Amoral Opinions

iPods for the Blind?

I just found out this week that a close friend went blind. No one knows if its permanent of temporary yet but best guess is that it will be a reality for at least 3 months if its not permanent. A group of us started talking about how we could help her and a desktop [...]

Seattle airport removes Christmas trees to avoid lawsuit

SEATAC, Washington (AP) — All nine Christmas trees have been removed from the Seattle-

Tacoma International Airport instead of adding a giant Jewish menorah to the holiday display as a rabbi had requested.

Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, who made his request weeks ago, said he was appalled by the decision. He [...]

In U.S., fear and distrust of Muslims runs deep

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly.

The first caller to the station in Washington said that Klein must be “off his rocker.” [...]

In Turkey, people are obliged by law to vote in elections.

Blind man sentenced to library course

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A blind Turkish pensioner has been sentenced to a 26-day reading and writing course at his local public library after he failed to vote on time in an election for his village cooperative, his son said Friday.

A prosecutor in the province of Kutahya in northwest Turkey sentenced [...]

Shops destroy Santas giving “Hitler salute”

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German chain of shops has removed miniature wooden Santa Claus figures from its shelves and destroyed them after customers complained it looked like they were giving the stiff-armed Hitler salute that is outlawed.

Josef Lange, a spokesman for the Rossmann chain that has 1,200 outlets, told Reuters [...]

Supreme court to confront school racial diversity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court confronts whether race can be used in deciding where students to go to school on Monday, testing the willingness of President George W. Bush’s two newest court appointees to overturn programs to foster racial diversity.

In a pair of cases that could affect millions [...]

Chasing Christmas

In a world where the holidays are run by the efficient Bureau of Yuletide Affairs, a bitter and burned-out Ghost of Christmas Past decides to go AWOL while on a “mission” and leave his “target” stranded in 1965.

A brand new way of showing “A Christmas Carol”. This was a very funny comedy film that [...]

Win For The Little Guy! : Judge rules insurance covers New Orleans homeowners

Judge rules insurance covers New Orleans homeowners

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Louisiana federal judge has ruled many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for the insurance industry.

In an 85-page judgment, U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood [...]

Judge strikes down part of Bush anti-terror order

Hey the so called activist judges are at it again.

Judge strikes down part of Bush anti-terror order

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles, who previously struck down sections of the Patriot Act, has ruled that provisions of an anti-terrorism order issued by President George W. Bush after September 11 are unconstitutional.

U.S. District [...]

Scientists say trained bees can sniff bombs

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Scientists at a U.S. weapons laboratory say they have trained bees to sniff out explosives in a project they say could have far-reaching applications for U.S. homeland security and the Iraq war.

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico said they trained honeybees to [...]