In Brief: Fielder wins HR derby, “Jane Roe” arrested

Just a few random notes that caught my eye this evening:

Congratulations to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, the 2009 Major League Baseball All Star game Home Run Derby champion. Fielder hit a total of 23 home runs during the three rounds, and his home runs traveled an average of 439 feet, including on shot [...]

South Milwaukee Fire Chief returns to work

South Milwaukee Fire Chief Jay Behling returned to work today after serving a 90-day unpaid suspension for repeatedly making racist comments at the South Milwaukee firehouse. The union representing South Milwaukee firefighters had originally asked that Chief Behling be fired or demoted for his remarks, and the union issued a statement saying the suspension “didn’t [...]

This is your government hard at work!

Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas is worried about human-animal hybrids being created in labs, and he’s so worried he wants to pass legislation outlawing human-animal hybrids:

The bill — modeled on an inexplicably overlooked effort by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — would ban the creation of “part-human, part-animal creatures, which are created in laboratories, and [...]