The Romance Of Paris
Ah, Paris in the spring. Walking hand-in-hand by the Seine. Then stepping in a big pile of dog doo. Well, that is a risk in Paris, but authorities say they are making progress in getting dog poo off the streets.
The number of dogs in the city has tumbled from 190,000 in 2003 to just under 150,000 this year, according to an annual survey carried out by the Paris mayor's office.
At the same time, the percentage of dog owners picking up excrement to avoid paying a 183 euro ($235) fine has soared from just 1 percent in 2001 to over 70 percent.
"There has been a considerable fall in the number of dog droppings," said Yves Contassot, an official in charge of cleanliness at the town hall.
Don't dog droppings always fall? Oh, never mind. Meanwhile, while Paris is making headway in getting droppings off the streets, LA police are making headway in getting Paris off the streets.
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday for investigation of driving under the influence after she was spotted in Hollywood "driving erratically," police said. Hilton was arrested shortly before 12:30 a.m., said police officer I. Isabella.
Hilton, 25, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and released on her own recognizance, Isabella said.
"The officers observed that Hilton exhibited the symptoms of intoxication. A field sobriety test was conducted at scene, and the officers determined she was driving under the influence," Isabella said, reading from a police statement. He said officers stopped Hilton because she was "driving erratically."
(I just had to tie those two stories together. It was the only thing that could get me to mention Paris Hilton.)
News, World news | Gaius Thursday, 7 September , 2006
By Blackhawk, Thursday, 7 September , 2006 @ 8:51 am
Ah, we’ll always have Paris.
Seriously. I think we’re stuck with her.
By Gaius, Thursday, 7 September , 2006 @ 8:54 am
Sad, isn’t it?