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News Bits!
- First and foremost, we'd like to give a shout-out to higher education. Promoting the notion of Thinking for Yourself since at least the 18th century.
- Television advertisements will soon embrace images of cancer tainted lungs as cigarette companies are required to clear up any confusion about the health benefits of cigarettes. (See benefits of higher education, above.)
- And the smoking-ban in Austin will hopefully soon be changed to make smokers, not bar-owners, responsible for their actions.
- Everything you hear about the housing market "cooling off" you can ignore. It doesn't apply to Austin.
- You paid for those Girl Scout Cookies, right? Otherwise, be on the lookout for your court order.
- Sooo...is it sacrilege to bite the head off of this piece of chocolate?
- When you hear someone screaming at the office today, you know they read this article...after a couple drinks...
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