Newton aldermen raise concerns about school naming rights plan
24 May 2012, 9:22 pm
A plan to sell naming rights at Newton North and Newton South has hit a speed bump.

The pits of terrorism
15 May 2012, 2:22 pm
Given the possible consequences, it would be facetious to suggest there is anything amusing about the latest terrorist plot blamed on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The entity’s focus on fundamental garments is nonetheless bizarre.

Behind the underwear bomb
10 May 2012, 7:02 pm
Another deadly plot taken down in the planning stages. This time, thanks to the work of a CIA double agent, officials were able to infiltrate a Yemen-based al-Qaida plot to destroy a U.S.-bound jetliner using a nearly undetectable underwear bomb.The moral of the story: Airport security works!Am I being facetious? Not necessarily. It depends on your definition of airport security. In my mind, the ...

Educators share ideas, insights at Missoula TEDx talk
9 May 2012, 10:25 pm
TED talks have taken on everything from microbiology to world peace. On Wednesday, a Missoula version included how to get a kid off a car roof.

As things stand at the
9 May 2012, 9:00 pm
In reply to SBS Gets A Windfall : As things stand at the present, SBS presents a much better and more accurate News report, more interesting documentaries, even some good Indigenous Teleplays, than the ABC . The ABC now is a dead loss. The news is corrupted and inaccurate, often countering their own reports, the teleplays are facetious, and documentaries are mainly Channel 4 British cheap buys ...

High School Baseball: Spartans prove to be no joke
8 May 2012, 10:47 pm
When Brainerd Warriors coach Lowell Scearcy projected the Rocori Spartans as one of the top teams in the Central Lakes Conference and Section 8-3A, he wasn't being facetious.

Complete Gundlach "Deficits Don't Matter" (sic) Presentation
8 May 2012, 5:05 pm
You asked for it, you got it... And yes, the title was facetious.  

Koch Fight! Obama Ramps Up Attack Vs. Billionaire Brothers
2 May 2012, 3:35 pm
"We're going to call their BS when we see it," says an Obama campaign manager of Charles and David Koch. Ok, but why now? Read why the President and his team have 88 million reasons to fear America's richest brothers.

James Wood: Hilary Mantel’s “Bring Up the Bodies” and Thomas Cromwell.
29 April 2012, 11:10 pm
Anthony Powell, in wise-facetious mood, once quoted an English publisher on how to write “a good Jewish novel”: write a good novel, then change all the names to Jewish ones. The joke came to mind while I was reading Hilary Mantel’s “Bring Up the . . .

Dutch power company warns against beautiful Ukrainian women at Euro 12
25 April 2012, 6:06 pm
Euro 12 is almost here and the Netherlands Energy Company is nervous. As Ukraine and Poland make their final preparations to host the tournament in June, the Dutch firm seems to think it is in danger of a lull in summer business as fans travel abroad to support the national team. So it's come up with an ad campaign to combat this. And the basis of this facetious campaign is to convince Dutch ...