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Howie Carr thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column. I believe he's on vacation all week from the radio show

Howie returns on Monday the 24th. His Sunday column starts us off.

Another week of the Howie live thread, starting off with Howie's Sunday Herald column ("Mass. voters to thrill Hill on Moonbat Tues.")

Howie Carr live ping. Column to follow.

Howie Carr live thread. Column below!

Excerpts: "What we captured in 2001 was the loss of those mussels and implications for an entire ecosystem," said Brown University ecologist Andrew Altieri, who with biology professor Jon Witman wrote the study published in the March issue of Ecology. "That's instructive for what historic and future losses might be for the Chesapeake." Altieri calculated that the [mussel] reefs were processing the [Narragansett] bay's entire water volume once every 20 days, even though they covered less than 1 percent of the bay floor. Within days, a hypoxic episode triggered by warm weather, low wind and the usual nutrients contributed to...

Tom Cruise has already claimed to know the history of psychiatry. Now he's working on getting acquainted with OB/GYN. The couch-jumping thesp has acquired a sonogram machine with which to personally track the progress of the fetus currently incased in his fiancee Katie Holmes' womb. Cruise revealed the purchase during an interview with Barbara Walters taped Oct. 30 for the veteran newswoman's upcoming special, Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005, scheduled to air Tuesday on ABC. "I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise told Walters. "I am going to donate it to a hospital when we are...

Tom Cruise's end-zone dance on the Oprah show and his scolding of Matt Lauer may have startled viewers, but it surely came as no surprise to his fellow Scientologists. They had seen this side of Tom Cruise before. Last October, in a recorded speech simulcast live to Scientology audiences around the world, Cruise passionately exhorted Scientologists to promote church programs and the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. To those not fully committed, he hotly said: Step it up or get out! Don't ask permission to help others, he said. Just do it. As Scientologists, he said, you have a special...

S. Korea: Millions of Clams Washed Ashore (beats Easter egg hunt)  On July 6th, at the Da-dae-po Beach, Pusan, residents flocked to pick up clams. The clams, which are known to usually live 10 meter underwater, unexpectedly turned up on the beach (during a low tide,) which is a rare occurrence. [reporter Song Bong-keun in Pusan] -- source: JoongAng Ilbo   Source: JoongAng Ilbo  Source: NoCut News  Source: Chosun Ilbo  

The controversial church, whose founder called shrinks "terrorists" and which labels mental illness a fraud, is closer than you think to implanting its extreme beliefs in the nation's laws and schools. It may be easy to dismiss Tom Cruise's recent outbursts against psychiatry as the ravings of an egomaniacal celebrity. Comedians have certainly had a field day with Cruise, a fervent disciple of the Church of Scientology, ever since he scolded Brooke Shields for taking prescribed medication to treat her postpartum depression and lectured Matt Lauer, host of the "Today" show, that psychiatry was a "pseudoscience" and antidepressant drugs were...

BREAKING JUST REPORTED ON RADIO STATION WABC - JOHN GAMBLING SHOW: JOHN KERRY HAS UN AMERICAN BREAKFAST - CLAM CHOWDER AND CLAMS AND OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL. BUSH HAD SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON. NOT MAKING THIS UP!

Clams: They're Not Just For Chowder Anymore Source: Marine Biological Laboratory Date: 2004-08-27 New England's favorite summertime delicacy, the chowder clam, has just been elevated to a whole new status. An international team of scientists-who credit studying surf clam (Spisula solidissima) cells with important research breakthroughs in the study of diseases such as cancer, premature aging, and muscular dystrophy-has just convened at the Marine Biological Laboratory to begin sequencing some of the clam's active genes. The effort, called the Clam Project, is the first step toward sequencing the entire clam genome, and its goal is to provide scientists with better...

CLAMS - Razor clams grow by the millions on surf-pounded beaches along the Washington coast. They're narrower than many species, and they can grow to be 6 inches long. GEAR - A special narrow-bladed clam shovel or a "clam gun," a modified metal or plastic tube used to haul up a core sample of sand - hopefully with a clam inside. Each digger needs a separate container for the clams. Rubber boots and rain gear are a good idea, along with a lantern if low tide is after dark. FINDING CLAMS - Look for "clam sign," a telltale dimple made...

Lawmakers give final approval to requiring shellfish license SALEM - A $5 annual license would be required for Oregonians to do sport harvesting of clams, crabs and other shellfish under a bill on its way to Gov. Ted Kulongoski. The House approved the Senate-passed Senate Bill 597 Tuesday. No license is currently needed to take shellfish. Nonresidents would pay $15 for a yearly license or $7.50 for a three-day permit. Analysts estimate license revenue would generate about $1 million in each two-year budget for various programs including protection and enhancement of shellfish stocks as well as enforcement of existing harvest...

Ad posted in the local Nickel's Worth weekly classified Hunting and Fireamrs section: TRADITION MUSSEL loader, 50 caliber, used 1 day. $200

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. JUNEAU, Alaska -- In an attempt to jump-start Alaska's tiny shellfish industry, state lawmakers are considering legislation that could more than double the number of shellfish farms. Two bills moving through the Alaska Legislature require the state Department of Natural Resources to identify 60 potential new sites for shellfish grown in suspended nets, which would be mostly oyster and some mussel farming. In addition, the agency would need to find 20 sites for clam farming and 10 sites for geoduck farming. The measures call for the Department of Natural Resources to...