The Cody News (June 7th, 2005)

Pot Clubs, Patients Vow Business As Usual
ABC News - 1 hour ago
Dwion Gates, who says he is battling a spinal column injury, samples the offerings of the Love Shack medicinal cannabis shop in the Mission District, Monday, June 6, 2005, in San Francisco. People who smoke ...
Medicinal... sure yeah, medicinal.

Guantanamo Prisoner abuse hurts America's cause
Henderson Gleaner - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Bush was right to label "absurd" a comparison by Amnesty International of our military detention centers to a Stalinist gulag. Our detention camps are not gulags. Unfortunately, that's not saying enough. ...
It does. Due process matters.

Verizon, United get first OKs from FAA for in-flight wi-fi
Indianapolis Star, IN - 5 hours ago
... companies showed that so-called wireless fidelity, or wi-fi, won't interfere with aircraft operation, New York-based Verizon and Chicago-based United said in a ...
One of the tenets of my excitement for the time and place that we live in is that mass communication and Internet access are corruption and violence fighters. Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. Verizon and United Airlines have gotten "permission" (why they need a bureaucratic entity to "approve" such a thing is beyond me, but I digress) to offer Wi-Fi Internet service on flights. So next time a terrorist tries to hijack a plane, it will be instantly reported through this Wi-Fi service even if the pilot or crew are unable to call for help. Yes, I'm serious -- hijacking just got a whole lot riskier. P.S. Thanks for the approval bureaucrats! They can't stop the Revolution!

Mental illness will hit half in US, study says
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
A once-in-a-decade survey of the mental health of Americans has found that disabling mental illness is as common as such chronic diseases as heart disease and cancer -- but strikes people at a much younger age, with more lasting impact on their lives. ...
Fascinating -- turns out I have all kinds of mental illnesses. Sometimes I'm depressed, sometimes I'm angry, sometimes I can't focus, and you you know what, I'm always anxious! Better get me some prescription drugs, baby.