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Today I’m living up to my random tendencies and just throwing out some fun stuff for you guys to look at.

The local paper in our local community Mt. Juliet is publishing some FINE journalism:

Seemingly lost in the debate over the rezoning of Nashville’s schools is one simple fact: Busing, in terms of urban health, was the worst idea of the 20th century.

It’s a lot like Marxism—a noble theory birthed from the best intentions. It only begins to go bad when you add that pesky ingredient known as human nature.

William Howard Hobbs is apoplectic that a woman who tried to block black members of the Thomas Jefferson family from an annual reunion, could be construed as a racist after jumping from Hillary to McCain.

Sean Braisted doesn’t think Eric Crafton’s English First effort is design to drive up conservative turnout but is instead an effort to drive up his name recognition:

The Tennessean is taking a look at Councilman Eric Crafton's attempt to write discrimination into the metro charter through his proposed English Only charter amendment. Apparently some are seeing it as an attempt to get voters to the polls for McCain:

Karl Kurtz discusses legislative pay and the benefits of a part-time legislature:

Thanks to Jay, Nathan and Chad, who hooked me up with the Normals covers. Much appreciated. And problem solved. (God bless the internets.)

So I need your help with something. Recently, I’ve been struggling with the idea of the “Sabbath”. I think this is a spiritual discipline I have ignored for most of my adult life. I have always blamed it on the fact that I work on Sundays, but I know that’s just a lame excuse.

The City Paper counsels the Mayor’s office to challenge the tax referendum law which makes any decision to raise property taxes on which must be ratified by the voters: