Jonathan D. Blundell

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Waxahachie city councilmember Chuck Beatty meets with former NFL teammate and college rommate, “Mean” Joe Greene, at Waxahachie City Hall last week. Greene and Beatty played football together at the University of North Texas and for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Greene was in town to discuss plans for the 6th annual Steel Curtain Golf Classic, benefiting UNT.

I heard on NPR and BBC at lunch that Abdul Rahman is seeking religious asylum once he is released. No specific country was mentioned, but the BBC said it was likely to happen.

A Frontburner reader found a site, listing the top city skylines in the world.
I’ve always been partial to the Dallas skyline, but we placed 18th.
We got beat by Pittsburgh – not sure I understand why.
Anyways, lots of great pictures.
What are your favorites?

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Aaron’s posted a fitting tribute to his dad on his blog.

Fox News and other agencies are reporting that charges against Abdul Rahman have been dropped.
Fox reports that charges were dropped because Rahman was mentally unfit to stand trial.
It’s unknown as to when Rahman will be released.

Edit:

One official said freedom might come as soon as Monday for Rahman, who became a Christian in the 1990s while working for an aid group in neighboring Pakistan.
Muslim extremists, who have demanded death for Rahman as an apostate for rejecting Islam, warned the decision would touch off protests across this religiously conservative country. Some clerics previously vowed to incite Afghans to kill Rahman if he was let go.

His life doesn’t look to be much easier if he’s released in Afghanistan.