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~~snip~~ The Girl Scouts have a cross-dresser in the front office. Ten years ago, Girl Scouts media relations officer Joshua Ackley was frontman for the “homopunk” band the Dead Betties. In publicity shots, he’s dressed in women’s clothing, and in music videos, he appears to be naked and feigning masturbation. The video for “Hellevator” portrays a woman being strangled in an elevator shaft while Mr. Ackley flashes a menacing grin. Today he issues press releases, posts news and views on the Girl Scouts’ blog, and tries to mollify moms who are concerned about Girl Scout ties with Planned Parenthood. In...

Shooters have always enjoyed trying out different rifles and cartridges through trading and borrowing, or simply being called on to sight-in new rifles for their friends. They have been aware of all the new offerings put forth by the manufacturers and eagerly await the various shooting magazines every month just to see what new rifle or cartridge might be announced. They have not been disappointed. But even though this meant reading and dreaming a out all those fine new offerings, the fact remained that most continued shooting the three or four cartridges they had been using for years. Since many...