Near the Delaware Memorial Bridge tollbooth: "Information Police" Send this story to a friend 1 From the "Say What?" file -- true story: I'm taking two classes this semester, one of which is Public Policy. Our professor is an adjunct; nice lady, tries too hard. Anyway, a few weeks ago, we're covering a chapter on environmental politics, and she casts an overhead with facts and figures on some of the more powerful environmental lobbying groups. Among them is the Audubon Society. If you do not know what the Audubon Society is, then stop reading. So one of the students asks, "What is the Audubon Society?" (Bird watchers, if you ignored my previous instructions.) To which the professor replies: "I don't know, I think it's a group to protect that road in Germany." It hits me like a spear. "She did not just say that, did she?" I think to myself. I look up -- and she's serious. "That's Auto-BAHN, not Audubon!" I reply, only to be drowned out by the chorus of students in the back who are either laughing or yelling, "Birds! Birds!" "What?" she says. I reply, "It's a group organized for the protection of birds." She stays silent for a moment, then responds, "Well, what kind of bird is an audubon, is it a spotted owl or something?" Send this story to a friend 2 Modern Travel: To promote airline safety, a proposed FAA rule would require that every suitcase checked on a US flight be on the same plane as its owner. "That means that even though you want to fly to Orlando at 9am, you may end up on the 10pm plane to Boise." (Jerry Perisho) Major airlines oppose the plan. "They are even against a less stringent rule that would require luggage and owners to be in the same country." Send this story to a friend 3
