28 September 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 28 Sep 2010 Germany moves to end conscription, originally intended to prevent a military state-within-a-state. I.R.S. will no longer mail paper instructions and forms for annual income tax returns. "I honestly believe the governor's lost interest in this budget...He's making movies, for God's sakes." "We're like Saturday Night Live in a costume." Costume maker hits paydirt with oil-spill costumes for Halloween. Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of Doonesbury, a "crowd-sourced chronicle about how it felt to live through them." A film depicts death-row dogs paired with inmates, who help socialize the dogs, who help rehab the prisoners. Psychiatrists at a high-security hospital discuss their roles in aiding the violent and insane. Step-by-step instructions to maximizing satisfaction at an Indian buffet. With e-books nearly halving publishing profits, Nan Talese recommends authors don't quit the day job. Diary entries reveal legendary Antarctic explorer to have been responsible for his team's death. Researchers confirm that women apologize more, mostly because they're more sensitive to insult. Q&A with a Kansas man claiming to be the real pope. From the attic: Anthony Doerr observes the passing of Pope John Paul in Rome.
