Thursday, December 1, 2016

@18:00, 12/1/16

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1
Opinion

The Threat to Public Safety if ‘Concealed Carry’ Goes National

The National Rifle Association is hoping a Republican Congress will broaden people’s right to carry firearms.

Yes.  
There will be many dead. 
It will feel like Chicago.

2
Real Estate

A Studio Apartment for Two Men and Three-Dogs

Isaac Mahone and Marcus Arnett wanted to rent an apartment in a pet-friendly building in Manhattan.

The excitement is not worth the other costs.

3
N.Y. / Region

Police Co-Pilot for Mayor de Blasio Fatally Shot Unarmed Driver in 2012

Detective Hassan Hamdy, who was investigated by a grand jury after the killing, is now part of the unit that flies Mayor Bill de Blasio around New York by helicopter.

As a helicopter pilot he has less opportunity to engage with the public. 

4
Well

When the Picky Eater Is a Grown-Up

Some adults seek help when they worry about being poor role models for their children or panic about attending business dinners.

If I cook it I will eat it.
I will plan ahead.

5
Opinion

Answering a Trump Supporter’s Message to Liberals

Readers respond to a column by Maureen Dowd’s brother, Kevin, celebrating Donald Trump’s victory.

There seems to be no middle ground.
I believe The Republican party has assembled a coalition of monsters.
Some of them are true believers.  Some of them are in agony.
Some of them are ignorant.
None of them know that autocracy is bad government.

6
Technology

Sheryl Sandberg Said to Plan $100 Million in Charitable Giving

The chief operating officer of Facebook has signed the Giving Pledge, a campaign in which world’s richest people vow to give away at least their wealth.

Good luck to her.
Personal peace costs more.

7
Business Day

Nestlé Reformulates Sugar and Says It Will Use Less in Its Candy

The new product is sugar, but is made differently so less goes into the stomach but consumers still get the sweet taste.

I suspect it is "vaporware"

8
U.S.

In North Carolina, No End in Sight to Governor’s Race

Gov. Pat McCrory, trailing by thousands of votes three weeks after the election, is charging numerous irregularities, while Roy Cooper is declaring victory.

The police may have to remove Pat McCrory.

9
Opinion

North Carolina’s Sore Loser

Gov. Pat McCrory, rejected by the voters, is engaging in a shameless attack on the electoral system.

Goodbye former Gov. Pat McCrory.

10
Opinion

What Castro’s Death Means for a Child of Mariel

We left Cuba and our extended family behind in 1980. Nothing can bring those lost years back.

The Cuba of before their revolution has died.
What was is not.

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