| Liberals support Afghan extension until 2011
Richard Stanczak from Corunna, Canada writes: I heartily agree with Rachel M., it is good that the ConLibs have eliminated the need for us ignorant, cowardly citizens to have a say in how our country is being run.'
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richard, as spicydoc posted on another thread, you had a say in how the country is being run when you voted (if you voted). if you voted conservative, then you knew they were hoping to extend the mission. if you voted liberal, then depending on the day, you may have well voted for an extension of the mission. if you dont like what these two parties are doing, you have other choices.
'F.T. Ward from Canada writes: It lets NATO off the hook and ties Canada into an obligation that costs us at least $6 million per day now and certainly much more in following years.'
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the mission is indeed expensive.
Estate sales: Adventure to the past
Rogers, a bargain hunter herself, bought her two-bedroom, two-bath house nine years ago in Shadow Lakes for $61,500. The house overlooks a retention pond that is also a bird sanctuary. "I had spent a wonderful year when I was in high school with an aunt and uncle who lived in Clearwater," she recalls. "After that I always wanted to live in Florida. I'm just one of those people who loves Florida." Rogers, who is divorced, lives with her two dogs, Beau, a black lab/Great Dane mix, and Squeaky, a boxer/terrier mix she rescued while volunteering at the Pasco Animal Welfare Society thrift shop in New Port Richey. "I walk my dogs almost every day in Starkey Park," she says. Animals and the environment are of great importance to her: She is a supporter of such groups as Pasco Wildlife Inc.
Tucson-Phoenix rail line requires bold planning, latest technology
Think of this, Tucsonans. Drive, walk or bicycle a few miles or less from home and park your car or put your bike in a secure locker. A few hundred feet away, insert your electronic fare card at a turnstile and board a sleek, new light-rail train that whisks you to your destination in Tucson, or to the high-speed rail terminal next to Interstate-10 on the near-Northwest Side. .
Don't blame Duluth cops for action of one
I've been following the Jay Dailey story quite closely, and it only gets more bizarre. Can we get a blog about corrupt cops in this town?" Here's your blog. But it's probably not what you were expecting. To recap: A Duluth police officer, Jay Dailey, 42, was jailed Saturday after being treated for a gunshot wound. He is said to have been shot during a confrontation with Fulton County police officer Paul Phillips, who also was injured. Dailey faces four counts of felony aggravated assault. Gwinnett Police have not said much about what happened, but witness statements to the media paint this picture: Phillips was flagged down to help a distressed woman on Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill. He was off duty but in uniform and driving a marked patrol car.
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MTV Networks Music & Logo Group appointed Christina Glorioso to vice president of sales for Program Enterprises. MTVN created the position for Glorioso. GroupM named John Montgomery chief operating officer of GroupM Interaction North America. The media investment management firm created the position for Montgomery, who was previously worldwide CEO of GroupM's MindShare Interaction. NBC Sports selected Crisp Wireless to monetize its mobile Web site. Fathom SEO selected Alterian for analytics. The search engine marketing and placement firm will use the Alterian Marketing Services Platform. NetShelter Technology Media promoted Todd Carville to senior vice president, sales. The vertical media network created the position for Carville, who was previously national sales director.
Jordan Islamists torch Danish flag
The Islamic Action Front, Jordan's main licensed opposition party and the political offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, demanded the government expel the Danish envoy until his government offered an official apology. "Oh government, expel the Danish ambassador: Oh Dane...listen the Prophet is the symbol of our Islam. We will die for his sake and eradicate anyone who humiliates him," chanted angry protesters in the noisy sit-in near the Danish consulate in the capital Amman. The Islamists also urged Jordanians to boycott Danish products, saying reprinting the drawings was a deliberate insult and part of "the crusade by the West against Islam". Muslims consider depictions of the Prophet Mohammad offensive. Protests and riots erupted in many Muslim countries in 2006 when the cartoons, one showing the Prophet wearing a turban resembling a bomb, first appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005.
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