Open Thread - Issues of the Day

- 7 Marines were killed yesterday and 14 more Marines and their interpreter were killed in Iraq today. They were all from the same unit.

- Bear sow shot and "left to rot" at Russian River - her three 2-year-old cubs posing a danger to anglers

- First witnessed tornado touch-down ever in the Aleutian chain - Sand Point to be exact

What else is going on?