New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Publishes Cookbook
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has received a lot of heat lately about his “chocolate city” remarks. It turns out, however, that it was all a ploy by his publisher to draw attention to his…
January 2006
Is Democracy Always A Good Thing?
I’ve had this question rolling around in my head for the last few years: Is democracy always a good thing? After seeing the headlines that the Palestinians have voted Hamas in as the majority leadership…
New Study: Blackberry Shutdown Not A Big Deal
Contrary to techie opinion, a new study released on Monday reveals that if the current lawsuit against Research In Motion (RIM) shuts down Blackberrys altogether, it won’t cause more than a ripple in information interchange….
Donner Decendents Reenact Famous Feast
The decendants of the famed Donner party, who survived being trapped by snow in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846-1847, held their sixth annual reenactment of the Donner Dinner —…
Scientists Point To Average Temperatures As Proof Of Global Warming
A recent blast of average temperatures have scientists brushing off their global warming theories. Twelve cities across the midwest have recorded average temperatures at least seven of the last ten days, causing many climatologists to…