Three college students run afoul of a Utah town's dance hall ordinance. Public parties without metal detectors, state-certified security guards, and surveillance cameras are illegal in Provo. Only church, school, or government hoedowns are exempt. The Internet church the students claim to represent doesn't count.
Condiment Cops
Forget yakking on a cell phone. A messy burrito is enough to get you pulled over in New Hampshire. Negligent driving is now illegal in the Granite State, with cops empowered to punish distractions like eating with fines of up to $1,000.
Pay Day
Congress approves its third pay increase in four years, making the salary for senators and representatives an even $150,000 a year. Wartime sacrifice is not under consideration, unlike during World War II, when Congress passed a pay freeze, or the Depression, during which the gilded domers cut their salaries twice.
Faux Fur
Government scientists planted samples of lynx fur on public lands in Washington state, finds the U.S. Forest Service. A national survey of the endangered cat's range will set land use restrictions in 16 states. The scientists remain on the job as Congress gets involved.
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