Wikio - John Miller

It was a three martini flight? (Mock, Paper, Scissors)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:52:47 GMT

(AP Photo/John Miller) “…But Ah like mah olives. A feller’s gotta eat.”

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Calm Down or Else - New York Times (NC Mental Hope News)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:02:00 GMT

July 15, 2008 Doug Benz for The New York Times Tim Miller was restrained by teachers at his middle school. “What Tim eventually said,” said John Miller, a podiatrist in Allegany, N.Y., about his son, then 12, “was that he didn’t want to go to school because he thought the school was trying to kill him.” Dr. Miller learned that Tim, who has Asperger’s syndrome, was being...

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Audio Sample! (waiterrant)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:12:56 GMT

Taken from the forward, here’s an audio sample excerpt from the the Brilliance Audio version of Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter! No, that’s not my voice! My thanks to Dan John Miller for his skillful narration. Just something to whet the appetite! You can purchase the audiobook by going [...]

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Use of Restraints Increasing in Public Schools? (Autism Vox)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:11 GMT

“What Tim eventually said….was that he didn’t want to go to school because he thought the school was trying to kill him.” John Miller, a podiatrist in Allegany, N.Y, says this about his 12-year-old son, who has Asperger Syndrome, and who was, according to a July 15th New York Times article, held down prone on the [...]

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Are Planning committees getting longer? …or am I just getting older? (Someday I Will Treat You Good)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:19:51 GMT

Cross posted from Love Perry Vale with John Paschoud’s permission: We had a private meeting of the Council’s Planning committee Chairs tonight, with Cllr Heidi Alexander (who has Planning amongst her Cabinet portfolio), John Miller (the chief Planning officer) and the Planning officers who normally give us advice at committee meetings. The issue is that some meetings [...]

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Federal Judges Overturn Idaho Timber Sale (Red Orbit )

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:00:13 GMT

By John Miller BOISE, Idaho - An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it's improper for federal judges to act as scientists when weighing in on disputed U.S. Forest Service timber projects.

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Jesse Helms, Civil Rights Visionary (The Plank)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:52:00 GMT

The New York Times obituary of Jesse Helms had the temerity to note that he "opposed civil rights." National Review 's John Miller objects : He "opposed civil rights"? Uh, no. He opposed a particular vision of them. Hilzoy has a lot of detail about Helms' "particular vision" of civil rights. Among other things, Helms was an avowed believer in black intellectual inferiority, an hysterical...

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Whitewash (If I Ran the Zoo)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:26:00 GMT

Unrepentant racist Jesse Helms is dead . I hadn't planned to write anything about this...until I saw John Miller's complaint about the New York Times obit: He "opposed civil rights"? Uh, no. He opposed a particular vision of them. Yes, Helms opposed the 'particular vision' of civil rights that rejected white supremacy. White supremacist civil rights he was okay with. More... Digging around...

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I Was A Teenage Half-Orc (The Corner)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:32:07 GMT

Longtime NRO readers will recall this is not John Miller's first journey to the Dungeon.

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McCain's Untouchables (The Club for Growth)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:19:49 GMT

The National Review's cover story (subscription required) on unacceptable VP picks is out. John Miller argues that the VP pick this year is especially important, and given McCain's liabilities with the conservative movement, he cannot pick someone who will antagonize his conservative base. These are: Joe Lieberman, Charlie Crist, Mike Huckabee, and Tom Ridge. The list of acceptable VPs...

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Good morning from Senate Finance Committee... (The Shad Plank)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:20:26 GMT

We've got quite a docket this morning at the Senate Finance Committee, including the bill to abolish the Hampton Roads Transporation Authority and two major tax increase programs. Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News, is pushing to do away with the HRTA - a campaign promise he repeatedly made last fall. He also has a bill that would force the local metropolitan planning organization to shoot...

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More GNP (Ross Douthat)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:02:42 GMT

You can listen to me chatting about the book with John Miller here , on his wonderful Between the Covers podcast series. Meanwhile, if the following doesn't convince you to purchase Grand New Party , then nothing will: The complete, marginally-more-substantive Bloggingheads is here .

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One last chance for Peninsula residents to sound off on transportation.. (The Shad Plank)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:03:26 GMT

State Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News, is hosting a transportation townhall meeting tomorrow night along with the state Secretary of Finance Jody Wagner. Miller and his Democratic colleagues in the senate are holding out hope that Gov. Timothy M. Kaine hasn't called a special session in vain. House Republicans have downplayed the need for new funding and tried to focus attention...

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Sen. J Miller transportation town hall Thursday (Vivian J. Paige)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:59:47 GMT

Senator John Miller will hold another transportation town hall meeting this Thursday, June 19th, at 7pm in the Music and Theater Hall at Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University. This is the fifth such town hall Senator Miller has held since he was elected in November. Previous meetings were held in [...]

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A Virginia Dem on Transportation: One Good Idea (Bacon's Rebellion)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:44:00 GMT

Virginia Senator John Miller (D-1SD) will introduce a bill to abolish the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority (HRTA). This unelected, unaccountable, unseparated powers Regional Government - ruled un-Constitutional (by unanimous decision of the Virginia Supreme Court) -has already spent $200k. Let's see which Hampton Roads legislators sign up to be co-patrons of this bill - and how...

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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June 13, 2008 (ClearysNoteBook)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:14:00 GMT

1. FBI Headquarters: Response to the OIG Review of the FBI's Security Check Procedures for Immigration Applications and Petitions FBI Assistant Director John Miller issued a statement responding to the Office of the Inspector General's...

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OH, CANADIANA (Globe and Mail)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

''Everything in this house has a story,'' John Miller says, standing in the living room of his 1865 regency cottage surrounded by all things Canadian - from the primitive antiques to the contemporary works of art.

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Imagine (Lawyers, Guns and Money)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:14:00 GMT

Via SN! , here's John Miller at The Corner, showing once again that wingnuts are the most incurious people on the planet. Lennonism [John J. Miller] K Lo: I'm with you on "Imagine" — love the piano, hate the lyrics. A band called A Perfect Circle has a great cover version. The music is bleak and the vocals are subdued. It's a much-needed deconstruction of the song. It's...

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Sea sponges could help fight cancer - West Online (Www.OSIR.org.in) (www.OSIR.org.in)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:45:36 GMT

A New Zealand sea sponge may hold the key to an anti-cancer drug. Victoria University cell biologist Professor John Miller has undertaken research to see how peloruside, a natural substance developed by sea sponges in the Pelorus Sound, might be used Source: www.thewest.com.au Ex-DOST scholar shines - Philippine Star OnlineA former scholar of the [...]

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Canadian Concepts Of Freedom (The Kevin and Patrick Blog)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Canada: The True North Strong and Free , right? Maybe not, if John Miller has anything to say about it. They're having a debate on how best to implement censorship. Wow... Just wow... Enjoy the debate while you can Mr. Miller. The Muslims will settle the argument by just lopping off heads.

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