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Date: February 23rd, 2008

Telecoms reportedly no longer cooperating since surveillance law expired

23 February, 2008 (23:29) | GWOT, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

Well, it’s happening. Since the Democrat-controlled Congress decided we don’t need to be able to surveil foreign terrorists whose communications pathways just so happen to travel across US telecom switches and failed to pass a law keeping the practice, telecoms are now resisting cooperation: Two top Bush administration officials said Friday that some telecommunications companies [...]

LCPS census questions a little broad for their stated purpose

23 February, 2008 (23:17) | Academia, Human Interest, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

When I received the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) census survey packet in the mail this weekend, I didn’t really give it a second thought. We’ve filled it out before and I thought we’d just do it again. The purpose behind the census is, according to the LCPS census FAQ at their website is: The [...]

Of all eras, 1 thing is true: they all come to an end

23 February, 2008 (22:37) | Entertainment, Human Interest | By: ricjames

If you live in this part of Loudoun County for any time at all, you can’t miss hearing about Countryside Cafe, run by a man the kids call Magic George. George is from Greece and learned to make the fantastic pizza they serve at the Cafe when he was up in New York. The place [...]