May 28, 2008
It's a scarf
As pointed out by Brian Arner and Joe Powell, here is something stupid: Dunkin Donuts has pulled a commercial featuring pitchwoman Rachael Ray wearing a scarf because Michelle Malkin and other conservative observers thought...Posted by joe lance on 06:13 PM | Comments (2)
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga infiltrated by impostors
A couple of days ago the annual Armed Forces Day parade wound its way through the streets of downtown Chattanooga, and throngs of the Tennessee Valley's most patriotic citizens lined its path. Photographer Wesley...Posted by joe lance on 09:20 PM | Comments (1)
February 26, 2008
A wet slap in the face?
Bill and Josiah both have pointed out what they see as a lack of humor in today's "proclamation" by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield. I'm left sort of speechless by the whole event, myself. I...Posted by joe lance on 06:15 PM | Comments (2)
February 08, 2008
The dark side of open government
Please don't misunderstand me. I am 100% for transparency and public involvement in government, from the local to the supranational.* But a tragic story out of Kirkwood, Missouri illustrates that there is often a...Posted by joe lance on 09:21 AM | Comments (0)
February 03, 2008
Sheriff resignation likely, would mean another special election in Hamilton County
And that would be three, y'all, in less than a year. The election to replace Ward Crutchfield was held in November 2007. The election to replace Marti Rutherford is the day after tomorrow. A...Posted by joe lance on 09:36 PM | Comments (1)
September 21, 2007
Star Pupil?
From the New York Daily News: A sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was surrounded by troopers carrying submachine guns and arrested after showing up at Boston's Logan Airport wearing a phony bomb,...Posted by joe lance on 01:02 PM