the acquisition of the […]

Polls Show US Strongly Opposes Syrian Attack

NEWSMAX: …A Reuters-Ipsos poll last week found about 60 percent of Americans are against U.S. intervention in Syria, while just 9 percent support it. …A Christian Monitor/TIPP poll from August 24-28 found that 38 percent of respondents rated the president’s handling of the Syrian crisis as “poor” or “unacceptable,” while 22 percent rated his handling […]

U.S. spy network’s successes, failures and objectives detailed in ‘black budget’ summary

WASHINGTON POST: U.S. spy agencies have built an intelligence-gathering colossus since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but remain unable to provide critical information to the president on a range of national security threats, according to the government’s top-secret budget. The $52.6 billion “black budget” for fiscal 2013, obtained by The Washington Post from former […]

Saudi Arabia Passes Domestic Abuse Ban For First Time

HUFFINGTON POST: In a historic move, Saudi Arabia banned domestic abuse this week, outlawing any form of abuse at home or in the workplace. The Council of Ministers’ approval of the law Monday marks the first time the country has officially recognized domestic violence as a punishable crime. Offenders may face up to a year […]