There are times when thresholds of witlessness and gullibility fall so low, when dimness flows so fast and deep, that I'd like to round up Molly Ivins and ship her to Scotland for cloning. Such a time may be at hand. According to this story, the airplane exploded entirely on its own. It broke up in mid-air, front end falling away. The rest of the craft then rose more than half a mile straight up into the sky before suffering a second blast and turning downwards.
Aircraft fly on their wings.
According to reports that have circulated worldwide by now, the State of Texas is contemplating replacing public school textbooks with laptop computers. Enthusiasts praise this initiative as a great step into the new age of techno- workforce preparation. My fourteen year-old has a graphics calculator and he plays games even on that. It would be nice to know why anyone thinks that of all possible school reforms this one should be adopted statewide before testing it in pilot projects. The great APEC leaders lined up shoulder to shoulder at Vancouver, leather jackets protecting them from the harsh Pacific financial winds.