PLN 16

Apparently, gays can be discharged from the army. Now, I thought we were at a point where everyone was equal, gays,blacks, women, for better or for worse. So this makes me question: Are we REALLY all equal? Just because someone is gay, doesn't mean they should be treated differently from the next man in the army. If you look at gay rights activists and what they say, they all want gays to have equal treatment. Unfortunately they don't, and get get out of service for it. I think gay people should be torn on this. On one end, they get out of the army and out of possible over seas service which everyone would love to avoid. On the other hand, they truly aren't being treated equally. If you are not gay, then pretend you are for a minute. What is more important: equality or the fact that you don't have to risk your life if you don't want to?

PLN 15

This may possibly be the worst April Fool's joke ever. A guy finds that he has 88 billion dollars in his account. No big deal. Wait.....did you say 88 BILLION? It almost sounds like the plot for "Eagle Eye." I can understand this was a mistake on the banks part, that apparently happens a lot, but how can anyone feel right making somebody else think they might possibly be a billionaire, then take it all away? Honestly, with something that ridiculous, I wouldn't care too much. The fact still remains that you gave a man a tree and then burned it down as soon as he planted it. It is a bit of a low-blow. In a classroom setting it would be like saying "if you pass this class, no matter what, you will get into college" and then 5 minutes later saying "sorry this class will actually lower your chances of getting into college."It is simply not right. The system should be corrected, in case somebody withdraws it all, flys to Europe, changes their identity, and now they have billion of euros and living the life. Other than that possibility, there's nothing wrong with it actually happening, its just lame is all.

PLN 14

Medical Marijuana has become quite popular, so much to the point that a dispensary is opening in a strip mall. the article that was linked details some of the things about the new dispensary. However, that's not what struck me. I was struck by the fact the law was passed in 2000, and it is now legal with a license, but the government still insists on having public middle schools and some elementary schools show videos about why it is bad. Education has been wasting its time educating about the negatives, but it is obvious that the government itself doesn't think too low of marijuana, since it is in fact legal. I want whoever is running this whole thing to make up their mind. is marijuana medicine or something horrible that should be avoided? If it is medicine, stop wasting time teaching about the atrocities, and spend more time teaching children something they will actually use in life. If it is a horrible thing, then by all means educate on it. I just feel like I have been getting mixed messages throughout my life on this subject, and I wish an authority would simply make up its mind.