Month: August 2005

Drug Warriors Take Aim at the Planet

In the category of Worst Ideas You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, some Republican politicians are once again pushing the use of mycoherbicides — fungi that kill plants — for use in their beloved drug war. Like a...

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Save Amtrak

When I left New York last month for Madison, WI, I went via Amtrak.  No, not Delta or United.  Amtrak.I had researched my getaway, which would occur after the culmination of several weeks’ preparation for a...

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Philadelphia Meetup

Update [2005-8-3 12:13:6 by BooMan]:This meetup is tonight. You can meet me, Chris Bowers, probably Duncan Black, as well as (more importantly) 5 Democratic candidates for Congress. And the beer is FREE!! I don’t do much...

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Tell Us About You and Welcome Wagon

It’s been awhile since we have had a tell us about you diary and since I noticed that the numbers are getting up there for new members I thought it was time to do one. So here’s the deal, it’s a long standing...

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