Slog - Comments on The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551 In Mono: Seattle firefighters rescue stranded passengers from a stalled monorail car. Again. Olympian Heights: Today marks the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Games. O'Biden: Deciphering the new political juggernaut. Hearts and Minds: Hamid Karzai furious as 95 Afghani civilians killed in a coalition airstrike. Get Money: How much will a hypothetical bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae cost the average tax payer? Marching: People touched by gang violence marched through Judkins Park Saturday. Drinking Age: College officials who want to reexamine the legal drinking age of 21 state that they simply want a debate. NOLA: Even after... Copyright 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:41:16 -0800 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:52:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Drinkin Gage The writer of the legal drinking age article linked to comes off as quite a reactionary fool tool!

]]> Drinkin Gage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112627 News Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:29:22 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle In related news, cars and trucks burnt across the state, but were not noticed by the news.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112631 News Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:45:50 -0800 Comment by MoTown Will, huh?

]]> MoTown http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112654 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112654 News Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:20:17 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay The Seattle Center Monorail was run by Metro for years and years and years with absolutely no problems (well, except for that crash back in the 70's) but ever since it's been "privatized" it's been nothing but trouble.

But everyone knows that private industry does everything better than government, and for less cost, so I don't know why this would be happening.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112758 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1112758 News Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:59:51 -0800 Comment by Greg Oh man, if raising the drinking age saved so many lives, think how much better we could make things by banning alcohol altogether! That would solve ALL our problems with alcohol!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1113008 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_morning_news_551#c1113008 News Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:52:36 -0800