Volume
1: Issue 10
October 13, 2005
(delayed)
October 13, 2005
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the county's toll Livingston residents who pay a premium for using the county landfill are having their day. The newly formed civic rights group, Livingstonians Against County Exploitation (LACE), has successfully lobbied for the passing of a city ordinance that will require county residents to pay use fees for town amenities. "Last I knew, Livingston was in Park County," said the group's President Bob Thurgood. "It makes no damn sense that I am not allowed to use a county service without paying a hefty fee." Thurgood and his group were able to return the favor to the county when the city agreed to charge county residents a fee for using city amenities like streets and sidewalks. County motorists entering Livingston from East River Road were greeted by this warning (below) to slow down for the toll booth ahead at Carter's Bridge.  County residents visiting Livingston should be prepared to pay for the privilege of using city streets. Park County residents who do not also live in the city which some believe to be actually in the county, will be charged a $12 day use fee for using the sidewalks and streets of Livingston. Everyone will be required to show proof of residence until some form of identification is worked out to single out non-city residents.
No one expects this transition to go smoothly, and some strategically placed checkpoints are ready for anything (below). As for Thurgood, he is not done with his campaign to redress the county's impositions on city residents. "I am working on an ordinance to charge County Commissioners double," he said, and added in an ominous tone, "we know who you are."  |
Science news
spotlight Scientists make astonishing discovery: White people loot Social scientists at
Carnegie Mellon University have just completed a four year study that
concludes that white people loot. According to Sophia Klepter, the
chief researcher on the study team, "One need only look at the
headlines, but we went further and did a complete analysis." One of the
headlines Klepter refers to is: "KBR grabs $500 million no-bid contract
to clean up New Orleans."
Professor Klepter points out that we've made the false assumption that poor minorities loot because it is "much easier for for news teams to photograph people grabbing Pampers or TVs, than someone grabbing millions of dollars out of tax coffers, or employees' pension funds." The study went on to
answer the question, "Is this a cultural trait, something rooted
perhaps in the DNA of white CEOs?" Most people think that the answer
would be "no," but the study has proved them wrong. But the kinds of
looters studied by CMU are not just in the board rooms, they are on the
streets, and CMU has surveyed and compiled the images to prove it
(below).
A survey of footage from the aftermath of
Katrina indicates that while poor African Americans tended to take food
and clothing for their families, white looters were more interested in
number three woods, laptop cases, and sandals.
 It doesn't just take
a social scientist to see this trend in American civic life. Oliver
Stone has completed a remake of the 1955 film, "The
Looters," about mercenaries who pretend to help with rescue efforts
after a plane crashes on Pike's Peak but whose real motivation is to
raid the plane of all valuables and dispose of witnesses.
 Dick Cheney could not
be reached for comment about the CMU study or the Stone film. He was on
his way to Pakistan to offer help with rebuilding after the recent
devastating earthquake in that country.
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