comets, cows and freemen. a look at the week in warp. imagine. scientist say it's been 9,000 years since the comet hyakutake came close enough to earth to be seen like it was this week. the celestial visitor brought thousands of people outside to gaze upward. we were a community of comet gazers, bound perhaps, for a few moments in wonder to ancient people so many thousands of years ago. "throw another log on the fire sweetheart, and call the kids from the cave. there's a strange star in the sky!" mad cows! mad cows! is it an oxymoron that 'freemen' are a group of people armed to the teeth and holed up in a ranch in the middle of nowhere montana? take your pick. there are nine candidates running for three district two seats on salisbury's city council. primary day is tuesday. even independents can vote. it's a non partisan election for the first time in modern city history. you may want to ask yourself how many of the candidates running, own rental properties...and what they look like. mad cows! mad cows! maybe time is relative. it will be interesting to hear what five months feels like to shannon lucid after her stint on the space station mir. it's a mission not meant for everyone. close quarters...out in space...you gotta love your job! now france is butchering mad cows! mad cows! the district attorney's office is trying to decide if 'obstruction of justice' charges might be warranted in oj's murder trial...because of possible 'misconduct' by a former juror. go figure. 26 years after serving three tours in vietnam, 50 year old robert plato's sister says he seems to return there nightly in terrifying dreams. it is now her mission to help plato, who is dying of cancer, to get to the "wall" which he has never seen, before he passes. she says, "we're hoping this will be a release." Copyright © 1996 Kelley Rouse. All Rights Reserved. Kelley!