The nation's governors put a dark cloud over one Texas woman's attempt to bring a bit of sunshine into everyone's lives, reports the Colorado Springs Gazette. Pam Johnson, founder of the Secret Society of Happy People, asked all fifty governors to proclaim August 8 "Admit You're Happy Day." While 19 governors agreed, the majority certainly did not. Gov. George Pataki said New York had no official position on happiness, Gov. Frank Keating said it wouldn't get past Oklahoma's state attorneys, and Gov. Jesse Ventura said he didn't know how anything like that could help Minnesota. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens approved the proclamation, but then revoked it a week later, calling it "silly."Judge not, lest ye be...
Pennsylvania District Judge Gigi Sullivan will soon be looking at things from the other side of the bench, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sullivan was arraigned on charges of drug use, including shooting heroin in her chambers, and accepting drugs in return for dismissing cases against her supplier and other dealers. And she's up for re-election on November 2. "She's still on the ballot and she'll remain on the ballot. She may be re-elected. Wouldn't that be something?" said her lawyer.
The end is near
Arizona officials say the state is Y2K compliant, but that hasn't stopped people from preparing for the worst. A recent poll shows that 72 percent of the state's citizens believe major problems will occur in the transition to the year 2000. One in five Arizonans say they plan to have a gun on hand as the clock strikes midnight, two in five say they are stockpiling food and water, and three in five say they will avoid any air travel. And Arizona banks should have a little more cash on hand, as over half those surveyed said they would withdraw significant extra cash from their accounts.
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