Leftovers

Church-going Americans have grown increasingly intolerant in the past four years of politicians making compromises on such hot issues as abortion and gay rights, according to a survey released on Saturday.

At the same time, those polled said they were growing bolder about pushing their beliefs on others -- even at the risk of offending someone.
  Reuters article

We hadn't noticed.

Only in Alabama....

The ex-Eagle Scout who serves on the organization's board for northeast Alabama says it appeared someone was listing fake members to increase enrollment. That could have boosted funding from agencies, made paid Boy Scout recruiters look better, or both.

So federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records, and agents are investigating whether bogus boys and "ghost units" fill the rosters of Boy Scout groups throughout northeast Alabama.
  KLTV article

What was the give-away? The list contained twenty boys all signed up for one program with the same last name: Doe.