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Date: June 29th, 2006

Stolen VA laptop recovered

29 June, 2006 (14:50) | Crime & Punishment, Politics | By: ricjames

Well, ain’t this a coincidence? The government has recovered the stolen laptop computer and hard drive with sensitive data on up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel. The FBI said Thursday there is no evidence that anyone accessed Social Security numbers and other data on the equipment. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, in announcing [...]

Artwork in place for over 30 years now considered a threat

29 June, 2006 (08:26) | Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

The ACLU and related groups are suing to have a painting of Jesus that has hung in a West Virginia high school for over 30 years removed. They say the painting sends the message that the school endorses Christianity as its official religion. I would like to see the judge in this case do something [...]

Veterans Affairs worker who lost laptop may have had permission to take it home

29 June, 2006 (08:15) | Crime & Punishment, Politics, Technology | By: ricjames

By now most of us are aware of the VA had an employee who took a laptop home that contained thousands of veterans’ personal data on it and had it subsequently stolen. The flap is huge because virtually everything was on there – social security, dates and places of birth, etc. The VA started dismissal [...]

Dodging another celestial bullet

29 June, 2006 (06:07) | Environment, Science | By: ricjames

On July 3rd a chunk of rock a half-mile wide will pass by the Earth at a distance just past the Moon’s orbit. In celestial terms, that’s like someone shooting a bullet at you and missing, but coming close enough to put a hole in your jacket. It could’ve been worse: Although initially there were [...]