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Private ownership is rapidly going down the tubes. A couple of months ago, the government decided that if they want to put up a McDonald on your land, you don't have anything to say about it. And today, if you live in New Orleans, the government will use force to get off your property.

Cindy Sheehan has changed from a private person suffering the loss of her son to a media clip on television and in the papers. I once said she was much different than Hanoi Jane - now I'm not so sure.

Michigan has the nation's highest unemployment (here in Saginaw it's supposed to be around 15%). The governor has invited several thousand Katrina evacuees to move here permanently. And do what I'd like to know?

Saginaw's $10 million share of the recent $287 billion transport bill is going to be used to put one more exit from the 675 bypass into the city. There are already two exits roughly a mile apart that no one used now. One makes people afraid to exit and the other leads to nowhere. This new $10 million exit will exist between the nowhere and afraid to visit exits. Boy, let's watch Saginaw bounce back after that!

There is going to be an investigation over the perils of post Katrina. It's going to be headed by President Bush - any guesses as to who won't be found at fault? Truman used to say "the buck stops here," now it stops anywhere but...

Not much more than a week ago, gas was $3.30 a gallon. This week it's $2.98 a gallon. Does this mean that the damage to the "Gulf Coast petroleum infrastructure" from Katrina is all good now?

Don't forget to donate to your local charities in this blitz to donate to Katrina. One ass-kicking hurricane doesn't mean everything else is hunky-dory now. This week a house out in a nearby farming community blew up and killed 6 kids. Folks like that need help too.

A turn signal lever has other uses than providing symmetry for the windshield washer control. Try using it before you turn! Amazing what those automotive engineers have been able to come up with, isn't it?