Monthly Archives: May 2009

Buggin’ out for the Woods

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, … and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived” Thoreau (Walden)  http://thoreau.eserver.org/ I agree with the … Continue reading →

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Buggin’ out

Posted on May 30, 2009 by

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, … and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived” Thoreau (Walden) http://thoreau.eserver.org/ I agree with the … Continue reading →

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Lake’s Woes Recall “An Enemy of the People”

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Press and local businesses blame DEP  Real economic and pollution problems ignored In the popular National Public Radio Show “A Prairie Home Companion“, we are treated to the good news from Lake Wobegon, where “all the women are strong, all … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Musconetcong River is More Important than Boating on Lake Hopatcong

Posted on May 24, 2009 by

Take a photo tour of the Majestic Musconetcong [Update: 5/24/09 – The Ledger article today modifies slightly my negative assessment – posted yesterday – of their coverage to date. The money quote from today’s Star Ledger story is by DEP … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court car search decision a victory for privacy rights

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

I was recently the victim of an illegal police search of my vehicle and seizure of my personal papers and effects, so Mr. Lacey’s earlier post on the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in an illegal police car search demands … Continue reading →

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