Poisoned Mice Airdropped into Forest to Kill Tree Snakes

So when do poison-laced mice need to be parachuted from helicopters into natural forest under any circumstances? When you have a rampant, invasive species of tree snake to kill off, of course.

Source:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/poison-laced-mice-airdropped-forest-kill-tree-snakes.php

Read our lips no new taxes and to hell with the results

Money's so tight in Colorado Springs that the street lights are dark and the police have had to sell their helicopters on eBay.

Yet residents are ecstatic. David Usborne on a small attack on big government

Source:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/read-our-lips-no-new-taxes-and-to-hell-with-the-results-1947239.html