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The Sun and great photos of the car.

YouTube videos of March 9, 2011 press conference.

I guess I am behind, but I first saw it on 48 Hours a few days ago–the story of Caylee/Casey Anthony.  There isn’t a whole lot of credible information out there put together in a readable story, so this is about the best I could find.  It is amazing how much press this murder has attracted, from full-time blogs to newspaper serials/archives, to the television true crime activists and talk shows.  And the online comments!  Here is an example of all kinds of wild theories about Caylee’s possible father.  In an unusual example of the web-based media, some of the comment threads on the blogs offer an excellent summary of the “facts.”  It is amazing the extent to which some people follow the case.

This case is about…

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Here it is, the first aspen tree of the year.  It is a small, regenerating tree dug up from my yard and rooted with the aid of willow tea.  Once it has roots and is hardy I will put it outside or plant it.  Experience suggests they don’t do well inside.  A couple of rooted willows are beside it.

They are hard to grow.  I hope this one survives.  I think it is wrong that state government makes it so hard to have them.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/02/22/crystal-mangum-s-return-to-court.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_lacrosse_case