From the Onion, America’s Finest News Source, comes word of an NBA rules change to increase league revenue: NEW YORK—In an effort to increase the league’s revenue and offset the expensive cost of foul shots, commissioner David Stern announced Monday that the NBA would begin charging teams a $50 fee per free throw attempt. “We…

Wooden Nickel Shorts presents — The Peeps. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22P9vx3o7Y4

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a mostly sunny day with a high of fifty-seven degrees. In Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that Wisconsin resident Harry Houdini was born on this day, in 1874: 1874 – Harry Houdini Born On this date magician Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, though he…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Unemployment is up in all 72 Wisconsin counties and in all of the largest cities. The state Department of Workforce Development on Wednesday [3/17] reported local unemployment figures for January. Rusk County had the highest unemployment at 14.3 percent followed by Iron County at 13.8 percent. More than half of the…

It’s supposed to do a better job of controlling stomach acid than lighter coffees. See, Why Dark Coffee is Easier on Your Stomach

Across America, it’s Sunshine Week, a “national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.” Those who work for open government through efforts like Sunshine Week do so because they love their country and wish to fortify America’s tradition of liberty. See, www.sunshineweek.org.

Here’s another reason to be skeptical of England, and further confirmation of that nation’s decline. They’re complaining about mice and insects. Has no one in England ever considered a case of Raid and a few tabby cats? See, London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas.

So, could it be a kangaroo? Just perhaps it is… Japan town baffled by ‘kangaroo’ sightings.

I don’t know what the “real” unemployment will prove to be, in the months ahead. (There’s much debate about what the real unemployment rate truly is, too.) I do know that there could be little worse than raising taxes in these difficult conditions. See, “Real” Unemployment Could Surge to 25%, Portfolio Manager Says.

Not every apology is accepted, or even helpful. See, Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology: The Onion – America’s Finest News Source. None of this would apply to officials in Whitewater, Wisconsin: an apology hasn’t been spotted here since late 1967, early 1968.

Hard to believe this is true, but foolish things happen the world over. See, Israeli raid called off after Facebook slip.

The New York Times and Cato are right – all the Bill of Rights, applied to the states, on the basis of the Privileges or Immunities Clause, not merely through piecemeal a Due Process analysis. Ruling this way, the United States Supreme Court will reject the nineteenth century mistake made in the Slaughterhouse Cases. Long…

BigGovernment.com has a roundup of taxpayer abuse at the Pork Report. The latest edition is packed examples of public waste and disregard for private initiative. See, March 2nd Pork Report.