You know we need new people in charge when...

You know we need new people in charge of our school systems when something like this happens:

• Teacher fired for "wizadry" after performing magic trick in class

What is this, medieval Europe?

Of course this happened in Florida. Maybe we should consider whether we want to keep Florida part of the United States. Perhaps we could give it back to Spain? Or better yet, it can be part of a new arrangement to Cuba: Have free elections and we'll give you the state of Florida!

Thanks to Majikthise for pointing me to this story.

Come to Disney World, just ignore the rat stench

Despite the weak dollar, apparently foreign travelers are still not traveling to the U.S. in large numbers. I'm sure it has nothing to do with this guy.

News coming out of Orlando, Florida can't be helpful. It doesn't really help encourage travelers to go to Disney World if they have to endure dead rat stench on the way.

The Orlando Sentinel reports about a problem in the customs area of the airport:

Rat stench a persistent problem at Orlando airport, top customs official says