Canton Council proposes jail time for tall grass

"City Council wants to beef up its existing high-grass and weeds law by making a second offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail."

Report: CNN citizen journalism site close to launch

"CNN is close to expanding its "iReport" user-generated reporting initiative into a separate Web site, MediaWeek wrote Monday. The new site, to be hosted at iReport.com, will be a repository for user-submitted news content--video, audio, and photos. Visitors can navigate...

Census throws up treasure trove for trivia buffs

"Census throws up treasure trove for trivia buffs Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Migration Correspondent How many Presbyterian Pakistanis live in Ireland? Are there Chinese-born Travellers? Widowed teenagers? Most pressingly, how many Lithuanian immigrants live in semi-detached houses...

Diamonds and Pearls and Girls for President

"Diamonds and Pearls and Girls for President by MissLaura Fri Nov 16, 2007 at 01:40:34 PM PST Remember how last night's debate closed on a, like, totally serious note with a question to Hillary Clinton about whether she preferred diamonds or pearls? Can you even believe that...

Yet Another Mattel toy recall imminent

"Mattel, based in El Segundo, Calif., apologized to customers for that recall and said the move would cut pretax operating income by $30 million. Fisher-Price “fast-tracked” the recall, which allowed the company to quarantine two-thirds of the tainted toys before they...

VA Enacted Bad-Driver Fees Despite Red Flags

"The licenses of tens of thousands of motorists in New Jersey and Michigan have been suspended because they cannot afford the fees, and little evidence has emerged that such fines improve highway safety, according to state officials and studies."

Veterans' rights groups sue VA, for substandard care

"The plaintiffs say the Department of Veterans Affairs has violated the rights of returning veterans by delaying or denying their efforts to seek treatment for combat-related disabilities -- especially veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD."

Is This Child Protection?

"The least reported and understood social crisis of our time is the vast new police state run by these state social services agencies, which are generically referred to as “child protective services,” or CPS. "

TYC denies rights were violated at Evins, asks for two years of monitoring

"Texas Youth Commission leaders are rejecting federal findings that young prisoners’ civil rights were violated at the Edinburg lockup, according to a letter from a state lawyer to the U.S. Department of Justice dated Tuesday. "

New delay on disabled teen's $8.5M: her lawyer

"Noel's attorney, Sheldon Schlesinger, froze payment to his client by filing a lien with the state seeking up to $677,000 more than the $1-million lawmakers specified in the bill."

NH Court: Limits to right to bear arms

"The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state Constitution's right to bear arms can be restricted and regulated. "As numerous courts in other states have recognized with respect to their state constitutional right to bear arms ... "