03 Nov 2005
When the boss is a medical watchdog

How much of our personal sovereignty are we willing to cede to the Man? It's smokers and the overweight today: tomorrow it may be motorcyclists, gun owners and sky divers. Random chemical screens for nicotine and marijuana are widely used: how about for beer? Would that be OK? Eggs? Red meat? Where does it stop?

An internal Wal-Mart memo about screening out unhealthy job applicants raises the question of discrimination.

(link) [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories]

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Forrester Ad Quotes Ex-Wife's Criticism of Corzine

Every time I think about running for a public office I happen across an article like this. Why would anyone want to subject themselves to this kind of potential humiliation? Compared to most ex-wives, the ex Missus Corzine was positively polite and restrained. I can imagine what my ex would tell a political operative, and what kind of grief it would cause me and my family.

With five days left in New Jersey governor's race, the G.O.P. nominee released an ad featuring a quote from the ex-wife of his opponent.

(link) [NYT > Home Page]

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