1. The perk that was raising eyebrows in Austin was that members of the Parks and Recreation board would get free tickets to ACL. Tom Donovan is the recipient in question, and the board is defending giving him a ticket by saying that they were for work purposes only. Two other members offered the passes declined them, saying that they wouldn't be comfortable using up a sizable portion of funds for something that doesn't seem to actually matter. Sabine Romero has sent an email saying it was okay for the mayor and council members to receive free tickets. Ann Kitchen has used the passes for herself, while Ora Houston gave the tickets to 311 operators filling in for her as a "Thank you." I don't know if these passes are really that important, as its just a dozen or so council members taking up the space, so I'll play it safe and say that its ok for them to do this, morally.
2. The state of Oklahoma implemented a stay on using lethal injection drugs due to the complicating legality of such drugs. Tennessee has authorized the use of an electric chair in lieu of the drugs, and Utah has authorized a firing squad. Midzolam is the drug used in the injections, and the supply, demand, and legality has made it so there's much more controversy and mistakes than normal.
3. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has banned all parliament members from visiting a contested holy site in the Old City. He has ordered police to enforce this. He attempted to use this to quell unrest and riots, however, he only succeeded in making a lot of people angry. The banned members have attempted to visit, where they were unsurprisingly turned away. Muhanad Halabi was a student shot and killed recently, which kicked off the riots in the first place.
4.Svetlana Alexievich won a Nobel Prize for literature yesterday, which is strange considering her work was nonfiction. In her works, she blended literature and journalism. She plans to create much more works of literature, and doesn't plan to lose her footing now.
5. Professor Emeritus Daniel S. Hamermesh has decided that he will not be returning to his job next year due to the new dangerous concealed carry laws in this state. His departure became public after he sent a letter to the president of UT, which was then published in the Daily Texan newspaper. It was also a factor that he was already planning to retire before the concealed carry law went into effect.
6. The new metal gear solid game is a very good game, with excellent controls, graphics, and replay value. This article is reviewing it.
1. City Council board members also get the passes.
ReplyDelete3. He also banned his own ministers from going (not just parliament members). I think it's important that Halabi stabbed and killed two Orthodox Jews and injured two others before being shot and killed.
4. It's unusual but not really strange that she won for nonfiction. The journalist in me loves that she won for works that blend journalism and literature.
6. Your answer to No. 6 is only partial. You were asked to consider the value of the extra sections as a whole.
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