Our new police station may never see the light of day, but it looks like we could end up with a nice $3.23 million road leading to it, complete with water, sewer and power. Hmmm ...; maybe you can get there from here, but will there be anything there when you arrive?
Be careful what you ask for: Univ. of Florida student Zachary Garcia got a real surprise when he recently Googled himself and learned that he had been erroneously convicted of murder. Although his driver's license photo was there, he noted that his name was misspelled (Zachery), which turned out to be the cause of the problem. (Some things you just don't want to know.)
And be careful who you follow: Japanese star long-distance runner Natsuki Terada was in first place in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone relay race with only 200 meters to go when he inadvertently followed a TV camera crew truck when it veered off the course, costing his team the win. (His teammates may be considering giving him a GPS.)
Oops — District of Columbia Attorney General Peter Nickles recently revealed that the Washington payroll office failed to pay the life insurance premiums for at least 1,400 city employees ...; for the past seven years. He ordered an investigation to determine which of the usual forms of bureaucratic dysfunction was to blame (huge human error or, perhaps more likely, outright theft).
Cool headed: Han Song was giving a customer a haircut when an SUV came crashing through the front of his barbershop in Anchorage, Alaska, recently. Nobody was hurt, so Song, obviously a dedicated pro, finished the haircut for his customer with the vehicle still sitting next to the chair (well-groomed, too).
Would you believe ...; ? A man was recently charged with DUI after police found him intoxicated in his wrecked vehicle off an icy road in rural southeast Missouri. He explained in court, however, that he was sober when he lost control of his car — on his way home after a night out — but then started drinking from a stash he happened to have in his vehicle ...; strictly to ward off the cold, of course. (Yup, according to the Southeast Missourian, the jury bought it.)
Tough measures begat by tough times? Qantas Airways recently admitted to the Sydney Daily Telegraph that they are re-using plastic knives and forks with their in-flight meals ...; as many as 30 times before discarding them. The airline contends that their utensils are "more robust" and receive special washing (let's hope ...; at least in first class).
Former presidential candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has reportedly settled his lawsuit against the owners of the House Office Building cafeteria. He broke a tooth biting into one of their sandwich wraps back in 2008, and sued for $150,000. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but his smile is as pretty as ever. (That must've been one fine tooth.)
Can this be true? Officials recently opened an express line, bypassing security, to ease waiting and the long lines of people trying to enter the Texas Capitol building in Austin. According to the Houston Chronicle, three categories of people (with proper ID, of course) are ushered in without delay: members of the Legislature, state employees, and anyone with a concealed-weapon carry permit. (Only in Texas, folks.)
Lois Speelman, a greeter (?) at a Wal-Mart in Milwaukee, Wis., asked an exiting female customer to stop so she could ascertain whether the unbagged items in the lower part of her shopping cart had been paid for. Bad move. The customer ran her over, knocking her down and sending her to the hospital. Said Speelman, who is 100 years old, "I'm bruised, but I'm able to go back to work." (Those Wal-Mart Warriors are tough.)
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