Bob McCarty Writes

Kids across the United States would be cheering if they paid any attention to the news coming out of the nation’s capitol.  “What news would they be cheering?” you ask.  Here it is:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a two-year stay of enforcement of the lead content provisions of section 101(a) of the Consumer Product [...]

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This morning’s headlines offer a strange blend of news and advice.
Falling into the “news” category, “Green Ammunition” is the order of the day for the U.S. Army’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.
In the “advice” category, I found two pearls of wisdom:

First, never stop at Starbucks when you’re carrying $300,000 worth of dog jewelry [...]

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At issue in a video (above) making the news today is an ice hockey-style body check that a New York City police officer delivered to a biker participating in a Critical Mass bike ride Friday night in Times Square.
While, on the surface, the video appears to show a cop acting recklessly and endangering the [...]

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Recently, Barack Obama promised bicycle enthusiasts he would be a pro-cycling president. That news shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with the presumptive Democrat Party presidential nominee; after all, the whopping tax increases likely to accompany an Obama presidency will force many Americans to rely upon two-wheelers as their primary mode of transportation.
How will the “Obamessiah” [...]

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