Words Worth Reading (March 1, 2005)

Whether it receives attention elsewhere or not, this is news that matters (updated throughout the day):

Optimism colours start of Palestinian reform meeting in London
Let's hope there's some substance to the hype. A long road ahead, but what if Israel and Palestine could mend things up?

State Department critiques human rights
Meanwhile....
U.S. judge says Guantanamo suspects have rights

People in U.S. Living Longer
But I thought stress, McDonald's, pollutants, etc etc were supposedly killing us all faster -- isn't that what we read and hear all the time?

Teens Leaping For Thrills In 'Garage Jumping' Trend
So the idiot jumps off a parking garage and sues the city for not having a fence that would stop him from being an idiot. Now I myself broke no fewer than 18 bones before I graduated high school, including an arm or two that were the result of some idiotic moves like jumping off the top of the backstop. And while my pops was always so pissed at me for those things, we didn't sue anybody. Tort reform, anyone?