“Primarily administrative in nature”

Anniston incinerator cited for violations

That’s the Army’s line on the “numerous” violations at the chemical waste incinerator in Anniston. Violations like a container of hazardous waste being left open. Or drums of waste being left unmarked. Or a container leaking onto the floor. Or an alarm going off for three days before they bothered to inspect it. All “primarily administrative”. Good thing it’s all perfectly safe, huh?

Bird to your mutha

Rappin’ raptors reunite with mamas and papas

Apparently, if you record the various chirps of a baby raptor and then play them really loud, its parents come flying. I can’t say that this comes as too big of a surprise. Anyway, sometimes the baby birds get separated from their parents for whatever reason, and conservation officers need to reunite them. Hence, baby bird screeching at high volume.

How dare you educate the public!

AG, prosecutor fight death penalty brochure

New Alabama attorney general “Troy King” wants to stop the Alabama State Bar from distributing brochures to educate the public about a death penalty moratorium.

First, there is no need for the state bar to educate the public on this issue. A moratorium on the death penalty is not the kind of issue about which the general citizenry is affected daily and needs legal guidance.

I mean, we only execute a couple of people a month! It’s not that big of a deal!