April 6: And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler Page A

license the charge of hunting an animal
without a license and not on the allowed list stands for Herman Defray of
Stanley. Judge noted there was no exemption for invertebrates, so his taking of
worms is illegal. His father Woodrow indicated he will pay the fine and not
appeal. He said his son at the age of nine still does not understand the
charges against him, but he will assure his behavior until he reaches an age
where he can understand the state's position. Several sellers of live bait as
well as exterminating companies have suspended operations until they can get a
clarification from the state Attorney General.
    Oakland, California – Bestest Brands vs. Henry Briggs
DBA Hank's House of Savings. The California Supreme Court has ruled it  is an
unfair business practice and vague and unprovable claim to label an item at
sale as a "Best Value".
    Denver, Colorado – The city of Denver and Colorado
Springs filed suit against Wasteway Corp. and the city of Kiowa in Elbert
county. The plaintiffs claim an ownership interest in the mining operation
emptying the corporation's landfill of material principally deposited from the
two towns during the 2040s. Citing provisions of the contract with Eco-Smart,
the third company in the past to have ownership of the landfill. The cities
claim an interest in any reclaimable materials and cite a theory that the waste
was being held in public trust and storage rather than transferring to the
beneficial ownership of the waste hauler.
    It seemed to April that people were fighting ridiculous
battles over the smallest advantage. There must not be any honest way to earn a
reasonable profit so any weapon to be found would be used against competitors.
Likewise the state was anxious to label any activity that could be fined as a
crime. They were fighting over bread crusts. She decided to look at Disney's
take on international news. It was probably composed by a real human translator
not a program.
    Rome, Italy - Reports from the city indicate this year's
flu season is somewhat early and heavy. The National Health Service reports
that limited stocks of this year's vaccines are already delivered. They will be
expedited to Rome since the current outbreak has not appeared in other cities.
Ample stocks of vaccine should be available nationwide in two to three weeks.
This is more than sufficient for the progression of a typical flu season. World
Health Organization spox says no other members report an early outbreak.
    April didn't pay much attention to that. She was up on
all the normal immunizations. They usually got the same vaccine the USNA used.
Although some people were getting Asian variations since so much commerce was
through Tonga now. She'd had a universal flu vaccine that conferred some
general protection but wasn't as good as vaccine for a specific strain. It did
ease the severity of any flu if they guessed wrong this year on what strain
would be going around. She was finally tired and closed down the pad and headed
to bed.

Chapter 4
    "It's not
going to work," Deloris said, glancing up at him.
    She was sitting
cross-legged on the other end of his bunk looking down at her pad. He hadn't
been sure she was listening since she'd never looked up as he expounded on his
plan. She wasn't emotional about it, as if she had a stake in the idea one way
or another, just flatly sure of herself. It stung because he was emotionally invested in his proposal and knew it, even though it was a weakness
to get too attached to an idea. He was emotionally invested in Deloris too, and
wanted her approval. But he was less aware of that than she was.
    "Don't give
me that pitiful look. It's not like I'm attacking you . I've had a lot of
bad ideas too. If you could ask my mom she'd give you a whole list. Most of
them I tried anyway 'cause, you know, teenage and stubborn."
    "At least
tell me why it won't work," Barak asked.
    "You
mentioned before it's to weed out creeps and sociopaths. Well they already have
tests to do