| Car prowler got what he deserved
I have no sympathy for Mr. Jesse Quincy, who was shot by a Mill Creek officer. Mr. Quincy was a career criminal. He had served a light sentence for theft, was due to be sentenced for crimes including possession of stolen vehicles, possession of meth and possession of a firearm. He also admitted to possession of a stolen $30,000 Corvette. He arrived at the scene of his death in a stolen truck.
Given all of this, he still would have gotten five years, a slap on the wrist and would have served a fraction of that, soon out to resume his criminal career. According to a TV interview with his girlfriend, he was also busy siring illegitimate children for society to raise and deal with. If Mr. Quincy had been home asleep that morning he would be alive today. I believe that the facts will show that the officer's action was justified.
Dear Andrew 1218:
Thank you. Thank you for inviting me. It's been a little while since I've had the honor of addressing you, and I appreciate very much your courtesy to me today. We should do this more often. I hope you will pardon my absence last year, and understand that I intended no personal insult to any of you. I was merely pre-occupied with the business of trying to escape the distinction of pre-season frontrunner for the Republican nomination, which, I'm sure some of you observed, I managed to do in fairly short order. But, now, I again have the privilege of that distinction, and this time I would prefer to hold on to it for a while. I know I have a responsibility, if I am, as I hope to be, the Republican nominee for President, to unite the party and prepare for the great contest in November.
Ten half-term adventures for £20
The children are at home for the week and clamouring for treats. For just £20 - less than the price of a family cinema trip - you can all enjoy a memorable day out. Whether it's walking with wizards, brushing up mountain-bike skills, listening to tales of pirates or following Chinese dragons, these exciting activities will keep them amused.
Prices are based on a family of four and exclude travel costs. .
From San Diego's favorite son ... to spoilsport
The most intriguing at-bat of 2007 is leaking into 2008. You can sense it by the way a 25-year-old wannabe struts through his February workouts. You can sense it by the way a 40-year-old shoulder shrugs at the line of questioning. You can sense it by the way a Hall of Famer is uncomfortably stuck in the middle. And you can sense it by the way a filthy rich man stares into space. On Sept. 29, 2007, Tony Gwynn Jr., for all practical purposes, knocked Tony Gwynn Sr.'s team out of the playoffs. But it's much crueler than that. He did it with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth -- against his Uncle Trevor. He did it with the champagne on ice and the Colorado Rockies on life support. He did it against the franchise that clothed and fed him and against a fan base that, 81 days a year, walks down Tony Gwynn Drive to the turnstiles.
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A winter storm warning for DeKalb County is in effect until noon Tuesday. By 6 p.m., a rain and sleet mix will become snow and around six inches are expected to fall by midday Tuesday, according to Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste. The National Weather Service predicts wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph as temperatures drop throughout the region.Parking is prohibited in marked DeKalb city snow routes between 5 p.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a release from DeKalb Public Works. Fines for parking in snow routes during snowfall of two inches or greater is a minimum $75, not including towing and storage costs.Residents are encouraged to park off-street through the storm, and to refrain from parking on streets that are not marked as snow routes so plows can clear streets more quickly, according to the release.Motorists should use caution while driving during the storm.
Your pets in the snow
Meanwhile, there was quite a debate over the value of uniforms in a school in the 11 comments that followed that simple, one-paragraph post. So let's talk about uniforms. Do they really make a significant contribution to a school on their own? I'm not buying it. Here are some of the arguments made last week on behalf of uniforms: —They're cheaper and easier for parents. This may be true, but how does this in anyway improve conditions at the SCHOOL? If parents want cheap and easy clothes they could send kids to school in the same white shirt and navy pants everyday whether the school required it or not. —They instill discipline. I'm sorry but nobody has been able to convince me of this one yet. To me, discipline is an individual personal trait that is learned.
A family affair
As it happens, her birthday falls, appropriately, on Valentine's Day, February 14. And while the notion of "a sweetheart" has long since been reclaimed by pragmatism and the (considerable) pleasure and (occasional) pain of a long-term relationship, we are mutually united each Valentine's Day by manic affection for our first-born. Love is in the air. .
Cutting Your Premiums Down To Size, Part I
LET'S START WITH AUTO INSURANCE. Coverage for your car breaks down into four categories: liability, for bodily injury and property damage; uninsured motorist coverage, to pay your bills in case you're nailed by one of the one in five people who drive without insurance; collision and comprehensive, to protect your car if it's damaged or vandalized; and medical and personal injury coverage. Forty-six states require liability coverage, and it's a good idea to have as much as you can afford. Say you're trolling the parking lot of the A&P and nick a Mercedes on its bumper, bruising the driver's elbow. Your liability insurance will pay for any damage you inflict on other people in an accident, so this Mercedes driver is likely to go away happy. But if you don't have enough coverage, the person you injure can come after your house to pay for his aches ? and you can rack up thousands of dollars in legal fees trying to defend yourself.
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