Linkarama below! Including Mr. Mister in the New York Times. No, I’m not kidding (click through the first link).

Also, school budgets and tax revolts go head to head in New Jersey. Sounds familiar…

In a year of huge reductions in state education aid, many of the council members struggled to find a compromise between those outraged by high taxes and those worried about cuts to the classroom.

“Going into this, we knew whatever we do is not going to make either side happy,” said James Major, president of the Woodbridge Council, who said he had lost sleep at night from the pressure. “As a governing body, you try to hear all sides of it. You become a little Solomon-like in trying to make a decision.” – The New York Times

• Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants – I have to admit looking with a jaundiced eye at herbal supplements. It’s interesting to have impressions confirmed. That doesn’t happen often.
• Anchors Away – Digby exposes the heinous racism of the “anchor babies” concept. As in, “I don’t care if those kids are citizens, deport them and their entire family anyway.”
• ‘Obese’ BMI Does Not Harm Current Health of Young Adults, Study Says – It turns out worrying about your BMI may be worse for your health than your BMI.
• Towns Challenge New Jersey Voters’ Wishes – What happens when elected officials say “no” to tax revolts that would gut schools? New Jersey is going to find out.
• Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due – Vivian looks at some of the good done by the current administration in Richmond. It’s worth reading and considering.
• Sudden Demand for Logicians On Wall Street – Our stock markets are essentially a series of computers betting against each other. That, my friends, is not a rational market. That is simply gambling, which produces nothing of sustainable value.