Princess on a SoapboxJust a few of my ranting thoughts.Shocking New Book: Slaughterhouse- February 26, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: Shocking New Book: SlaughterhouseAnyone who wants to read a "shocking" book about slaughterhouses should read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, published in 1906. I still have the paperback copy I bought for required reading in high school English class. It's also a pretty good primer on working conditions in turn-of-the-century Chicago. What's shocking to me is that people manage to somehow convince themselves that all the hamburger they're devouring grew on trees or that there.http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=199 City annexes Baney Road property- February 20, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: City annexes Baney Road propertyAFTER Walmart moved to the other side of town and left empty big boxes on Baney!!! I hope this means they're going to get something else in there now, like maybe the Post Office and DMV. An enormous parking lot sits empty constantly, and yet it takes at least 3 trips around the block to get into either of those tiny offices. Wake up, Assland!http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=198 Worldwide hunt to solve the mystery of gamma-ray bursts- February 16, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: Worldwide hunt to solve the mystery of gamma-ray burstsProbably just David Banner farts! :)http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=197 Salmon's brain gives clues to pesticides toxicity in people- February 16, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: Salmon's brain gives clues to pesticides toxicity in peopleWow, who would think that pesticides might affect humans if put into their foodhttp://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=196 Commission conducts first-ever meeting, discusses group's goals- February 14, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: Commission conducts first-ever meeting, discusses group's goalsWow, glad to see that the Ashland County Planning Commission is finally getting on the ball. It's pretty obvious that they hadn't ever met before if you just look around!http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=195 County count finds 68 homeless- February 14, 2008 &13; &13; &13; URL: County count finds 68 homelessI'd bet there are more than that many abandoned houses in Ashland county!http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=194 Putting War Funding Into Perspective- February 4, 2008 &13; Christopher Helleman and Travis Sharp of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation have put the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars into perspective. There's really not much to say, except... wow:&13; &13; HISTORICAL COSTS OF U.S. WARS (In 2007 Dollars)&13; World War II&13; $3.2 trillion&13; Iraq and Afghanistan To Date $695.7 billion&13; Vietnam War $670 billion&13; World War I $364 billion&13; Korean War $295 billion&13; Persian Gulf War $94 billion&13; Civil War (both Union...http://www.bloglines.com/blog/JenniElswick?id=193 |