tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-295058 2008-07-18T13:30:44Z Daily dispatches from the sporting world TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52869972 2008-07-18T09:30:44-04:00 2008-07-18T13:30:44Z Nate Are you ready for round two? From USA Today: Less than a month after the Supreme Court overturned the city's 32-year-old handgun ban — the most restrictive in the nation — the same litigant in the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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From the Pioneer Press: Minnesota will resume its food-shelf venison donation program this fall,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=WF73kj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=WF73kj" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52678300 2008-07-14T12:04:17-04:00 2008-07-14T16:04:17Z Nate From the Anchorage Daily News: State wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott thought locals already knew better than to scratch a moose's ears. But the latest urban man-beast encounter this summer has him...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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From an Anglersurvey.com press release: Record high fuel prices are causing anglers to cut back on their...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=4hM87j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=4hM87j" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52453010 2008-07-09T10:35:43-04:00 2008-07-09T14:35:43Z Nate From Florida’s Local 6 news: Sixth-graders could be required to take dance and gymnastics and high school students may have the option of enrolling in a gun safety class or going water skiing to...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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That may seem like a lot for an egg, until you consider how many it would take to make the mortgage payment and what you have to do to get one. There are...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=stSB3j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=stSB3j" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52395756 2008-07-08T10:34:07-04:00 2008-07-08T14:34:07Z Nate From the Pioneer Press: This year's Minnesota hunting regulations booklet will contain warnings and advice regarding lead particles in venison. Department of Natural Resources officials last week put...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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That’s federal turf. But a Georgia group is suing for the right to carry in public areas of the terminal. From...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=j8l2Wj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=j8l2Wj" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52354436 2008-07-07T12:07:08-04:00 2008-07-07T16:07:08Z Nate Tennessee Judge To Victim: Get A Gun www.chattanoogan.com Next Target: California State Gun Laws www.capitolweekly.net<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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News: People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack than munch meats with McCain. While many are still deciding which should be president, by 52 percent to...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=l81xsj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=l81xsj" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52165480 2008-07-02T11:57:14-04:00 2008-07-02T15:57:15Z Nate From the Anchorage Daily News: A teenage girl riding in an all-night mountain bike race was badly injured early Sunday morning when a bear attacked her on a trail in Far North Bicentennial Park. . ....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Here’s the latest, from The Forum’s opinion page: In a series of letters to editors across the state, and in a deceptive radio ad, Citizens to...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=nE9v9j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=nE9v9j" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52113576 2008-07-01T10:07:07-04:00 2008-07-01T14:07:07Z Nate It is sad that children must suffer from the cluelessness of their parents. Here’s the latest example, from the Jackson Hole Daily: A 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy was flipped in the air by a bison...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States Constitution officially and specifically protects your individual right to bear arms, as a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=muyERi"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=muyERi" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-51899744 2008-06-26T10:01:34-04:00 2008-06-26T14:01:34Z Nate From the Washington Post: With its term coming to an end, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning is expected to issue its ruling on the District's handgun-ownership ban in a case that could result in a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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 But early Sunday morning, an 11½-foot alligator had his full attention...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?a=rzsi8i"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/field-notes?i=rzsi8i" border="0"></img></a> </div>