- So the $64 million DISD budget shortfall may cost 700 teachers their jobs. And the district may find its enrollment increased by 250-400 new kids who were evacuated from the coast because of Hurricane Ike. This should go well.
- Meanwhile, Ike — or gators — have killed 4,000 head of cattle. Mmm, steak.
- Daring Headline of the Day: U.S. Economy Could Weaken Further or Turn Around, Experts Say
- From my buddy (and probably attorney when/if I run afoul) Robert Guest comes this greatness: Sarah Palin Smoked Legal Marijuana, Why Can’t You?
- Dallas Police are looking into whether officers violated the no-chase policy in a chase on Sept. 6 that left one officer seriously injured. This is a gray one since the driver tried to run over some cops, but there’s a good reason for the no-chase policy in cases of non-violent offenders, as I detailed in a feature I wrote for D Magazine in June.
- Can’t wait til the markets open to see what the $85 billion quasi-bailout for AIG will mean for the stock I bought Monday.
- Speaking of Wall Street, check this out around about the time it hits 45 seconds. (h/t reddit)
Wednesday Roundup: Layoffs at DISD, Wild Police Chases, Sarah Palin Smoking Pot & More
September 17, 2008 3 Comments
with the estimated deaths of 4,000 head of cattle can we expect the MSM to start running price gouging stories about the price of beef?
Thanks for the link. I’ve had 30,000 hits in 3 days for that story. Stumbleupon.com linked it and they have a huge reach. I would suggest adding their code to your page for easy linkage.
I’ve also got one email accusing me of being the liberal media. Ha!
wait a minnit! was that TimR and EricC going at it behind the reporter?