Forget That It’s Not Exactly the First Post This Morning Edition.
1. Willis Reed spent five years in prison for a carjacking at a 7-Eleven in Lake Highlands. He was released, enrolled in college, got married, and stayed on the right side of the law. But 11 months later he was arrested again and sent back to prison. Why? Because a clerk entered his sentence into the system wrong — he was supposed to serve 14 years. Then he was denied parole. Oh, and when he got sent back to prison, his wife filed for divorce.
2. Farmers Branch will clearly be haunted by its immigration ordinance for the rest of forever.
3. My latest reason not to go to Arlington: Feral hogs!
Most headlines this morning attribute it to the BP spill. However, local officials say they may have attached to ships passing through the spill, and the Coast Guard says they are not unusual for this time of year. However, five gallons on one beach on one day sounds like a lot to me.
Jordan Hirsch at the WSJ seems to think that JerryWorld — and an inviting tax structure – gives us a shot.