Slog - Comments on Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22 The respiratory problems like sinusitis and asthma that many Ground Zero workers reportered after Sept. 11th are caused by the dust of the towers, a massive study confirms. Many sectarian-violence fearing Iraqis are changing their names to sound more Shiite or sect-neutral. "The challenge from Iran and Syria" now tops Israel's defense agenda. Japan's Princess Kiko gives birth to the first male heir in the family, perhaps ending the debate about the need to change Japanese law to allow women to accede the throne. Pot kills -- no, not people, bonehead. The environment. As Seattle schools kick back into session,... Copyright 2007 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:06:58 -0800 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:13:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay Well, the President and Rudy both got to climb on top of a pile of wreckage and play with the bullhorn. It made a great photo-op, so it was worth all of those people getting sick.

Seriously, I hope that all those cops and firemen that made a big deal out that small shrub will note how their elected government regards their welfare.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458073 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:17:07 -0800 Comment by switzerblog spelling nitpick of the day...

It may SOUND like respitory, but it's spelled resporitory.

]]> switzerblog http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458082 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:22:44 -0800 Comment by advertise! cool propaganda in the pot article

(+)Such operations are turning up in greater numbers within state and national parks throughout California. Federal officials estimate the state produces half of all the marijuana seized on public lands nationwide.

(-)Officials at Point Reyes National Seashore have only begun to assess the resulting damage to an area that is habitat for the spotted owl, steelhead trout and coho salmon, and they said it could be months before they know the long-term implications for the ecosystem.

]]> advertise! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458084 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458084 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:24:28 -0800 Comment by Gabriel Actually, it's respiratory.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458086 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458086 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:28:06 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage So maybe we should legalize pot and let farmers grow it on... farms?

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458089 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458089 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:36:01 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus So glad Princess Kiko was able to shit out a boy because I was so - you know - worried about a female ascending to the thrown in Japan.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458090 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:39:08 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus *throne

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458091 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458091 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:40:00 -0800 Comment by Fnarf No mention of the REAL news of the day? Koo-Koo Katherine Harris won her primary in Florida. Democrats everywhere rejoice, start figuring how to get her on national TV every three minutes.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458097 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:44:40 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Exactly Dan. Pot doesn't do a thing to the environment. Growing it illicitly does.

Will we ever see the day when it is as legal as alcohol?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458104 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:53:27 -0800 Comment by Switzerblog That's humiliatin'! One strong cup of coffee later, I realize I spelled my spelling nitpicky correction wrong. Doh!

]]> Switzerblog http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458120 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458120 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:26:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Hey, I thought the first day of school for my kid was tomorrow, and had gone for what I thought was an early morning day-before tour of Lincoln, only to find out it was the first day - no, I wasn't investigating green things, somehow got the dates wrong.

But, yeah, we need more trees.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458151 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:05:11 -0800 Comment by Gomez Dust from Ground Zero causes respiratory ailments? In other news, bears shit in the woods.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458644 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458644 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:00:12 -0800 Comment by Monkey Damn bears, ruining our pot farms.

]]> Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/morning_news_22#c458685 News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:13:10 -0800