Monthly Archives: August 2006

Chewing the Fat

Click Image to Enlarge. 24.5 percent of Ohioans were obese in 2005.  That seems like a suspiciously specific figure but I have been noticing more full figures. There is good news though.  You're not fat because you can't stop stuffing … Continue reading

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A Person Like Me Can't Afford to Look Ridiculous

Click Image to Enlarge. How will the media atone for their sins now that weirdo, John Karr, has scammed them with his fake confession in the JonBenet Ramsey case.  I'm thinking reality show.  You try to get convicted of a … Continue reading

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Tiger on the Links

Click Image to Enlarge. Tiger Woods won the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club on the fourth playoff hole in the rain.  It was Tiger's fifth win here.  The tournament is a link to Akron's faded glory and a source … Continue reading

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Mayor Nagin Breaks News and Wind

Click Image to Enlarge. Hurricane Ray made landfall when he asserted on "60 Minutes" that New Yorkers are unable to fill their "hole" in the ground.  He was referring to Ground Zero.

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Solar System Cutbacks

Click Image to Enlarge. We've been enduring painful cutbacks at the Akron Beacon Journal. But these are mere worldly concerns.  Any doubt that scientists hold the real power was dispelled when they gave Pluto the pink slip.

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Can We Talk?

Click Image to Enlarge. Iran rejected preconditions for talks about its nuclear program.  The precondition being that Iran must suspend its program in compliance with U.N.  Security Council Resolutions.  In return for agreeing to terms for talks the Americans and … Continue reading

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Finland: Braver than France

Click Image to Enlarge. Israelis can sleep better tonight knowing their security is in the hands of more Fins than Frenchmen.  Finland will send 250 troops to Lebanon.  France has pledged 200 troops to defend its former colony. Italy has … Continue reading

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Akron Water Boarding

Click Image to Enlarge. Akron water and sewer bills have soared.  Meanwhile, the Zoo and Soapbox Derby get the smelly stuff for free.  Akron Thermal is the monopoly supplier of steam heat downtown.  Being an energy kingpin isn't what it … Continue reading

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How do You Know He's not a King?

Click Image to Enlarge. A week after England used electronic surveillance to stop a plot to blow up 10 airliners, a Detroit judge ruled the practice unconstitutional in the United States.  Electronic eavesdropping, not blowing up jetliners. U.S. District Court … Continue reading

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It's a Dell, Dude.

Click Image to Enlarge. Six Dell batteries have overheated.  Dell is recalling 4.1 million of the things. As far as I know, after passing the boarding area strip search, laptops are the only thing you may keep on the plane … Continue reading

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