http://www.post-journal.comTop Headlinesen-usThu, 3 Jul 2008 23:56:48 EDTThu, 3 Jul 2008 23:56:48 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505512.htmlCHAUTAUQUA - Mark Russell, the master of musical-political satire, played his brand of Washington, D.C.-inspired music, making fun of political news and figures Wednesday at Chautauqua Institution. Star-spangled satire, with his trademark piano in tow, Russell spotlighted the outrageous headlines national political figures make on a daily basis. Wielding his wit as deftly as a surgeon wields a sWed, 2 Jul 2008 22:34:03 EDThttp://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505511.htmlThose seeking the oohs and aahs of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in China. With Northern California already battling a string of wildfires, fire officials iWed, 2 Jul 2008 22:32:26 EDThttp://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505510.htmlFireworks are fun, but police want area residents to leave them to the professionals. According to police, many people buy fireworks in Pennsylvania and illegally bring them into New York. These incidents tend to pick up during the summer, especially around July 4. According to Sheriff Joe Gerace, the sheriff's office takes fireworks complaints seriously, especially because children are often moWed, 2 Jul 2008 22:29:27 EDThttp://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505509.htmlThis time last year, the city Department of Development had finished demolishing seven dilapidated homes in Jamestown, and five more would follow as the year progressed. The 12 demolitions were a drop in the bucket compared to the sheer number of structures in the city that are considered blighted and beyond hope of repair, but it was considered to be a significant number nonetheless compared to Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:27:42 EDThttp://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505427.htmlWASHINGTON - High gasoline prices have dramatically changed Americans' views on energy and the environment with more people now viewing oil drilling and new power plants as a greater priority than energy conservation than they did five months ago, according to a new survey. The poll released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center shows nearly half of those surveyed - or 47 percent - now rate energy Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:24:15 EDT