Politics

Goodbye, Co-op!

Finally, the Hyde Park Co-op is closing its doors. It’s about time. From all I can tell, it has been a failing business almost from its inception; there’s no question that it was overly expensive and pathetically managed and operated during the last two and a half years. More details here.

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Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others

New Gallup poll: Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others. An intro: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of

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Another Interesting Global Warming Report

An interesting (and short) paper was just released explaining how the IPCC 2007 report is based on flawed (i.e., outdated) data. It’s by a mathematician and engineer, but he’s dealing mostly with mathematical data, for those of you who are skeptical based on his background. Check it out here: Carbon Emissions Don’t Cause Global Warming

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Ann Coulter, Plagiarist?

Professor Randy Picker just posted some interesting commentary on the AP’s suggestion that Ann Coulter committed plagiarism in her new book, Godless. It comes a little too close to the topic of our brief, last quarter, but it’s interesting, nonetheless.

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Great. Now, I’m even getting spam from United States Senators.

I somehow (not by choice) got added to Saxby Chambliss’s mailing list, about two years ago. I unsubscribed. I was added, again, about a year ago, after I had moved out of the State of Georgia. I unsubscribed. Today, I got a “weekly update” newsletter from his office, with no unsubscribe link or instructions, in

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