From News.com: Local phone companies advertising steep discounts for high-speed Internet access are beginning to assess new “regulatory” fees that would effectively increase monthly costs by 10 percent or more for some customers.
http://news.com.com/2100-1034_3-5185215.html

I don’t mind price increases, and I think DSL is still a better deal for heavy users than cable (which in most areas is bandwidth-limited), but they should at least have the stones to be up-front about it.

From Reuters: Children of parents who smoke face double the risk of passive-smoking-related diseases than children of non-smokers, even if the smoking mom or dad lights up only outdoors, a Swedish study showed on Monday.
http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2004/04/05/eline/links/20040405elin026.html

As an unashamed smoker, I had my last cigarette on the day my daughter was born (about 10:30 in the morning, and I can still remember every puff).

From ComputerWorld: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is examining the use of RFID-tagged airline boarding passes that could allow passenger tracking within airports, a proposal some privacy advocates called a potentially “outrageous” violation of civil liberties.
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,91830,00.html

Good lord…will my grandchildren have these things surgically implanted so the Government and businesses can track everything they do for their entire lives?