MY FAVORITE REPUBLICAN SCANDAL OF THE WEEK

Not Tom DeLay, no. Good old-fashioned California fun.

THE LAST FRONTIER....MARYLAND

The dangers of living in the wild Mid-Atlantic region.

PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A herd of buffalo somehow got loose and wandered around an upscale neighborhood Tuesday, disrupting traffic and alarming homeowners before officers managed to corral them in a tennis court.

More than a dozen police cars and a police helicopter were used to herd the roughly 10 beasts, authorities said.

''Somehow they figured it out; I've got to give a lot of credit to the creativity of our officers,'' police spokesman Shawn Vinson said.

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Authorities have identified the owner of the buffalo but did not release the person's name immediately.

Residents in the Baltimore suburb first reported that buffalo were meandering along the road about 7 a.m.

Police shut down several major traffic arteries, including a section of the Baltimore Beltway, while they tried to anticipate which way the buffalo would roam.

Officers eventually managed to maneuver the buffalo onto the tennis court about a mile from where they first were spotted.

THE NEW PLAGUE

Apparently snow has been added to the list of plagues.

I get the message. Posts shall resume, now that the book has been sent to the press. Now let the snow melt!