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Aaagh I'm over a month behind.

Mostly Angry News
* Hunger growing in the US
* McCain denies rights, Lieberman strips citizenship, Glen Beck defends rights
* Muscovite reactions to woman in hijab. More discrimination in Arizona. McCain: immigrants "intentionally cause traffic accidents"
* GOP voter registration fraud
* Heath care reform tax debunking
* Corn syrup backlash. Hunt's is switching ketchup to sugar, but use is increasing in Mexico.
* What's the use of home security systems?
* Greek crisis rooted in massive tax evasion.
* Hallucinogen therapy research
* Opposition to a national power grid. States don't want a national power market.
* Arizona immigration, birthers, nativism, racism
* Racist expose of the BNP
* Adult learning and exercise.
* Charter schools show problems, their successes are hard to replicate, and they show need for strong government oversight. Callback to March's recanting by a school reformer. Houston dropout rates fraud.
* Church groups for women "addicted to porn".
* Mexican traffickers and prison gangs. It's almost as if something's wrong with our prisons.
* Somali pirate stock exchange.
* non-violent pregnant prisoner shackled during labor


* Insurance make doctors angry. How to appeal health insurance denials. "Balance bills".


Cheerful Media
* Incredible cloth and hair simulation. Coming soon to a MMO near you?
* Terry Pratchett on Doctor Who
* http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastOfSnowflakes
* Review of Mushi-shi, an anime I really liked.
* http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MildlyMilitary lead to NOAA corps and US public health corps, uniformed auxiliary exploration and medical services where ensign is the lowest rank... real life Starfleet.
* Calvin's ultimate fate. (Warning: not so cheerful.)
* Nanoha Sound Stage transcripts

bus service is back

Lo, as of April, the small towns of Indiana are connected to national bus networks again.
http://www.greyhound.com/HOME/en/NewsRoom/ViewRelease.aspx?PressID=383
http://www.hoosierride.com/

Departure times not necessarily convenient...
"Public-private partnership" between INDOT and Miller Trailways. I haven't searched more yet, but I'm going to guess this was government initiative at work. Trying to help people, or something.

edit: have searched more:
federal and state subsidy
http://www.kokomoperspective.com/news/state_news/article_89ff0626-4240-11df-8769-001cc4c03286.html
mentions the 2005 shutdown
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/United+States+%3A+Interstate+bus+service+available+to+Indy,+beyond.-a0224067670

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." "About f-cking time!"