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Friday, February 14, 2003
An acquaintence of mine, B__, went to an Ice Bats game here in Austin last weekend with a friend of his. He told me that before the game started the announcer called for
"A moment of silence for the five Americans who died on the Shuttle Columbia."
There are so many things wrong with that that I really don't even know where to begin.
posted at 11:16 AM |
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Monday, February 10, 2003
To Honor a Thief
A former Texas school teacher, Corrine Robinson, spent years stealing private property from her students and hoarding it in every available hiding place--her desk, her purse, her car, even the teacher's lounge and her own private home. Today, instead of being called to account for her crimes, this infamous, unremoresful criminal is honored by the Schleicher County Museum in Eldorado, Texas.
Worst of all, no charges were ever filed against Mrs. Robinson. And the stolen property, far from having been returned to its rightful owners, is now proudly displayed trophy-style in plain view under the aegis of the city of Eldorado. Storage fees and associated costs are paid in part by the very victims of Mrs. Robinson themselves.
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