Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Brownsville says NO MORE Plastic bags.
Brownsville is never going to be confused with Portland, San Franciscio or some other bucolic tree-hugging liberal city, but it's home to just as many crunchy ecological activists as any yurt-living commune, apparently. Yesterday its version of the city council voted to ban merchants from using plastic bags except for some limited purposes. The ban is voluntary this year, and mandatory starting in 2011, the Brownsville Herald reports...Link
Containers of honey & an airport evacuation.
A California airport was shut down and evacuated Tuesday after authorities claimed to have discovered "TNT" in luggage. Instead of a high-powered explosive, the substance turned out to be honey, owned by 31-year-old Francisco Ramirez, a gardener from Milwaukee. The man was taken into custody at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield after a security incident was announced at 7:30 a.m. Flights were suspended and terminals were evacuated. Two Transportation Security Administration employees reported feeling ill after smelling fumes from the honey, which was discovered in five Gatoraid bottles. Both TSA screeners were rushed to Meadows Field Hospital...Link
Senator Dodd Will Not Seek Re-election.
WASHINGTON (NY Times)— Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the embattled Connecticut Democrat who was facing an increasingly tough bid for a sixth term in the United States Senate, has decided not to seek re-election this year, Democrats familiar with his plans said Wednesday. Mr. Dodd, 65, a pivotal figure in the major debates now confronting Congress, is to announce his decision at a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Connecticut...Link
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