Here is a site that definitely deserves the attention of librarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librarian),
educators, and internet service providers. 
ReformthePatriotAct.org (http://www.ReformthePatriotAct.org).

From the web site:  Under the Patriot Act, the government can:

* SEARCH YOUR HOME AND NOT TELL YOU FOR WEEKS, MONTHS OR INDEFINITELY (Sec. 213)* COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU READ, WHAT YOU BUY, YOUR HOTEL VISITS AND YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY (Sec. 215)* SEIZE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL RECORDS (Sec. 505)* TRACK YOUR EMAIL ACTIVITY AND WEB USAGE (Sec. 216)

Everything is starting to come together now.  Here are some of the exciting new things we have going:

New TVs in every classroom
3 new Data Projectors
New iBook carts on the way

I've prepared an orientation for the students to the Media
Center.  It's meant to be interactive, with students answering
questions, but it still might be useful to view online.  So, here it is (../../../documents/studentorientation.html). 
I made it in Open Document Presentation format (.odp) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument), the new standard,
but I've exported it to Flash (.swf), which I just discovered that
OpenOffice.org can do.  Enjoy!

I'm sure there's a lot that could be added to it, but I just wanted to share the idea.

It now seems that the man, who was shot by London police, supposedly in connection with the July 7 bombings, was, in fact, a completely innocent, unarmed man from Brazil.

The police have issued a statement of regret. This comes after the Mayor had endorsed the apparent “shoot to kill” policy that had been adopted by London forces. The policy has already claimed its first innocent victim, a man with absolutely no connection to the bombings.

Things are getting better now, and I'm excited again.  My carpet
is still a mess, but there is hope.  I'm flirting with the idea of
updating the OPACs to SuSE (http://www.suse.com) 9.3, but I'm going to hold off until I get a
different computer table.

I have a Special Edition of our newsletter available online.  You can check it out here (../../../images/stories/newsletterspecial.pdf).  Viewing requires a PDF viewer such as KPDF, XPDF, or, if you prefer, Acrobat Reader.

…and I'm already wishing I could go home.  Sad isn't it?  I
arrived excitedly and with a smile on my face, only to find out that
the room had been flooded.  The carpet is still wet and
moldy.  It has an awful smell.  It's probably killing my
allergies.  I can already feel the tingle in my throat.

What a welcome.