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In our daily audio show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss the nationalisation of Northern Rock; Kosovo's declaration of independence; gang culture inside high security prisons; plus are supermarkets or the government more important to farming? .
The Footnote Police vs. Ward Churchill
The University of Colorado committee investigating Ward Churchill has found him guilty, guilty, guilty. And on some level, they're right: Churchill is guilty of occasionally shoddy scholarship and the dubious practice of ghostwriting, and perhaps even more. But we should be alarmed by the investigative committee's report, and not merely because the committee exists only because of a concerted effort to fire Churchill for his obnoxious and idiotic comments about 9/11 victims. .
Will Shaq’s presence make a difference with the Phoenix Suns?
That certainly carries less value, which translates into fewer options. (Maybe it was the Browns not the Lions that Jon Kitka predicted would have a 10-win season.) OK, I still applaud Jerry on the deal that he made eight months ago. It just doesnt call for as many high-fives from the media now. Will the Atlanta Falcons hire Jason Garrett as their next head coach? NEW DAWG: Not from what Falcons owner Arthur Blank saw over the last three Cowboys games of the season. New Englands Josh McDaniels has proven to be a better play-caller and has more experience than Garrett. The Falcons need a man who can inspire the players and has some credentials. I dont think Garrett is there yet. BUCK: The Cowboys can only hope youre right, Dawg. I like Garrett over anyone else in the field of hotshot-coordinators-ready-to-be-head-coaches in the NFL.
All Things Considered on NHPR
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Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
Dr. Bill Quick's SharePosts
Last month, there was a flurry of news stories that a new diabetes drug was being developed. Sounded wonderful, but it turned out to be just another me-too/me-three drug situation. Turns out that a Japanese drugmaker, Takeda, has been developing a drug called alogliptin, and has recently applied to the FDA for... Read more .
UF alum cooks for canines
Most working stiffs would probably prefer to wind down at the end of a rough week with a Bud Light, not a non-alcoholic brew that strengthens their joints and makes their hair extra shiny.But for frequenters of the Friday night Yappy Hour at Sweet Paws Bakery, Haile Village Center's newest dog bakery and boutique, the latter alternative is their beverage of choice.This pooch hooch is one of many refreshments Colleen O'Fallon serves at her bakery's weekly dog social hour. Her all-natural homemade treats, the bakery's chief selling point, are also in hot demand. .
Smith says Oregon vote not an argument against S-CHIP expansion
PORTLAND, Ore. The vote against a cigarette tax in Oregon isnt a good argument against a similar effort nationally to expand health insurance for children, Republican Sen. Gordon Smith says. Opponents of expanding the federal State Childrens Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP, have pounced on the Oregon vote. They say its evidence raising the federal tobacco tax by 61 cents to insure four million more children nationally will never fly. President Bush, who vetoed the S-CHIP bill, referred to the Oregon vote in speeches and in a call to U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., the only member of the Oregon delegation to vote against the bill. Smith said Thursday he thought Bush misunderstood the Oregon vote. Oregonians were impatient that legislators hadnt handled the matter themselves, rather than putting it to a statewide vote, Smith said.
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