Affront to Astronomy - Embarrassment to Washington, (tags)
Goldendale Observatory was one of the first Dark Sky Parks to be certified by the IDA. Now, due to long-standing lack of protection and Washington State Park's unwillingness to protect and preserve it's dark sky asset, it has become the first International Dark Sky Park to be decertified by the International Dark Sky Association in the Dark Sky Places Program.
Stealth Trade Agreement Secret Negotiations (tags)
police state
Top Serect - 2 Long but interesting articles on the NSA along with waste and bureaucray (tags)
Top Secret - 2 long but interesting articles from the Washington post on the NSA and the mind numbing bureaucracy and waste that goes on there. If you don't have time stash these two article off some where and read them later.