I can't speak for all districts but mine has life-threatening or severe health conditions listed for kids who have them so that teachers will be aware of them. It's not their complete heath history, only the major stuff. I would guess that's the healthcare info mentioned that was stolen in this hack but I cannot be certain.

I lived in Longview, WA in May of 1980. Those of you who are old enough to remember that date may remember that's when Mt. St. Helens erupted (Hard to believe we're coming up on 45 years since the eruption). Carter came to Washington to tour the disaster area and chose an elementary school to visit during his tour. Turns out it was my school. I don't know if he went by other schools or not. The teachers had all made a huge deal of the President of the US coming to our school (which it certainly was) but it turned out all he did was drive up in his motorcade and wave at us for a few seconds before driving off. To little 6 year old me, it felt like a ton of built-up for almost no payoff. That said, to this day he is the only sitting President I've seen in person and it still feels like a big deal and I can still remember it. GW Bush was my university graduation keynote speaker and all graduates got to shake his hand but that was before he was President.

I was a small child (age 6) in 1980 when Mt. St. Helens erupted. I lived in Longview, WA at the time. In the summer of 1979, my mom was pregnant w/ my sister and overdue. My dad had a weekend off and decided to take us (myself, my brother and my mom) hiking up near the mountain (~ 1 hour drive) to see if the exercise my stimulate her labor (It didn't). There was an earthquake that day while we were on the mountain. I remember it to this day. It wasn't huge but everything did shake around us. I remember my parents did not think much of it at the time but we wondered after the eruption if that was maybe the beginning signs of what was to come only 9 months later.

I must be really low then. I barely make the average starting salary and I've been working for 17 years since getting my CS degree.

Someone should compile as many "Artist's conceptions" of Pluto as are out there and compare w/ the later pics coming this summer. I want to know if any of those artists was on the right track. I've never seen a conceptual drawing of pluto that had a reddish tint to it...As you say...kind of mind blowing!

A-freaking-men. Preach it! Studies done a few years back showed women in STEM (Sci, Tech, Eng., Math) fields had lower natural estrogen counts. Doesn't mean it has to be that way. I can guarantee you that few boys in HS or men in college would say no to having more girls/women around in the so called "nerd" classes. I am saddened that Washington State, a place that I called home for 10 years as a child, is trying to force out boys from a field by threatening to withhold money just because there aren't "enough" girls in the classes. Politicians have zero right to meddle in such things. It's pathetic.

My perception of the problem shows that a contributing factor (even at the college level) may be that girls/women don't want to be around socially awkward and many times smelly boys/men.

From that list: 1. TNG 2. Bab5 3. DS9 4. X-files 5. Voyager 6. Sliders 7. Sea Quest

Your comment is excellent. Those in power (usually liberals) that pass these kinds of laws simply have the exact opposite mindset from freedom. Whether it be gun control, seat belts or cell phones or any other aspect of your life, if you haven't hurt anyone, there is no reason for the government to step in. There are plenty of laws on the books in all 50 states about murder and assault but governments feel the need to tack on controls over gun ownership. There are plenty of laws on the books about manslaughter yet governments feel the need to go after drivers who simply spoke to someone on the phone even if they didn't cause a fatal crash. Those in government want to control every aspect of our lives thus continual passing of laws that restrict people's freedom all in the name of safety, security, etc.

Delta could still be held liable (lawsuit for example) for not letting the guy and his wife on the place since they purchased tickets. If the TSA were the ones who escorted him off the plane, you might have a place to say that the TSA had no authority to do so as it would then be a 1st amendment violation as TSA is part of the federal government. If company representatives escorted him off, then 1st amendment certainly would not apply.

Using the phrase 'Environmentally Friendly' is how you get liberals to use (or at the very least not blacklist) your product whether it has anything to do with actually being helpful to the environment or not.

Giving people an option to take their money out of Social Security is the right thing to do. Getting rid of socialism in the government can only improve government and the economy. Freedom will win out every time. If one could wave a magic wand and get rid of the incumberance of medical insurance, we'd immediately see a drastic reduction in medical expenses. In a truly free economy w/o insurance to prop it up, the medical industry would have to drastically reduce costs as no one can pay what they charge now.

The answer is not more insurance, that makes the problem worse. The answer is to get the 800lb government gorilla off of our collective chests and let us be free.

If you are going to have the gall to violate my right to bear arms, please pass an amendment striking down the 2nd amendment from the bill of rights. At least then it would be legal. Until then the government is legally restricted from taking away anyone's guns (not that they don't violate the constitution on a daily basis and do it anyway)

and you ignored the warning. Those of us who were not in the liberal democratic camp (libertarians, conservatives, etc) warned that this man was exceedingly dangerous to elect as president and that many many freedoms would be lost despite his promises to the contrary and you all voted for him anyway. You are reaping what you sowed. This country has lapsed into a dictatorship.

1st sale doctrine was decided in the US decades ago...very explicitly. The current courts just choose to ignore it like most of the rest of the constitution

Wrong. Liberty is not a 2 way street. Liberty is about freedom from government...one direction. The US Constitution (your country's laws will vary) was written to limit government to the powers stated within. There is nothing, repeat, nothing in the constitution that allows government to limit the liberty of the individual without cause and due process. Conversely, an individual police officer *is* a free citizen as well as a law-enforcement agent. If said officer is charged with a crime (in this case using more force than is allowed for the situation, etc), then they have the right to defend themselves in court as would any other citizen.