Heads and tales: Bang-up jobs

highway Death Race 2006: For Alabama roads, it’s Saturday, bloody Saturday. While more auto accidents happen on Fridays, more fatalities occur on Saturdays. Chalk it up to those damn kids and alcohol. Friday’s high number of wrecks could be because it’s a travel day, or because, as studies have shown, fatigue is highest by week’s end. In the past decade, wrecks are up but fatalities are down, thanks to safer vehicles. God bless the Hummer.
• Deadliest day on roads is Saturday [Birmingham News]

The Vast Latino-Wing Conspiracy: How did all those thousands of protestors organize and march in hundreds of cities in only a matter of days? Communication. Networking. Outrage. Cumberland law student Sigfredo Rubio said, “About two weeks ago, we called a meeting in which we included the radio stations, members of the Catholic Church, the newspapers, the directors of the soccer leagues. (With) the first meeting of 15 people, we had a connection with a couple of thousand, just through those groups. It just grew.” Wait till we get the Koreans fired up …
• Strategy Sessions Fueled Immigrant Marches [New York Times]

Ebony on ivory: Birmingham’s Condi Rice: stateswoman, politician, classical pianist. The Secretary of State performed with the Denver Symphony Orchestra — at age 15. Now, she plays with professionals at her Watergate condo on weekends. We’d like to make sweet music with her any day.