December 5, 2009

The Forgotten Hall of Fame

From the New York Times:

A Hall of Fame, Forgotten and Forlorn

On a leafy hilltop, dozens of busts of once-famous men stare mournfully at an empty walkway, their unfamiliar names chiseled in grand letters, their feats now obscure.

Josiah W. Gibbs? Augustus Saint-Gaudens?

"A Proposal That Prompted Cries Of Racism From Critics..."

This is typical:

Tancredo proposes law that would require immigration-status checks of new hires
By Lynn Bartels
The Denver Post
December 5, 2009

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo wants every Colorado business to verify that new hires are U.S. citizens, a proposal that prompted cries of racism from critics.

Woods Executed

From the New York Times:

Killer with Low I.Q. Executed in Texas
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

HOUSTON — Bobby Wayne Woods was executed Thursday evening in Texas after his lawyers lost a battle to persuade the courts that he was too mentally impaired to qualify for capital punishment.