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Today I received an e-mail telling me that I can switch over and start using the e-mail from our new ISP/Cable co. I'm fairly handy and know my way around a keyboard, so I grabbed the username and password from...

Name Of Chemical Released In Salem Investigation

At least the chemical poisoning incident was not caused by Phosgene, a military toxic gas. This was reported in the Argus as being the probable agent, but a different, but superficially related material was finally positively identified:

McCook County Emergency Management thinks it has identified the mysterious substance found in the four-plex last Friday. Test results from the South Dakota and Minnesota State Labs point to aluminum phosphide, a toxic chemical often used by farmers. The report also lists traces of the gas version of the chemical, called phosphine, which can be used as a fumigant.

This still leaves question as to the origin of the chemicals in an apartment building:

Authorities say aluminum phosphide is not a chemical that would normally be found inside of a home. But they also won't comment on if the chemical was put in the building to hurt those inside. "We're attempting to get results back on many many things until we get all that back we can't really say one way or the other," Gerlach said.

I've never understood how you couldn't love Joe Paterno. Say what you will about the man -- he's too old, he's too this, too that -- but the man represents many of the things that are right with college football....

Based on his two Supreme Court appointments and his inability to control spending, I have started a new category titled Bush screw ups with my last posts....

The former/current Daschle staffers were recently blaming Republicans for letters to the Argus Leader from liberals complaining that Stephanie Herseth wasn't liberal enough. They called it a conspiracy and a coordinated smear effort on the part of Republican activists. Turns...

Rocket Racing League Organized!

How cool is THIS! The Chief likes it! In the first iteration this of course seems to be atmospheric rocket planes, but inevitably it'll go beyond. Just like aircraft racing in the 20's and 30's spurred aviation development and design, there's no reason why rocket racing can't do the same thing today.

The whole concept and underlying philosophy is positive. Folks, get ready - it's coming! This is from the same guys that posted the Ansari X-prize, that led to the Rutan Scaled Composite's suborbital space flyer, so they know how to make things happen!

... the time of year when all of the damn bugs that ought to be outside of your house are now inside. It's about 40 degrees out right now, with a nice light rain falling, and I'm sitting here swatting...

By nominating Harriet Miers, President Bush has opened up a rift between two essential parts of his political base: the religious right, and conservatives. I suspect that the President's trust in Ms. Miers is probably grounded mostly in two facts:...

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